Favorite All Time Vol-Related Nickname

[Dudleys87]

Since it's Vol-related nicknames, here's 2 more....

"The Miracle at South Bend"
"Stumbled and Fumbled"

Dobb nail boot, FTW.

 

[terrypedigo]

Phil

Making fun of the best coach and won our only NC in the last 65 year's true VOL FAN and by the way we won't win another in the near future boy that is real funny.lol:

 

[terrypedigo]

How can you forget cocaine Tony running down the sideline on his crutches in the 1986 sugar bowl.

 

[Fatman Photos]

Not a nickname but best name - Jim Bob Cooter.

 

[BowlBrother85]

"The Germanator" was cool... Constantin Ritzmann

Atkins was frequently called "Dauntless".

 

[basspond]

Not a nickname but Nilo Silvan has got to be the coolest birth name to ever play at UT.

"Nitro"

 

[Nasavol]

Joey Freshwater...wait that is an alias!!!

 

[peppervol]

How can you forget cocaine Tony running down the sideline on his crutches in the 1986 sugar bowl.

I never referred to him as such and never knew of or heard anyone ever do that. He aknowledges that he made a "very poor choice". He, however, has long since paid his debt to society and made atonement for his wrongdoing.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Not a nickname but best name - Jim Bob Cooter.

Slick Shelly was a great name too.

 

[orangeluvr]

Phil

Disparaging and very disrespectful. :bad:

 

[Catbone]

Throbbs

 

[TN_Transplant]

George "Bad News" Cafego

 

[orangeluvr]

The "Kannapolis Comet" Stanley Morgan, dubbed by John Ward. "Morgan streaks down the sideline!" " Give him six!"

 

[TN_Transplant]

Jimmy "The Sylva Streak" Streater

 

[orangeluvr]

George "Bad News" Cafego

Cafego was as tough as they come and one helluva punter to boot. :thumbsup:

 

[TN_Transplant]

Thomas "T.D." Woods

 

[Orangedogsrule]

Agreed, but for the REAL reason he earned that name. And it had nothing to do with a car.

Tell please the REAL reason, we're about cut in half waiting.

 

[supersmo18]

It's not my favorite nickname, per se, but I always liked Constantin "Blitzmann" Ritzmann.

The "Minister of Defense" was always my favorite nickname, with the "Artful Dodger" a close second.

 

[Orangedogsrule]

I don't know if it is what earned him the nickname, but according to Reynolds himself he did cut a car in half with a hacksaw. Although it was apparently not done in rage after the 38-0 loss to Ole Miss. He said he just needed to work out his frustation following the loss, and he needed a trailer for his Jeep, so he decided to cut a car in half to turn into a trailer.

Cut an old truck in half to get the bed I thought.

 

[PeaceCorpsVol]

Cheeeeeese

 

[TNnative]

I don't know if it is what earned him the nickname, but according to Reynolds himself he did cut a car in half with a hacksaw. Although it was apparently not done in rage after the 38-0 loss to Ole Miss. He said he just needed to work out his frustation following the loss, and he needed a trailer for his Jeep, so he decided to cut a car in half to turn into a trailer.

And when he takes several teammates to see his handiwork, both halves of the car gone missing. So much for proof.

Reynolds played in the 60s. Of course once people started asking why he was called that, they invented a cover story to mask the truth. They even got Reynolds in on it. And people actually bought that. How gullible.

You gonna buy he did that? It is physically impossible, that car was heavy thick steel. 13 blades? More like 30.

I hope this doesn't need further clarification. But I believe what a few teammates have stated to a few. And that is, with a proper assortment of blades, it was broadly advertised back in the 50s and 60s that a hacksaw will CUT anything. And that is the true reason they called him that.

Come on, man. Don't believe everything you read.

 

[Orangedogsrule]

Beattie Feathers

The Chief

After UT, he was the first man to break a 1000 yard rushing season in the NFL.

 

[1NCvolunteer]

How about "artful dodger" ?

 

[Other_Guy]

Derek Doolittle.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Inky Johnson