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It's unfortunate that Butkus is actually quite famous because he has by far the most fake-sounding name.
 

shortpitched713

International Captain
Fran Tarkenton is definitely real, as is Champ Bailey, the latter of whom used to play for the team known as the Redskins, back when I lived nearish the area.

Mike Truk is a famous Japanese fake name, although that is hands down the best name possible name for an American footballer, alongside Dick Butkus of course. :laugh:
 

Tom Flint

International Regular
My uncle is a champion fisherman and his name is leigh pond. Leigh is also the name of a local river- the river lea
 

Teja.

Global Moderator
I always thought Waqar had a fantastic name. The name has this medieval warlord energy perfect for an aggressive stump destroying fast bowler with one of the scariest peaks ever.

I wonder if that’s because the name phonetically sounds like a combination of **** and war.

I can’t imagine an accountant having a name like Waqar even though there are probably thousands with that fate.
 
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nightprowler10

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I always thought Waqar had a fantastic name. The name has this medical warlord energy perfect for an aggressive stump destroying fast bowler with one of the scariest peaks ever.







I wonder if that’s because the name phonetically sounds like a combination of **** and war.







I can’t imagine an accountant having a name like Waqar even though there are probably thousands with that fate.
And then the whole cricketing community seems to ruin it all by calling him Vicky bhai.
 

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