Nicknames from Eddie George

Lendale 'Diesel' White. It works.

 

That name should always be reserved for John Riggins......a true character if there ever was one.

 

The best white running back in history. lol That's what he's known as best.

 

He's more known for these:

In 1980, upset over his contract and frustrated by the Redskins' inability to win the division title the previous year, he sat out the season. When new coach Joe Gibbs knocked on his door to talk him into coming back, hoping the running back had been keeping himself in shape, Riggins answered the door, beer in hand.
"I don't think Joe was real pleased about that," Riggins says, "considering it was nine o'clock in the morning."

Riggins once urged Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to "loosen up"-and sent roses to apologize the next day.

 

LenBuddha

 

Being in DC, I hear things. I have a friend who was sitting in a hotel bar when she was younger, Riggins is there, and some girl comes in *****ing and moaning and throws a glass at him, he ducks, and the mirror at the bar is shattered. The assumption was it was his wife and she was pissed about another woman.

But he was a good rb.

 

At USC he was Thunder. So what if Lightning is in New Orleans? It's still a good name.

 

The Diesel??

I didn't catch the game last night, but I did see the highlights on ESPN and NFL.com and noticed on that block by LenDale that got Vince into the endzone, the announcer called him the Diesel. (white) Not only did he do it during the play, but then again during the replay. Who likes the new nickname for LenDale? It's certainly better than "fat boy" in my opinion.

 

Don't like Diesel, never liked it as a nickname for anyone (plus it reminds me of Shaq).

 

Let's just call him Cutty. A big body/driving/slicing reference all in one.