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2023 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame - Round 1

Danny Meehan

TV Show/Movie Appeared: Mean Machine (2001)
Actor/Actress: Vinnie Jones
Position Portrayed: Striker
Played For:: Longmarsh Prison Inmates
Why you should vote:: Have you seen Vinnie Jones? We are afraid not to vote for him!
Why you should not vote:: With all due respect to Jones, this worked better with Burt Reynolds and American Football in general.
The English soccer version of the 1974 Burt Reynolds classic, The Longest Yard, saw former English soccer star, Vinnie Jones taking on the main role. For those who are not familiar with Jones, he was a very popular soccer player, known for his toughness and charisma, which translated into a successful film career. As Danny Meehan, in “Mean Machine”, he was a former English Soccer Captain, who found himself in jail due to match fixing. The plot is identical to the ’74 version, but of course with a British flavor making it unique all on its own.