Sports has been a very important part of our life, and it is the passion of many people today, and
sports names for babies and pets have become increasingly popular. Whether you are a basketball fan or an avid golf enthusiast, there's a lot of names to consider for your little puppies. Here comes 112 sporty boy names for your male dogs.
Aikman: Troy Aikman is a former American football quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL.
Ali: Muhammad Ali, American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport.
Andretti: Andretti Bain, Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Archer: Archer, Australian racehorse that won the first two Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862.
Arnold: Arnold Horween, Harvard Crimson All American football player, and NFL football player.
Avalanche: The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado.
Babe: Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Barkley: Charles Barkley, American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.
Barry: Rick Barry, American retired professional basketball player.
Bear: Name of many American professional sports teams.
Beckham: David Beckham, English former professional footballer.
Bert: Bert Abbey was a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.
Blitz: In American football or Canadian football, a blitz is when additional players are sent to "rush the quarterback."
Bo: Robert "Bo" Belinsky was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Bobby: Bobby Fischer, chess genius who was rather a recluse.
Boomer: The Australian men's national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo.
Bradshaw: Terry Bradshaw, former American football quarterback of the National Football League (NFL).
Brady: Thomas Brady, American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
Brett: Brett Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
Bubba: Emory Nicholas "Bubba" Church was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Buckeye: Buckeyes, the athletic teams of Nelsonville-York High School, Nelsonville, Ohio.
Bud: Robert Garnett Blattner, commonly known as "Buddy" or "Bud" Blattner, was an American table tennis and baseball player and radio and television sportscaster.
Byron: FC Bayern Munchen, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system.
Cal: John Calipari, American basketball coach often called "Coach Cal" or "Cal."
Carter: Jack Carter is a London gangster in the film Get Carter. He's tough and ruthless, but very quiet and charged with a terrible irony.
Champ: The short form for champion.
Chuck: Charles Henry "Chuck" Bennett, American football player and coach.
Cleveland: Cleveland Golf, a golfing brand with a number of clubs and apparel.
Clyde: Clyde is a playful name of Scottish origin, the River Clyde in Scotland which flows through Glasgow. The name was made famous by the bank robber Clyde Barrow in the film "Bonnie and Clyde".
Coach: A person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes.
Cobb: Cobb Rooney, professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos, New York Yankees, and Chicago Cardinals.
Comiskey: Dan Comiskey, offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
Cy: Cy Alexander, American college basketball head coach.
Dallas: Dallas is a major city in Texas and along with Fort Worth. It is one of the two urban centers of a metropolitan area that ranks fourth in the United States. Dallas Airport is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
Deion: Deion Jones, American football linebacker. He played college football at LSU.
Dempsey: Cedric Dempsey, a sports administrator who became the third executive director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1994 to 2003.
DiMaggio: Joe DiMaggio, was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak, a record that still stands.
Ditka: Michael Ditka, a former American football player, coach, and television commentator.
Earnhardt: Ralph Earnhardt, American stock car racer.
Eli: Elisha Nelson Manning, known as Eli Manning, is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
Elway: John Elway, former American football quarterback and current Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
Emmitt: Emmitt Smith, American former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for fifteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s.
Ernie: Ernest "Ernie" Davis, American football halfback and the first African-American athlete to win the Heisman Trophy.
Fenway: Fenway Sports Group, LLC, is an American sports investment company. It is the parent company of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox and Premier League Football club Liverpool F.C.
Floyd: Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American retired professional boxer.
Freddie: Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu, American soccer player who plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League.
Fuzzy: Andrew Levane, American National Basketball Association player and coach.
Gordie: Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player.
Gretzky: Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.
Griffey: George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey, Jr., nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
Hank: Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame baseball player.
Harmon: Harmon Killebrew, nicknamed "The Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder.
Hawkeye: Monty Henson, sometimes known as Hawkeye Henson, is a three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion saddle bronc rider.
Hobey: Hobart Amory Hare "Hobey" Baker was an American amateur athlete of the early twentieth century. Considered the first American star in ice hockey by the Hockey Hall of Fame, he was also an accomplished American football player.
Hogan: Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist.
Indiana: The state of Indiana is home to a number of professional and college sports teams, as well as prominent auto racing.
Irvin: Dick Irvin was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.
Isaiah: Isaiah Crowell, American football running back for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Georgia and Alabama State.
Jack: New Jack, stage name for Jerome Young, a retired American professional wrestler.
Jackie: Jackie Bradley, American professional baseball center fielder with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jackson: Stephen Jesse Jackson, American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Jerry: Jerry, racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes.
Jordan: Michael Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player.
Jose: Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix, GOIH, known as Jose Mourinho, is a Portuguese football manager and former football player.
Kareem: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.
Kirby: Kirby Freeman, former American football quarterback.
Kobe: Kobe Bryant is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
Lambeau: Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
Larry: Larry Bird, American Hall of Fame basketball player.
Lombardi: Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football player, coach, and executive.
Louie: Louis DeBrusk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Madden: Madden NFL 16 is an American football sports video game based on the National Football League.
Magic: The Orlando Magic is an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida.
Marino: Daniel Marino, former American Football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
Mario: Mario Lemieux, a retired National Hockey League player.
Mickey: Michael Lolich, American former professional baseball player.
MJ: Michael Jordan, former American professional basketball player, and current owner and chairman of Charlotte Hornets.
Montana: Francisco Montana, former professional tennis player from the United States.
Moon: Jamario Moon, American professional basketball player.
Moses: Moses Malone was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995.
Mulligan: In golf, a mulligan is a stroke that is replayed from the spot of the previous stroke without penalty, due to an errant shot made on the previous stroke.
Namath: Joseph Namath, nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is a former American football quarterback and actor.
Nolan: Nolan Cromwell, football coach and former NFL player.
OJ: Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, nicknamed "the Juice", is a retired American football player, broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon currently incarcerated at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada.
Payton: Elfrid Payton, American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.
Pele: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.
Ping: A manufacturer and brand name of golf equipment.
Pistol: Peter Press "Pistol Pete" Maravich was an American professional basketball player.
Ranger: Rangers Football Club are a football club in Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League.
Reggie: Reggie Brown, former National Football League linebacker for the Detroit Lions.
Riptide: Oregon Riptide, a basketball team in Portland, Oregon.
Rocket: Houston Rockets, a National Basketball Association team.
Rocky: Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia.
Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team.
Rory: Rory McIlroy, MBE is a Northern Irish professional golfer who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks.
Rudder: Sean Rudder, Australian former rugby league footballer.
Rudy: Rudy Gay, American basketball player.
Schooner: A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts.
Teddy: Teddy Higuera, former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Tiger: Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time. He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years.
Tito: Alberto Ortiz Moreno, known as Tito, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UE Llagostera as a defensive midfielder.
Troy: John Joseph "Dasher" Troy, was an American professional baseball player from 1877 to 1888.
Tyson: One of the greatest champions, and boxing celebrity Mike Tyson.
Vijay: Vijay Singh, is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005.
Wagner: Wagner Pereira Cardozo, best known as Amaral, is a former Brazilian football striker who currently coaches Japanese international high-school football club in the Gyosei International School, as U-18 team.
Wayne: Gary Wayne is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.
Wedge: In the sport of golf, a wedge is a subset of the iron family of golf clubs designed for special use situations.
Willie: Willie Green, American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.
Wilson: William Alexander "Alex" Wilson is a professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Wilt: Wilt Chamberlain, a former American NBA player.
Wrigley: Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Yogi: A practitioner of yoga.
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