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Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:18 pm
by GameBeforeTheMoney
Teo wrote:
ChrisBabcock wrote:I'm always fascinated by names of guys that have the same name as other guys. Like two mid 90s running backs named James Stewart, Mark Clayton/Mark Clayton, Curt/Kurt Warner.
I also like those. Others that I remember are Michael Jackson (one LB for the Seahawks, the other WR for the Browns and Ravens) and the two Robert Jackson who were teammates with the Browns in the late 70s-early 90s (G Robert E. and LB Robert L.).
There were the two Gene Washingtons -- both WRs playing at the same time, if they haven't been mentioned yet.

Another confusing situation -- Neill Armstrong, football coach/player, and Neil Armstrong astronaut.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:21 pm
by Brian wolf
I truly believe the press voting for the All-Pro teams in 1969 got the Gene Washingtons' confused ...

Gene Washington for the Vikings had an excellent season and was rightfully All-Pro with 821 yrds 10 TDs counting postseason and 21 yrds per catch.

Gene Washington of the 49ers was also named All-Pro with 711 yrds only 3 TDs and 14 yrds per catch ... did not deserve it ...

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:15 pm
by Gary Najman
Nowadays there are two guards/centers named Connor McGovern, one with the Jets, the other with the Cowboys. I think they are not related (I thought they were cousins):

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:10 pm
by Gary Najman
Watching today's Jets-Falcons game at London I watched both Michael Carters playing for the Jets (one running back and one cornerback). The surprising thing is that both were drafted after each other.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:04 am
by JameisLoseston
Can't forget about CB Lamar Jackson, TE David Johnson, and Bears RB Adrian Peterson! Oh, the auction draft shenanigans...

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:15 am
by JameisLoseston
Some of my favorite names right now:

Quintez Cephus
Olamide Zacchaeus
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Quintorris Lopez Jones
Key'vantanie Coutee
Equanimeous and Amon-Ra St. Brown
Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix
Dicaprio Bootle
Whop Philyor
Pro Wells
Divine Deablo (probably the best one here)
Deommodore Lenoir
Tevita Tuli'aki'ono Tuipulotu Mosese Va'hae Fehoko Faletau Vea
John Christian Ka'iminoeauloamekaike'okekumupa'a Fairbairn

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:08 pm
by RichardBak
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo

A little known fact....he's actually Irish. The family name is O'koronkwo.

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:07 am
by 7DnBrnc53
Albert Okwuegbunam
Idrees Bashir
Elvis Dumervil

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:47 pm
by racepug
vikingsfan1963 wrote:Fair Hooker!
That's a good one. Another is former Falcons RB Harmon Wages (from about the same era as Fair Hooker).

Re: Your favorite NFL names

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:48 pm
by racepug
ChrisBabcock wrote:I'm always fascinated by names of guys that have the same name as other guys. Like two mid 90s running backs named James Stewart, Mark Clayton/Mark Clayton, Curt/Kurt Warner.
There were a couple of Mark Carriers who played at about the same time. One was a WR and the other was a safety.