From footy and rugby.

Anybody remember 'Nijinski'?

Colin Bell.

One for Ron Hunt:

The Golden Vision.

Welcome lilacangel

Alex Young.

Swivel hips

Jim Baxter.

'Big Hoggy'.

Billy Whizz

Not that old but - ‘One Size’ always made me smile. Also, from the world of RL ‘Lager’ (maybe this one should be adopted by Hardaker!) and ‘The Wall’.

I have heard from a Saints friend of mine that their nickname for Shaun Wane is ‘Kong’!

Sergeant Major easy one this for RL fans

Come on, who was 'Big Hoggy/Huggy' then?

Also, who was 'Yogi Bear'?

frank collier

Broady .

Jim Baxter could have been nicknamed swivel hips but i recall Eddie Colman the late great Busby babe

Broady wasn't Alex Young the silver fox

Who was The Chunky Nugget

Yogi Bear = John Hughes ( Celtic )

The galloping major.
The flea.

I presume Eric Clay was Sergeant Major.

The Flying Pig.

tommy lawrence

do you know who seggy was broady ?

The circus clown.

'Big Hoggy'?

A clue: Local.

Bill Bretherton???

No.

Bill Bretherton was in answer to Seggy asked by Tony J.

Jimmy Hill was the Galloping Major

Merlin & Pancho ,anyone ?

i think the galloping major was ferenc puskas

tony j

chocker, just come to me, pancho, stuart pearson , man utd.

Was Seggy Bill Bretherton Tony J??

Correct Tony J

Le sulk.

Bond

The original Pancho was Mark Pearson.

And 'Slim Jim' was Jim Baxter.

'Big Hoggy', anyone?

'Merlin' was Gordon Hill.

Chicka

John Ferguson.

'ONE SIZE' Fitz Hall who played for the Latics a few years ago

Derek Houghton was 'Big Hoggy'.

The term Hoggy has variously been applied to Steve Ogrisovic, the former goalkeeper, and also to Brian Hogan who was a St. Helens and Wigan prop at the end of the sixties and early seventies. Graeme Hogg, an old Man United centre back was also known as Hoggy.

Phil,
I think I remember Brian Hogan playing for Widnes also. I was at a Wednesday game at Naughton Park when Ashurst flattened him and he in turn was flattened by the other Widnes prop. A gent by the name of Jim Mills. I think Wigan were coached by Vince Karalius at that time.

The Wall = Greg Dowling

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Bill,
I have just checked and he did have a couple of spells at Widnes. Your memory serves you well.;

Hogan had a few very successful years at widnes in a very good team

Maybe Tait, Elwell, Davies, Wright, George, Burke, Bowden, Adams, O’Neill, Dearden, Foran, Woods. Maybe I am crossing into two good teams there. Plus Hogan and Mills of course. Always a nice reception at Naughton Park. Just remembered Dutton and Hughes.

Andy gregory , Eric Prescott , Brian Lockwood ,Eddie Cunningham ,Kieron Oloughlin ,Les gorley

...All famous names this side of Warrington Bank Quay...

But beyond? Unknown...

So much so, that they don't have any nicknames...

Stick to the topic, anoraks!

Broady we will have to ask the bards permission before we have another harmless stroll down memory lane

He thinks he is the master of rhyme and wit but at the end of the day he is full of sh**