The Perfect First Initial and Last Name – U. Bolt

As in Usain Bolt of Jamaica.  U. Bolt is the perfect first initial and last name combination of an Olympic sprinter.  Add to that, U Bolt won the men’s 100 meter dash in World Record time (9.69 seconds), beating his nearest competition by two tenths of a second.  Sound good?  Well, get this… the Jamaican 6’5″ sprinter started celebrating BEFORE THE RACE WAS OVER.  Yes, he could have run faster.  But, he let up with about 20 meters left.  I guess he wanted to save his energy since he’ll be running the 200 meter dash soon, which he is expected to win.  At least, I expect him to win, and that’s all that matters.  Seriously, the 100 meter race was ridiculous.  The guy literally stopped sprinting with 15 meters left.  He pulled up, started celebrating and jogged home.  I can’t even imagine how fast he would have run it if he ran all out.  U Bolt, indeed!

Brother O’Dell, Pass the Biscuits, Pappy O’Daniels

“Brother O’Dell, Pass the Bisuits, Pappy O’Daniels” is the new nickname of Washington Redskin cornerback Fred Smoot.  Yes, you read that right – his nickname is seven words long… and contains two commas.  As far as nicknames go it’s, well, the longest nickname of any professional football player I’ve ever heard.  Beyond that, I love it.

For some interesting takes on the origin of the name, check out this blog and comments.

Of course, this isn’t Fred Smoot’s first nickname.  Last year, he was nicknamed “Johann Cavalli.”

Previously, there was “Sugar Ray Valentino” -  from Fred Smoot’s first stint with the Redskins from 2001 – 2004.  When he was in Minnessota with the Vikings, he earned the nickname “Love Boat Smoot,” from a questionable incident.  Of course, the Washington Redskins official site lists his nickname as “Show Time” on Fred Smoot’s profile page.

Anyway, I like “Brother O’Dell, Pass the Bisuits, Pappy O’Daniels” and I suppose so does Fred Smoot – for now.