What are the funniest athlete names of 2023? The funniest names in sports can make you chuckle just by looking at them. Regardless of an athlete’s talent, if they have a funny name, fans will be sure to remember them. These funny sports names range from the shocking to the bizarre. Funny sports players names can be long or short, but they will make you laugh. So, what is the funniest athlete name of 2023? Which funny athlete names do you love?
When it comes to athlete names, Chuba Hubbard, a NFL running back, is quite a mouthful. Other athletes names like Brooke Pancake, Storm Duck, General Booty, and English Gardner feature random nouns that make them sound funny. There are also funny Olympic athlete names like Dong Dong, the famed Chinese gymnast.
5. Coco Crisp
His real name is Covelli, and he supposedly got the name Coco when his grandma starting calling him “Co” as a nickname. They announced his name as Coco at a minor league game he played in and the rest was history.
Who couldn’t love a guy that has the same name as a man who is one of the most famous board game inventors in American history? Well, unfortunately, the more recent Milton Bradley hasn’t given us alot to love in his time in MLB.
4. Bo Hart
Hart was born in Creswell, Oregon, in 1976, but spent much of his childhood in Capitola, California. After graduating from Soquel High School, he attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs from 1999 to 2000. In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was later drafted in the 33rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
3. Dick Trickle
In more than an estimated 2,200 races, Trickle logged one million laps and is believed to have won over 1,200 feature races. He was billed as the winningest short track driver in history. Trickle’s career highlights include racing to 67 wins in 1972, winning seven ARTGO Championships in nine years between 1979 and 1987, winning back to back ASA AC-Delco Challenge championships in 1984 and 1985, the 1968 USAC Stock Car rookie of the year, and winning the 1989 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award in the Winston Cup Series.
2. Ha ha Clinton-Dix
Ha’Sean Treshon “Ha Ha” Clinton-Dix (born December 21, 1992) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He later played for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears, before briefly appearing with the Las Vegas Raiders. He is currently the Director of Player Development for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
1. Pete LaCock
Ralph Pierre “Pete” LaCock Jr. (born January 17, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder. He batted and threw left-handed. In 1975, LaCock hit the only grand slam of his career in the final appearance of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson.
LaCock was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1970 January Draft-Regular Phase out of William Howard Taft Charter High School.[1] His minor league career included leading the Texas League with 84 bases on balls while playing for the San Antonio Missions in 1971 and with 13 triples and 93 bases on balls while playing for the Midland Cubs in 1972.