Best MSU Athlete Names Tournament

[ArcherSPS]

Taking a cue from the folks at Deadspin, I would like to initiate the nominations for the strangest, funniest MSU athlete names from over the years. Nominations open up now and will be seeded:

Automatic Berths
Asian Ruff (2011 FB)
Mike Hunt (2010 FB)
Pig Prather (FB)
Porkchop Womack (FB)
Country Vaughn (1950 FB)
Skeeter Weeks (1950 MT)

 

[57stratdawg]

Mike Hunt is the UConn Women's team of this tournament, IMO.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Jazzmen Guy (FB)

 

[Cary Hudson's little bro]

Cord Sandberg *ducks*

 

[Bucksnort_Dawg]

Sleepy Robinson
Anthony "Boobie" Dixon

 

[jb1020]

Willie Blade

 

[HD6]

Shuckings Smith and Bottle McGeorge are in.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Slovakia Griffith (FB)
Chad Grosscup (FB)
Jesse James (FB)
Kenny Rogers (FB)** (we've had two Kennys)

From the 06 Media Guide: Link.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

jamerson Valentino Love
The greatest R&B name of all time

 

[Maroon Eagle]

How much Keeffe is in this tournament anyway?

Miles O'Keeffe!

Not a letter winner but was on the football team according to legend and wikipedia....

 

[TheFlyingM]

Here are some more older guys

Eagle Matulich (RB, 1942-1947)
Twig Branch (QB, 1950)
Buttermilk Harrison (WR, 1940 Orange Bowl team)
Squarehead Russell (QB, 1919)
Old Man Meeks (1920s, FB)
Henry "Wild Irish" McCabe (late 1920s FB)


also, you can't leave out Boo Ferriss

 

[Maroon Eagle]

No, you can't.

And another older name: Ike Pickle (1930s FB) played on the State team that beat Army.

 

[dawgman42]

Randy Stewart

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Chris Cross in the 90's. Played for MSU

Memphis State University baseball.

 

[thekimmer]

My nominations

Taking a cue from the folks at Deadspin, I would like to initiate the nominations for the strangest, funniest MSU athlete names from over the years. Nominations open up now and will be seeded:

Automatic Berths
Asian Ruff (2011 FB)
Mike Hunt (2010 FB)
Pig Prather (FB)
Porkchop Womack (FB)
Country Vaughn (1950 FB)
Skeeter Weeks (1950 MT)

T.J. Mawhinney (FB)
Boobie Dixon (FB)
Gator Theisen (Baseball)
Chicken Hull (hoops)

 

[FlotownDawg]

Kalpatrick Wells deserves to be in.

 

[stateu1]

I lol'd. A lot.

Randy Stewart

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Dakota Prescott
Jessie Jackson

 

[ArcherSPS]

Adding:
Snooks Hine (1934 FB)
Cheese Lucado (1931 BSB)
Tan White (WBB)

 

[thekimmer]

Oral Roberts

 

[Old Fart Dawg]

The Big Feces

 

[DawgInThe256]

Eddie Hornback

 

[ArcherSPS]

From 1929
View attachment 6414

 

[Maroon Eagle]

As do Greg Grim, Vandale Thomas, Chancellor Nichols, Horatio Webster, and Winsome Frazier...

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

Chicken Sword deserves an entry

 

[ArcherSPS]

Here's the Bracket:
View attachment 6419

 

[EthelTheBulldog]

Anthony Butts. And of course Mike Hunt. Has anyone seen him lately?

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Beautiful. I wish I could like this post many times.

#SeesTheJokeNotGoingToExplainIt

 

[aTotal360]

Coco Hodge

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

You got Shuckings Smith twice

 

[CochiseCowbell]

You got Shuckings Smith twice

Damn. Good catch.