No, not really. People probably make up nicknames, but there are on famous ones.
He went by Barry until he started college.
Barry
Spelman C
i think a College Sports team was called the cornhuskers. it is the only nickname derived from a sports team.
The Nittany Lions
the mop
Tigers
The name of the sports teams at The College of Wooster is the Fighting Scots.
Bluto
Cal= Golden Bears
It is in Dixie county and Dixie State College is there.
Lumberjacks is the nickname for Northern Arizona and Stephen F. Austin.