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Player Nicknames Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge of the nicknames of some famous, and not-so-famous former NFL players!


1. By what nickname was Elroy Hirsch, a Hall of Fame halfback/end for the Los Angeles Rams, commonly known as?
The Train
Crazy Legs
Rubber Legs
Night Train

2. Bob Hayes' world class speed is credited with changing the way the game of football is played today, and it also inspired this nickname.
Rocket
Speedy
Light Speed
Bullet

3. Dallas Cowboys defensive end Ed Jones lived up to his nickname by consistently batting down opposing quarterbacks' passes.
The Giant
Stepladder
Stilts
Too Tall

4. What is former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason’s real first name?
Boomer
Leonard
Norman
Todd

5. Smart enough to earn a law degree, this former Chargers offensive tackle was nicknamed "The Intellectual Assassin."
Ron Mix
Booker Brown
Russ Washington
Billy Shields

6. Former NFL running back Craig Heyward, who played for five teams from 1988-1998, earned this nickname with his punishing style of running the ball.
Iron Head
Bowling Ball
Freight Train
Cannonball

7. Eccentric pass-catching tight end Dave Casper of the Oakland Raiders was often referred to by this nickname.
Dandy Dave
The Galloping Ghost
The Mouse
The Ghost

8. What all-time great defensive end was known as ‘The Minister of Defense’?
Bruce Smith
Richard Dent
Reggie White
Mark Gastineau

9. By what nickname was four-time Pro Bowler Carlton Gilchrist, the first 1,000-yard rusher in AFL history, known?
The Milkman
Cookie
Gilly
Golden

10. Earl Girard, a back with the Packers and Lions in the ‘40s and ‘50s, and Francis Earp, a Packers lineman during the ‘20s and ‘30s, shared this same nickname.
Pug
Lug
Jug
Bug

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