Nicknames are a part of life. No doubt you yourself had one or two growing up, and perhaps your friends still call you by these names to this day. That’s certainly the case for me as a well-timed incident when I was in 8th grade spawned a nickname that everyone still calls me — and probably will forever. It’s also a nickname that evolved into about 10 other ones as well — so you know it’s good.
In the world of competitive athletics, nicknames are more than the norm — they are the expectation. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have had a few great ones like The Rocket, and some not so great like Highway 15.