What Hester nickname scores with you?
We tapped into a widespread sentiment among Chicago Bears fans when we requested a new nickname for kickoff return phenom Devin "Anytime" Hester. In fact, we got more than 80 passionate, creative responses.
Now, we once again ask the Bears faithful to come through in the clutch.
We have boiled down the nominations to our 10 favorites and challenge readers to vote for the name that best captures Hester's bolt-from-the-blue style of play.
The winner will receive an NFL football courtesy of the Chicago Bears -- and signed by Hester himself.
We remind you that a good nickname should be as memorable as "Magic" Johnson, as evocative as "Crazy Legs" Hirsch and as much fun to say as "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.
The top 10 (in no special order)
• The Returminator
• Lightning
• The Devin Hester Experience
• The Distance
• The Dervish
• Heartbreaker
• Gamechanger
• Rocket Man
• The Devistator
• Quick 6 or Q6
Please send your vote on which top 10 nickname you like best to hester@dailyherald.com, or to Bob McCoppin at the Daily Herald, 155 E. Algonquin Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
The full list:
The Returminator
Flash
Fusion
Lightning
The Devin Hester Experience
Best Ever
The Distance
The Untouchable
The Heartbreaker
10 The Best-er
The Gamechanger
The Devil Duster
The Dust Devil
The Dervish
The Whirling Dervish
D Hest
The Rev
Revin' Devin'
Lucky Number Devin
20 Devin Eleven
The Force
Smooth
Rocket Man
Rock-it Man
Cheetah
Fastest person in football
Quickness
Fed-Hess (like Fed Ex -- when you get there every time)
Mercury
Wings
Blitzkrieg
Hopalong
Nordstrom (he can return anything!)
Uncle Hester (like Uncle Fester -- a freak on the field)
The Matador (he makes defenses miss)
Hesterectomy
Mister (considering the respect he commands)
The Devistator
Quickseven
Sevin Devin
Devin Sevin
Hester the Jester
Revin' Devin
Jetster
WOMP (Weapon of Mass Destruction)
2 Step (when he takes those two steps around the 30-35 yard line, there's only one possible outcome -- touchdown)
6 (for his propensity to find the end zone)
Quick 6 or Q6
The Bullet
The Blur
The Tester
Chainsaw (he buzzes right through the defense)
Getting Seven
Houdini
Take it to the House
Dynamite
Havoc
Spin Doctor (he cures what ails the Bears)
The Heat
60 The Streak
Dare-Devin
No Rester Hester
Return
Roadrunner
End Zone
Mr. Ridiculous
He Gone
Hesterical
High Top
Tasmanian Devin
Crazy Legs Hester
Hercules
Backdraft (an explosive surge so hot most teams can't touch)
Heaven
The Distance
Pinball
Hesterizer
Hesterator
Devin Almighty
Make You Pay
Dust (as in, left in the dust)
Hesteraptor
The Grand Illusion
Superman