You might have closely pursued the top title “The Mailman” as far as sports nicknames go. Karl Malone has spent many evenings away from his usual residence for the Utah Jazz to become one of the NBA’s greatest scorers. But before he achieved the moniker Mailman, he held two nicknames previously. 

 It will be unbiased to assume Malone’s famous nickname got famous around the same time when he teamed up with John Stockton. Fans consider their duo one of the best duos in NBA history. Yet the source of the title Mailman designated back to the Hall of Famer’s undergraduate days. 

In his college years, this 6 feet 9 inches tall man enrolled the Louisiana Tech University. He also joined the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team playing under coach Andy Russo during his second year. When he ended his second season with Bulldogs, the team finished the season 29-3. 

After being selected Malone with the 13th pick in the 1985 NBA Draft, he averaged over 20 points by his 2nd season. For the very first time in the school’s history, the team could advance to the NCAA tournament. Since that time, he achieved the name “The Mailman” because he always delivered. 

Karl Malone deserved this title as if we notice his career achievement, we will see 2x Olympic Gold Medal, 2x All-Star Game MVP, 14x All-Star, 2x League MVP, 11x All-NBA First Team, 3x All-Defensive First Team. He also finished 6th in games played (1,476), 2nd in minutes played (54,852), 2nd in Field Goals (13,528), 1st in Free Throws (9,787) and 1st in Free Throw attempts (13,188), Field Goal attempts (26,210).