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| "It is the most important victory of my career." -- Head Coach Dick Voris, after the Hoos’ 15-12 victory over Duke on September 27, 1958. Voris finished his UVA career with a record of 1-29. |
| "We've stopped recruiting young men who want to come here to be students first and athletes second." -- Former Virginia head coach Sonny Randle, describing his strategy for turning around UVA's football program |
| "As the score mounted, to 20-0 and finally 26-0, his movements slowed. With two minutes to go and South Carolina threatening once more, Voris stood behind several rows of substitutes, staring at his shoes." -- Sports Illustrated, describing Coach Voris’ stellar coaching performance during the Hoos’ 26-0 loss to South Carolina in 1960 |
| "Really, Texas wasn't as good as I thought they'd be." -- Ted Manly, Virginia's freshman quarterback, after Texas had spanked the Hoos 68-0 |
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I can't remember exactly when this happened, but at some point during my
research for this ridiculous website, I started noticing that that there were a
decent number of UVA football players with well-known nicknames. After doing
some extensive research regarding the historical, cultural, and linguistic
significance of nicknames (translation: I spent five minutes looking shit up on
wikity-wikity-Wakopedia), I determined that the vast majority of Hoo nicknames
fall into one or more of the following categories.
(Note: A full listing of the nicknames I've compiled appears at the bottom of the
page. If there are any I've missed, shoot me an email at info@hoosfootball.com.)
research for this ridiculous website, I started noticing that that there were a
decent number of UVA football players with well-known nicknames. After doing
some extensive research regarding the historical, cultural, and linguistic
significance of nicknames (translation: I spent five minutes looking shit up on
wikity-wikity-Wakopedia), I determined that the vast majority of Hoo nicknames
fall into one or more of the following categories.
(Note: A full listing of the nicknames I've compiled appears at the bottom of the
page. If there are any I've missed, shoot me an email at info@hoosfootball.com.)
| From Bullet Bill to Biscuit: A Compendium of Hoo Nicknames |
Category: Initialization
The Skinny: A fancy-pants way of saying "referring to someone by their initials." These
nicknames are solid but unspectacular, kind of the "turkey sandwich on white" of the
nickname world.
Famous Examples: Lawrence Taylor ("LT"), LaDanian Tomlinson ("LT2"), Terrell
Owens ("TO")
Wahoos: Brandon Isaiah ("BI"), Terry Kirby ("TK"), Thomas Jones ("TJ")
The Skinny: A fancy-pants way of saying "referring to someone by their initials." These
nicknames are solid but unspectacular, kind of the "turkey sandwich on white" of the
nickname world.
Famous Examples: Lawrence Taylor ("LT"), LaDanian Tomlinson ("LT2"), Terrell
Owens ("TO")
Wahoos: Brandon Isaiah ("BI"), Terry Kirby ("TK"), Thomas Jones ("TJ")
Category: Shortened or modified version of the person's real name
The Skinny: The most popular nickname category among Wahoo ballers; the
coolness of these nicknames is heavily dependent on the player's actual name.
Famous Examples: John Matuszak ("Tooz"), John Riggins ("Riggo")
Wahoos: Anthony Poindexter ("Dex"), Darryl Blackstock ("Black"), D'Brickashaw
Ferguson ("Brick"), Don Majkowski ("Majik"), Kai Parham ("Hammer")
The Skinny: The most popular nickname category among Wahoo ballers; the
coolness of these nicknames is heavily dependent on the player's actual name.
Famous Examples: John Matuszak ("Tooz"), John Riggins ("Riggo")
Wahoos: Anthony Poindexter ("Dex"), Darryl Blackstock ("Black"), D'Brickashaw
Ferguson ("Brick"), Don Majkowski ("Majik"), Kai Parham ("Hammer")
Category: The Bigs
The Skinny: It's hard to go wrong with a "Big" nickname…with one glaring exception.
Famous Examples: Ben Roethlisberger ("Big Ben"), Dan Wilkinson ("Big Daddy"),
Leon Lett ("Big Cat")
Wahoos: Elton Brown ("Big E"), Heath Miller ("Big Money")
The Skinny: It's hard to go wrong with a "Big" nickname…with one glaring exception.
Famous Examples: Ben Roethlisberger ("Big Ben"), Dan Wilkinson ("Big Daddy"),
Leon Lett ("Big Cat")
Wahoos: Elton Brown ("Big E"), Heath Miller ("Big Money")
Category: Food Court
The Skinny: Guys who are named after food. Duh.
Famous Examples: OJ Simpson ("Juice"), Floyd Womack ("Pork Chop")
Wahoos: Ray Roberts ("Puddin"), Almondo Curry ("Muffin"), Marques Hagans
("Biscuit"), Alvin Pearman ("Peaches"), Mikell Simpson ("Juice")
The Skinny: Guys who are named after food. Duh.
Famous Examples: OJ Simpson ("Juice"), Floyd Womack ("Pork Chop")
Wahoos: Ray Roberts ("Puddin"), Almondo Curry ("Muffin"), Marques Hagans
("Biscuit"), Alvin Pearman ("Peaches"), Mikell Simpson ("Juice")
Category: Old School
The Skinny: "Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home
Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed,
Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time."
Famous Examples: Sammy Baugh ("Slingin' Sammy"), Joe Namath ("Broadway Joe"),
Joe Greene ("Mean Joe")
Wahoos: Bill Dudley ("Bullet Bill"), Ray Brown ("All the Way Ray")
The Skinny: "Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home
Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed,
Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time."
Famous Examples: Sammy Baugh ("Slingin' Sammy"), Joe Namath ("Broadway Joe"),
Joe Greene ("Mean Joe")
Wahoos: Bill Dudley ("Bullet Bill"), Ray Brown ("All the Way Ray")
Category: Hometown Pride
The Skinny: Represent!
Famous Examples: Gale Sayers ("Kansas Comet"), Christian Okoye ("Nigerian
Nightmare")
Wahoos: Jim Bakhtiar ("The Iranian Prince," "The Iron Iranian"), Johnny Papit
("Philadelphia Express"), Darren Childs ("Cali")
The Skinny: Represent!
Famous Examples: Gale Sayers ("Kansas Comet"), Christian Okoye ("Nigerian
Nightmare")
Wahoos: Jim Bakhtiar ("The Iranian Prince," "The Iron Iranian"), Johnny Papit
("Philadelphia Express"), Darren Childs ("Cali")
Category: Naughtyville
The Skinny: I don't care if I'm 40, these nicknames make me laugh.
Famous Examples: Wang Zhizhi ("Big Wang")
Wahoos: Howard Petty ("Beaver"), Ljubomir Stamenich ("Lube")
The Skinny: I don't care if I'm 40, these nicknames make me laugh.
Famous Examples: Wang Zhizhi ("Big Wang")
Wahoos: Howard Petty ("Beaver"), Ljubomir Stamenich ("Lube")
Category: Nicknames from childhood
The Skinny: These nicknames are usually pretty awesome.
Famous Examples: Craig Heyward ("Ironhead"), Dulymus McAllister ("Deuce")
Wahoos: James Farrior ("Potsie"), William Clark ("Scooter"), Devon Battle ("Boo")
The Skinny: These nicknames are usually pretty awesome.
Famous Examples: Craig Heyward ("Ironhead"), Dulymus McAllister ("Deuce")
Wahoos: James Farrior ("Potsie"), William Clark ("Scooter"), Devon Battle ("Boo")
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