College Football: Ranking the best players names of all time
John David Booty, USC
Anybody else remember when the student section wore shirts with “Booty Call” printed on them?
Tuf Borland, Ohio State
You won’t find many linebackers with better names than that.
Hopalong Cassady, Ohio State
He won the Heisman at Ohio State in 1955 and his nickname was based on a well-known fictional cowboy at the time who had the same name.
HaHa Clinton-Dix, Alabama
Apparently, he prefers HaHa and not Ha Ha, so put some respect on it.
Larry Csonka, Syracuse
Before going a perfect 17-0 with the Miami Dolphins, Larry Csonka set the school record at Syracuse for the most rushing yards while breaking records previously held by Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and a guy named Jim Brown. He also had one of the best mustaches in the league ever.
Corn Elder, Miami
Mystical shaman or defensive back? He would have been higher on this list if he had played for Nebraska.
D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
He was an All-American offensive lineman before playing for 10 years in the NFL. Incredibly, he started all 167 games in his professional career and only missed one offensive snap ever. What an ironman.
Pudge Heffelfinger, Yale
Back when “Pudge” was considered an intimidating name. He is also considered to be the first person to play football professionally.
Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati
Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while but one I won’t soon forget.
Smoke Monday, Auburn
Not to be confused with Ruby Tuesday.
Whop Philyor, Indiana
He’s named after Burger King’s Whopper. I’ll also take a Fryfogle with that, please.
Joe Theismann, Notre Dame
Theismann’s name is actually pronounced “Thees-man,” but he altered the pronunciation of his name to rhyme with Heisman during a PR campaign in 1970. He finished second in voting to Jim Plunkett.
Cadillac Williams, Auburn
He ran like a Cadillac and could leave defenders feeling like they were hit by a Lincoln Continental.