Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has compiled a list of the nations 15 most unique high school nicknames. With the NFL and all of its generic mascots such as Eagles, Bears. (yawn) Rams, etc., a handful of high schools have stepped up the mascot creativity a notch.
Imagine trying to intimidate your opponents if you play for the Poca Dots or The Poets? Does the Linebacker from The Nimrods cause opposing Quarterbacks to lose sleep? The teams, while they sound like a fun bunch of guys, do not sound very scary. I imagine, however, that most of the teams use their nicknames much the same way A Boy Named Sue did. It just makes them meaner. Just ask the many opponents crushed by the perennial powerhouse and state champion Cairo Syrupmakers.
Here is the list in Andy Staples order:
1. Cairo Syrupmakers, Cairo, Ga.
2. Glenville Tarblooders, Cleveland Oh.
3. Lakeland Dreadnaughts, Lakeland, Fla.
4. Cary Imps, Cary, N.C.
5. Poca Dots, Poca, W. Va.
6. Johnson Atom Smashers, Savannah, Ga.
7. Watersmeet Nimrods, Watersmeet, Mich.
8. Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
9. Staples Wreckers, Westport, Conn.
10. Punahou School Buffanblu, Honolulu, Hawaii
11. Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts, Erlanger, Ky.
12. Don Bosco Prep Ironmen, Ramsey, N.J.
13. Dunbar Poets, Baltimore
14. Colorado Rocky Mountain School Oysters, Carbondale, Colo.
15. Stuyvesant Peglegs, New York
*Footnote – I have personally had the privilege of seeing The Atom Smashers and The Syrupmakers play in person. If any of my readers have seen any athletic events involving Rocky Mountain Oysters please shoot me an email.
Read the original article by Andy Staples on Sports Illustrated.
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Not the same sport, but reminds me of the “Macon Whoopies” team name.
Good stuff!
MO, add that to the list of teams I have seen (even though it was hockey). It reminds me of a hat that I used to see on occasion in middle Ga. that said “Macon Bacon” and featured two pigs….nevermind.
The Washington Pam Pack out of North Carolina is strange one
Thanks rook. Curiosity caused me to perform a little research on The Pam Pack and here is what I found.
“The origins of the “Pam Pack” are unknown to many students current and past. One theory is that the Pamlico Meat Packing factory sponsored the schools first football team and out of gratitude the mascot was named in their honor. Another theory that is popular with many current and former students is that the “Pam Pack” is a reference to the popular celebrity Pamela Anderson. The Pack’s fight song can be found on their school athletics website”.
Another interesting fact about The Pam Pack is that their school just won a $100,000 cash-prize from U.S. Cellular from their “Calling all Communities” campaign.
I am a Lloyd Juggernaunt Alum!!