11 Craziest West Ham Players To Ever Wear Claret And Blue

5. Neil Ruddock

"Razor" Ruddock gained his nickname from the boxer Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, which only goes to cement his status even more as one of football's hardest players. His love of winding up opposition players most famously led to an incident in 1999 in which Vieira spat in the face of Ruddock following a number of jibes and insults thrown his way throughout the course of the match.