Yes. it was given to them when the euro cup was played in England for the first time due to the mascots and the badge
Three Lions.
The England rugby team doesn't have an official nickname
England's Nickname are the Three Lions
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The Nittany Lions
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Calvin Johnson, the wide receiver for the NFL's Detroit Lions, was given the nickname "Megatron" by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams. The name caught on with fans. Johnson has a potent combo of size, strength, agility, and leaping ability that likely was the genesis of the nickname.
Barry Sanders nickname when he was in the pro's playing for the Detroit Lions was "The big bad barry"
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Three Lions was created on 2010-05-17.