Las Vegas Raiders tight end Nick O’Leary has always been the subject of tall tales from Florida State fans. Tomahawk Nation broke video of his 2013 motorcycle crash, which has spawned many legends of its own. Seminoles fans now refer to Nick O’Leary being hit by and stopping a bus (a Lexus pulled out in front of his motorcycle), with his crash story being referenced with every shoulder-down “truck stick” moment on the field.
The Lexus/bus/freight train stories are only topped by the constant mention of O’Leary’s lineage - it became a running joke amongst ‘Noles fans that any mention of the star tight end did not pass without broadcasters mentioning his grandfather, Jack Nicklaus (we held out as long as we could).