He was/is the only other famous athlete to legally change his name to his nickname, other than Chad Ochocinco. Who is supposedly still pondering changing his name again, to Hachi Go (which is 8 and 5 in Japanese) My fav? Rusty "Le Grand Orange" Staub. Those Canucks sure hung a good one on the New Orleanian.
Very fond several of shaqs The diesel Shaqtus Shaqfu And others My favorite was The crime dog Fred Mcgriff