Naming your child after an athlete?

[romecloneout]

So my buddy just had his first son. My friend graduated from Purdue and is a huge drew brees fan. So he named his son drew after him. Anyone else have a child, relativor yourself named after a specific athlete?

 

[eaglezzz]

A guy I play hockey with has kids named Lindros, and Robitaille

 

[steaktartar]

So my buddy just had his first son. My friend graduated from Purdue and is a huge drew brees fan. So he named his son drew after him. Anyone else have a child, relativor yourself named after a specific athlete?

beats the hell out of "joe barry"

 

[kingbill]

Drew is reasonable cool, how many kids were named Jordan in the 90's

I'm not a big fan of naming kids after someone, family included, New child new name

 

[RobFunk]

A guy I play hockey with has kids named Lindros, and Robitaille

Robitaille! Thats awesome. I think thats a pretty cool name. I am guessing his nick is just 'Rob' ?

 

[cincy_]

Who was Illinois' QB Juice Williams named after? Arod or Bonds?

 

[romecloneout]

haha rack that

 

[douglas]

7

 

[queposkid]

I dont know if this counts but my buddy has 3 dogs..Barkley, Kobe, and Shaq..

 

[eaglezzz]

Robitaille! Thats awesome. I think thats a pretty cool name. I am guessing his nick is just 'Rob' ?

Luc

 

[hosnatcher]

Didn't Bob Costas name his son after Kirby Puckett. Then Kirby (God rest his soul) had to grab on some wimmins' breasteses in the restaurant restroom and made him regret that decision.

Costas once jokingly promised Minnesota Twins center fielder Kirby Puckett that if he was batting over .350 by the time his child was born he would name the baby Kirby. Kirby was hitting better than .350, but Bob's son was not given a first (or second) name of Kirby. His son was given the name of Keith Michael Kirby Costas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Costas

 

[barman]

beats the hell out of "joe barry"

Ayuh...Had big plans to name my next kid, Ryan Leaf Heath, but fortunately the SheBar put the nix on any plans for baby making.

She will only go through the motions....if you know what I mean and I think you do.

 

[barman]

I dont know if this counts but my buddy has 3 dogs..Barkley, Kobe, and Shaq..

Now you're talkin'

Famous athletes are great for glossing your pets

We have a cat, Ivan Pudge Rodriguez

and a guinea pig, Charlie Hustle (to the right, behind Peter J Cartman)

 

[punter]

I dont know if this counts but my buddy has 3 dogs..Barkley, Kobe, and Shaq..

Let me guess. Black Labs?

 

[HAT]

Would never do it to a kid but damn straight my next dog will be named Elway.

 

[Phonebook]

I'm not even going to try and guess how many people from Wisconson named thier children Bart or Brett.

 

[quantumleap]

Who was Illinois' QB Juice Williams named after? Arod or Bonds?

I wonder how many people named their kids OJ.

hno:

 

[JakeT.]

Would never name a kid after an athlete but definitely an animal. My last pet was named Rocky Balboa... well he's kind of an athlete.

Rusty Kuntz Thompson does have a ring to it though.

 

[Crum333]

Would never do it to a kid but damn straight my next dog will be named Elway.

Had a bassett hound while in school at CU named "Elway". Got him in '94 lost in '04

 

[odogg25]

i know a 7 year old costa rican kid named Iverson and yes he's black