- Published in The Athletes
Charles Jefferson
In a perfect world, we would nominate the scene where Phoebe Cates came out of the pool. I mean, athletics happen in swimming pools all the time right? Maybe, we will figure out a Hall of Fame for that.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is not a sports movie, but we do recall a very motivated Linebacker named Charles Jefferson (did he ever get those Earth, Wind & Fire tickets) whose car was “allegedly” totaled by Ridgemont’s rival, Lincoln. This began the greatest on field annihilation by a defensive Football Player in a motion picture, and we can still hear the “Tackle by Jefferson” in our head; that is when we are not thinking about Phoebe Cates’ boobs.