John McEnroe hosted a reality TV.
John McEnroe hosted a reality TV.
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Bubba Smith was in several movies.
Merlin Olsen has already been mentioned. Both Olsen and his then Rams teammate Roman Gabriel appeared in John Wayne's "The Undefeated."
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale abandoned baseball in the spring of 1966 for acting, until the Dodgers came up with a bit more money.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Elroy Hirsch, a star runningback with the Rams in the 1950s, made several movies.
Terry Bradshaw has been in a few movies.
Jackie Robinson played himself in "The Jackie Robinson Story."
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
John Wayne?
Rosey Greir was fanstastic in The Man with Two Heads.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
You are forgetting the crown jewel of OJ's acting resume:Originally Posted by Falls City Beer
"Nordburg...must...kill...the...Queen!"
who could forget Pete Rose's portrayal of Ty Cobb in tv's Babe Ruth?
Bob Uecker and Pete Vuckovich were in Major League.
Lou Gehrig was in a B-Western called Raw Hide.
Danny Tartabull, Paul O'Neill and Joe Torre were on Seinfeld when George was working with the Yankees.
Johnny Bench tried his hand at signing country music with the predictable result
"Playoffs? Don't talk about playoffs. Are you kidding me? Playoffs? I'm just hoping we can win a game, another game. " Jim Mora
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan...?
2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Ex-Bengal Mike Reid has had some success as a song writer, primarily in country music.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
And, of course, Keith Hernandez and Roger McDowell in the famous "spitting" episode.Originally Posted by MrCinatit
But really, the intention was to talk more about guys who really tried to make a go of an entertainment career...not just guys making cameo apperances.
That said...I loved Andre the Giant in The Princes Bride.
For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.
johnny bench has done a lot ov tv---look up imdb.com--even did an episode of mission impossible
Joe Namath was also in "Chattanooa Choo-Choo," quite possibly the best football-team-on-a-train movie of all time.Joe Namath briefly had a TV series and made a couple of movies, including "Norwood" with Glen Campbell and "C.C. and Company" with Ann Margret.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
Was great in Mr. Belvedere, as well as many beer commercials.Originally Posted by MrCinatit
Does Chuck Norris count?
Drake Hogestyn of Days of Our Lives played minor league ball with the Yankees until an injury ended his playing career.
Tony Danza was a boxer.
Buster Crabbe won gold in the 400 metre freestyle at the 1932 Olympics.
Rick Fox has appeared in a handful of films.
Bob Hope started out as an amateur boxer. He also played some golf.
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini and Jake LaMotta have also done some film work.
Who could forget Cam Neely as Sea Bass?
And last, but not least, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
If you consider being a circus acrobat an athlete, then Burt Lancaster makes the list. He was an acrobat as a youth before suffering an injury.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
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