Funny Names In Sport

Paul is back for another action-packed episode. This week he is joined by Miss Olivia to discuss some of the bizarre and funny names of sportspeople and sports teams from over the years. Some of what will be discussed include:- A former Canadian swimmer with a Christian name of Dick who would go on to be the face of ethics and administration in sport and be a strong advocate in fighting drugs in sport.- An American University whose sporting team is called the Banana Slugs and their shirt features in a well-known gangsta film- Dick Butkus, Dick Pole, Dick Felt- God Shammgod and World B.Free- Fui Fui Moi Moi, Jeff Maggett, Kapilla Wijengunawardene- Funny horse names eg, AAAARRRRHHHHHH.- The funny names of the 12th man cricketers- Neville Neville, Chubby Cox, Picabo Street, Dong Dong, Yu Fu, Gaylord Silly, Kim Yu Suk, Tokyo Sexwhale- Webster University Gorlocks, Campbell Fighting Camels- The sports team with the longest nameWe also have our Quiz and other segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and NowFunny Names in Sport Sources1. Bleacher report.com ‘50 craziest names in sports history’, bill robbins, 16/6/20112. complex.com ‘the most outrageous athlete names ranked: ho you fat, noah knigga, & more’, complex staff, 11/1/243. ranker.com ‘the 90+ funniest athlete names ranked’. David de ;a rova. 2/10/254. The sportster.com ‘top15 most ridiculous names in sports’, by adriano valente, 19/8/20155. Pledge sports.org ‘the 13 funniest names in sport’, n.d.6. crictracker.com ‘10 cricketers with quirky names’ by Ajay koushik R, 1/7/257. Stadium talk.com ‘the wackiest team names in sports’, by dustin turner, 3/12/248. The guardian.com ‘what is the longest sports team name, and what is the silliest?my vote goes to borussia moenchengladback’, the sporting life, james, london, uk.n.d9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Neville10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Dong11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Sexwale12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Pound13. fandom.com ‘pulp fiction’ pulp fiction wiki wiki. N.d14. Leanneby the sea.substack.com ‘the story of sammy the banana slug’, leanne phillips, 16/8/2315. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Pole16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacko_Fall17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Butkus18. The players’ tribune ‘the word of god’, god shammgod, 14/12/202019. Good times.ca ‘dick pound: game-changer’, jessica dostie, 11/6/2520. wired.com ‘the righteous fury of dick pound’, mark mcclusky, 1/1/200721. olympics.com ‘richard w. Pound’, 202522. The roar.com.au ‘what does dick pound mean?’, by david lord, 14/1/201623. Broke-ass stuart.com ‘,men named richard who really shouldn’t go by dick’, peter-astrid kane, 25/5/202024. Ian gorton ‘the fui fui moi moi song’, the robinson brothers on ray hadley morning show, 15/7/200825. Modern warfare cheats ‘arrrrr.horse. Mp4’, 7/3/201126. The 12th man topic ‘name pronounciation lesson’, 9/12/201927. Legendary movie scenes ‘mr wolf is a lady’s man-pulp fiction, 1994-movie clip hd scene’, 25/1/2128. olympics.com ‘montreal 1976:canada’s first olympic city becomes an international sports hub’, 18/4/2429. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_RoggeIntro music- Puncher by Abbynoise, Outro music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks