And for some it is Dick Butkus
Richard Marvin Butkus (December 9, 1942 ā October 5, 2023) was an American professional football linebacker, sports commentator, and actor. He played football for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 to 1973. He was invited to eight Pro Bowls in nine seasons, named a first-team All-Pro five times, and was twice recognized by his peers as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year. Butkus was renowned as a fierce tackler and for the relentless effort with which he play...
Or Dick Shiner
Richard Earl Shiner (born July 18, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1974 for the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, and New England Patriots. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.
He played college football at the University of Maryland, College Park. In his first collegiate start, Shiner led the Terrapins to...
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People With Funny Names Thread
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We actually have such a thread?
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If we havenāt already, then we need one.
(Apparently, Dick Trickle was a US racing driver)
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And Dickās INDYCAR cousin, Gun Aria.
Americans are very weird about the name Dick. There was a Dick Pound who used to run one of the drug testing agencies, I think WADA. There was also a senior leader in the House in the 90s-00s called Dick Army (armey).
Guys, just go by Richard. Or Rick
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I was always amused by the Irish politician, Dick Spring.
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I thought Dick Pound is a Canadian and not a US Citizen.
Yup.
Richard William Duncan Pound (born March 22, 1942), better known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer, and spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. He is currently the longest-serving member of the IOC.
Pound is a staunch advocate of strict drug testing for athletes, and has made many allegations of cheating and official corruption, some of them challenged, owing to di...
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I go away for 2 days and this is what happens?
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used to have a Brazilian colleague with Fuck as family name. But donāt think he is playing football so wonāt be signing for us
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If his first name was Coolas, fine.
If he was Dumbas, forget it.
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Bonus
15 March 2026 12:31
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Limiescouse:
Americans are very weird about the name Dick. There was a Dick Pound who used to run one of the drug testing agencies, I think WADA. There was also a senior leader in the House in the 90s-00s called Dick Army (armey).
Guys, just go by Richard. Or Rick
all ways the American use of the word fanny amusingā¦
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Nikola
15 March 2026 13:43
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Lads, funny names are nice and, erm, funny but please keep this thread to unreliable rumours.
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And Iāve just visited Dickhardstrabe.
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Where are all the unreliable rumors?
Ermm weāre signing Scottish defender Liam Dick (currently with Raith Rovers), American goalkeeper Eric Dick (with Pittsburgh Riverhounds/Indy Eleven), and Brazilian defender Luiz Henrique Almeida de Lima, commonly known as āDickā.
Perhaps?
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