(S3) - Weekend PT #2 - What's in a name?

[evryday]

One name I’m surprised doesn’t have its own post yet is Hawks LB Erasmo Broadway. As a gay man, loving musical theater is one stereotype I haven’t been able to buck, so any name that gets me thinking about The Music Man or Avenue Q is one I like. But it’s also just clever in the same way Deion ‘Prime Time’ Sanders’s nickname is clever. The idea behind the name is that when Erasmo gets on the field, his play is so impressive, that it’s like he’s putting on a show, a performance. Like Broadway! I love it. And as anyone who’s watched a Hawks game can tell you, he’s one of the biggest stars of the show.

I’ve never heard of the name Erasmo before this post, so I looked it up and found it was a somewhat common first name in Mexico and Central America. So no special meaning behind that, but it is a pretty cool name. Plus, it gives the name a dun-dundun duun duun rhythm that’s quite pleasing to the ears.

Anyways, I think @evryday nailed naming his player, and while there’s no shortage of clever names in this league, Erasmo’s is one that always stuck out to me.

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Thanks, man!