Namesakes for ERNIE: Hall-of-Famers: 2 baseball, 2 football, 2 ice hockey (ice hockey) Ernie "Moose" Johnson 1952 (football) Ernie Nevers 1963 (ice hockey) Ernie Russell 1965 (football) Ernie Stautner 1969 (baseball) Ernie Banks 1977 (baseball) Ernie Lombardi 1986 Notable Professional Athletes: 2 baseball, 2 football, 2 ice hockey, 1 soccer (baseball) Ernie Banks (ice hockey) Ernie "Moose" Johnson (baseball) Ernie Lombardi (football) Ernie Nevers (ice hockey) Ernie Russell (football) Ernie Stautner 1925-2006 (soccer) Ernie Brandts 1956-