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Athlete Names That Sound Like Star Wars Characters
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The topic of Star Wars has come up quite a bit lately, especially considering the success of Rogue 1 and the tragic death of Carrie Fisher. With that in mind, below is a gallery of some athletes whose names sound like they were taken straight from the films. (Click here for full-size version.)
Athlete names that sound like Star Wars characters
Barkevious Mingo
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Cal Clutterbuck
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Captain Munnerlyn
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Dak Prescott
Greg Nelson
DeSagana Diop
Greg Nelson
Didi Gregorious
Carlos M. Saavedra
Domata Peko
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Dontari Poe
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Festus Ezeli
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Hedo Turkoglu
Bob Rosato
Hope Solo
Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images
J.J. Watt
John W. McDonough
Joakim Noah
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Jori Lehtera
David E. Klutho
Kai Forbath
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Kemba Walker
Greg Nelson
Kenta Maeda
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Koa Misi
Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Kosta Koufos
Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images
Kristaps Porzingis
Greg Nelson
Luol Deng
Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Manti Te'o
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Manu Ginobili
John W. McDonough
Manute Bol
Manny Millan
Ndamukong Suh
Bruce Yeung
Pekka Rinne
John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images
Quentin Jammer
David Bergman
Rajon Rondo
John W. McDonough
Reto Berra
Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images
Rougned Odor
Greg Nelson
Serge Ibaka
Greg Nelson
Shiloh Keo
Jeff Haynes
Takeo Spikes
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Thabo Sefolosha
David E. Klutho
Tuukka Rask
Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images
Vai Sikahema
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Vontaze Burfict
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Xander Bogaerts
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Yaya and Kolo Toure
Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
Zaza Pachulia
Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images
Zemgus Girgensons
Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images
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