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Billy "The Kid" McDonnen
Grudge Match may not have been a fan favorite of the critics, but for many this was a fun throwback remembering two of their past favorite actors, at least that is how we viewed it. In this film, Robert DeNiro plays former Light Heavyweight Champion, Billy “The Kid” McDonnen, a braggadocios though successful man living in the past. DeNiro is able to flex his comedic chops, though not necessarily his muscles, as he physically just did not look up to this. Still, this is Robert DeNiro so we will give him a pass!
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Grudge Match (2013)
Actor:
Robert DeNiro
Why You Should Vote For Him:
DeNiro is a legend, even in roles that are beneath him.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
With all due respect to DeNiro, there are more iconic fictional boxers than this.
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Alexis Winston
Ice Castles was more of a sappy love story than an athletic story, but for our purposes we have a champion caliber figure skater who through a freak accident goes blind. She learns to skate with the disability, but it was a film more about making teen girls cry than anything else. Not exactly a winning formula is it?
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Ice Castles (1978)
Actor:
Lynn-Holly Johnson
Why You Should Vote For Her:
Well, if you want to vote based on overcoming the odds, this is about as good as it gets.
Why You Should Not Vote For Her:
This could be one of the cheesiest characters on the ballot.
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148. Matt Birk
One of the most respected men in Professional Football, the excellent blocker and cerebral Matt Birk earned six Pro Bowl selections, the Ed Block Courage Award in 2006, and the prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2011. The year after receiving that award at the Super Bowl, he won the brass ring in his final season with the Baltimore Ravens, thus going out as a champion.
303. Keith Brooking
One of the most prolific tacklers in the history of the Atlanta Falcons, Keith Brooking, was drafted from Georgia Tech 12th overall in 1998. While he was not an immediate starter, he found a home in Atlanta’s Nickel Defense and was a part of their run to Super Bowl XXXIII.
After becoming a regular starter, Brooking had few equals as a run stuffer, and he had a nine-season run in which he averaged over 100 combined tackles; in 2003, he led the National Football League in Solo Tackles with 123. Brooking was named to five straight Pro Bowls (2001-05), and as of this writing, is in the top 25 all-time in Solo Tackles and Combined Tackles.
