Jets quarterback Joe Namath Jets is fitted for his new mink coat by furrier Hyrifkin, Aug. 16, 1968 at the Jets training camp at Hofstra. Photo Credit: AP/Anonymous
Pete “Polar Bear” Alonso and Jeff “Squirrel” McNeil have revived the fading art of the sports nickname as budding Mets stars. But cool monikers go only so far.
To stand the test of time in New York’s nickname pantheon, one must have a memorable one AND staying power. Remember the “Dark Knight of Gotham”? That was a thing earlier this decade. So was “Linsanity.”
Archibald “Moonlight” Graham was a thing, too — for one inning with the 1905 Giants.