These Are the Best Detroit Lions Nicknames for Both Past and Present Players

Part of the great fandom of sports is the assigning of nicknames to players or event entire squads. Is it a lost art in sports or do great nicknames still exist? Here are some legendary names of both past and present Detroit Lions players.

It may surprise you to realize that we're living in the Golden Era of Detroit Lions nicknames. There is no deeper roster of nicknames than now for the historic franchise.

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Across the sport there are nicknames that go back to the dawn of the forward pass. Both players and offensive/defensive units were known by these iconic names. Think the Galloping Ghost or the Monsters of the Midway.  Have these names gone out of fashion in today's NFL?

The question came up recently on Reddit were a fan asked what happened to NFL Nicknames? Consider many of the most known current players don't have widely recognizable nicknames - Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Josh Allen.

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Conversely, the Lions are awash with solid nicknames currently, but had very few through the history of the franchise. Only Lions fans of a certain age will recall Dick 'Night Train' Lane while the arguably greatest-Lion-of-all Barry Sanders never had a nickname. Vintage Detroit points out of course Calvin Johnson's moniker Megatron as the greatest Lions nickname and maybe best in all of football.

Here are the best Lions nicknames past and present.