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Rosey Grier, More than a Football Career
Greetings funny names fans. We are on a football roll here at the BoFN with our funny names in the 2017 NFL draft. Vote for your favorite name here. Polls close at noon E.D.T. today. In keeping with the football … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, bio, celebrities, entertainment, funny names
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Elbert L. “Ickey” Woods
Never underestimate the impact of a sibling. For some, perhaps your brother or sister told you -bert was the funniest way to end a name. For others, it could be they couldn’t pronounce your name and it came out “Toe” … Continue reading
Posted in fictional funny names, funny names in sports, funny names in tv, humor, humour
Tagged athletes, football, funny names, names
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How Amb Watches the Olympics
Ok, so technically these gorgeous men, er, I mean, funny names, aren’t in show business, but they have been making an awful lot of appearances on my television screen lately. Oh, come on now, kittens. As … Continue reading
Funny Names in the NFL Draft 2013
I am about to commit the ultimate heresy as a 50-year keeper and chronicler of baseball funny names. This post is about funny names in football, which I admit concede nothing to baseball in this post-post-modern era. One has simply … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, draft, football, funny, funny names, humor, humour, nfl, nfl draft, poll, sports
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Mel Ott
I think I’ve just set a record for the shortest name of any person profiled on the blog. Huzzah! Melvin Thomas Ott (1909-1958) was a major league right fielder. And he was a heck of a right fielder, to say … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, baseball, funny, funny names, humor, humour, mel ott, names, ogden nash, sports
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