Comments on: Bottom of the Bird Cage 6/8

By: Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:30:04 +0000

Correction: ‘The Secretary of Defense’ was Jones.

One other great DE and nick: Rich ‘Tombstone’ Jackson.

By: Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:28:06 +0000

Yes, and there are so many more…time, space and good taste prohibit me from being less restrained

Some other notables:

Lou ‘The Toe’ Groza.
Lance ‘Bambi’ Alworth.
Jim ‘Earthquake’ Hunt.
Austin ‘Goose’ Gonsoulin.
Bucky Pope: ‘The Catawba Claw’.
Ted ‘The Mad Stork’ Hendricks.
Daryle ‘The Mad Bomber’ Lamonica.
Stewart ‘Smokey’ Stover (former Chief.)
David ‘Deacon’ Jones (‘The Minister of Defense’)

By: boomer

boomer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:53:42 +0000

Morris Stroud was also referred to affectionately as “The Rocket.”

By: SG

SG — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:50:37 +0000

“Poor Donks.”

Isn’t it great?

By: aPauled

aPauled — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:36:20 +0000

The Star’s Chiefs coverage is definitely weak. Jason Whitlock lives in Indy(?) and also wrotes bone head pieces for Fox Sports. Whitlock writes about 1 interesting article for the Star a year.

The Star’s Red Zone is weak at best. No comparison at all to Bob’s blog.

I’m liking what I have see from the Broncos this off season. This team in on the edge of imploding. To top that off, they have what looks to be the toughest schedule in the NFL this year. Poor Donks.

By: tm1946

tm1946 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:48:15 +0000

I guess you can trash the Star and its writers all you want but if no one talks about the Chiefs there is a trickle down effect. You see if no one knows what the Chiefs are doing (reaching for the superbowl) then no one buys the tickets or the gear and believe it or not the NFL is entertainment and nothing more. That is correct my fellow writers, no saving of human rights or medical discoveries just plain ole entertainment, bread and circus’s. So Pioli/Haley/Hunt can be as non verbal as they choose but they ultimately need the press as badly as the press need them. Therefore, there is no reason to take sides between two groups who are thicker than thieves.

By: SG

SG — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:34 +0000

“…million uses.”

You did. Title of this particular column…catbox liner…anyways…

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:35:40 +0000

I agree, the local paper has a million uses. Oooops…I mean excuses.
Boy, I sure wish I could get it (write) the first time.

By: SG

SG — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:30:24 +0000

I read that Whitlock piece…nice zing there Bob.

By: Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:52:46 +0000

Nicknames… where have all the great ones gone? Away, and with then the heroes.

Names like Byron ‘Whizzer’ White… Elroy ‘Crazy Legs’ Hirsch…’Broadway’ Joe Namath among other.

The Chiefs of yesteryear had a few as well – some (that I can list in print without being censored) of the more memorable ones for me include:

* Noland ‘Supergnat’ Smith (also called ‘The Jet’ (a nick he actually preferred).

* Fred ‘The Hammer’ Williamson

* Frank Pitts: ‘The Riddler’

* Curtis McClinton: ‘The Count’

* Wendell ‘King’ Hayes

* Robert ‘The Tank’ Holmes.

* Otis Taylor: ‘Slug’, ‘Keg Head’.

* Mike Garrett: ‘Elmer Fudd’.

* Jerry Mays: ‘Captain Huzzah’.

* Jim Tyrer: ‘The Great Pumpkin’.

* Willie Mitchell: ‘Top Cat’.

* Len Dawson: ‘Lenny The Cool’.

* Morris Stroud: ‘Tree’.

* Willie Lanier: ‘Honey Bear’

* Curt ‘Mother’ Merz.

* Hank Stram ‘The Mentor’