Karlaftis nickname

[Summy1]

Does karlaftis have a nickname? Dudes a beast. He seems like a nice young man. I met him at fan day.

 

[PUQBMan.]

No. Not everyone needs a nickname. Can’t really think of many football players that have a nickname.

 

[phila]

“He Hate Me”, maybe this is why.

No. Not everyone needs a nickname. Can’t really think of many football players that have a nickname.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Some call him....Tim

 

[PA Boilermakers]

GK3

 

[Courthouse Carp]

Does karlaftis have a nickname? Dudes a beast. He seems like a nice young man. I met him at fan day.

Yes, George K. already has a nickname... it's "King George" and he was crowned with that nickname before his senior year of high school; it's a play on his Greek heritage (Greece had a King George) and superiority on the gridiron.

No. Not everyone needs a nickname. Can’t really think of many football players that have a nickname.

Wrong and wrong; you must not be too familiar with great, legendary players.
Ever hear of Red "The Galloping Ghost" Grange? How about George "Papa Bear" Halas? There's a long list of football players who have nicknames over many, many decades... see if you are aware of any of them:

https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/footnickname/010614.html

 

[MilwaukeeBoilerFan]

Simple. George George George of the jungle watch out for that QB!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Some call him....Tim

 

[Summy1]

The all time greatest nickname is the Fridge

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

The all time greatest nickname is the Fridge

Right up there, Summy....also

Sweetness
Night Train Lane
The Snake
White Shoes Johnson
Mean Joe Greene
Too Tall Jones

and a shout-out to my hometown - Joe "Turkey" Jones

 

[Dakota Girl]

Some call him....Tim

Tim the sorcerer?!?!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Tim the sorcerer?!?!

Enchanter

 

[New40ish]

Does karlaftis have a nickname? Dudes a beast. He seems like a nice young man. I met him at fan day.

The Greek Freak? Oh wait, that one is already taken.

 

[Dakota Girl]

Enchanter

Aw crap! I just lost my Monty Python cred!
Gonna have to watch the Holly Grail again.

 

[ChuckJr]

Special K

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Aw crap! I just lost my Monty Python cred!
Gonna have to watch the Holly Grail again.

Just remember to count to 5.....no...3.....before you start it.

 

[Dakota Girl]

Just remember to count to 5.....no...3.....before you start it.

Yes of course...4 is right out.

 

[NathanWynn77]

I’ve gotten in the habit of just saying Big George.

And as far as all time nick names, Night Train Lane is the best. I have never heard him referred to as just Dick Lane.

 

[PaBoiler78]

I’ve gotten in the habit of just saying Big George.

And as far as all time nick names, Night Train Lane is the best. I have never heard him referred to as just Dick Lane.

Gyro, which actually in Greek is pronounced Hero, do like Special K though.

 

[PUQBMan.]

Does karlaftis have a nickname? Dudes a beast. He seems like a nice young man. I met him at fan day.

Yes, George K. already has a nickname... it's "King George" and he was crowned with that nickname before his senior year of high school; it's a play on his Greek heritage (Greece had a King George) and superiority on the gridiron.

No. Not everyone needs a nickname. Can’t really think of many football players that have a nickname.

Wrong and wrong; you must not be too familiar with great, legendary players.
Ever hear of Red "The Galloping Ghost" Grange? How about George "Papa Bear" Halas? There's a long list of football players who have nicknames over many, many decades... see if you are aware of any of them:

https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/footnickname/010614.html

I said I haven’t heard of many, not that they’ve never existed in the history of the game. This board, mostly the basketball board, has some weird obsession with giving everyone nicknames.

 

[Spinn]

The West Side Warrior

 

[Boilerup60]

Special K

This^^^

 

[02Boilermaker]

Absurd & doesn't roll off the tongue, but maybe apt (my mythology knowledge isn't very good): Hephaestus

Hephaestus appears to be the Greek god of metalworking & smithing. Basically about as close as you can get to the Greek god equivalent of a Boilermaker, right? Symbolized by the hammer & anvil. Imagine the breakfast clubbers & students in the stands all dressed up in Greek god garb in honor of George...oops, I mean, Hephaestus.