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Vontae Mack
Nov 19, 2014
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The Athletes
Although the player who was the focus of the NFL draft in the Kevin Costner film, Draft Day, was the University of Wisconsin Quarterback, it was a Linebacker from Ohio State who would go first overall and be the real (or so we are led to believe) prize in the draft.
Vontae Mack (Chadwick Boseman) lobbied hard to be a Cleveland Brown (really?) and through footage and persistence he convinces Crash Davis, Ray Kinsella, Billy Chapel, the Bodyguard guy Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) to do just that. Hey, this guy moonlit as Jackie Robinson so let’s agree that they saw a real athlete here!
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Draft Day (2013)
Actor:
Chadwick Boseman
Position Played:
Linebacker
Played for:
Ohio State
Why You Should Vote For Him:
This was the guy who went number one in the draft!
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
How the hell do we know what he did in the pros?
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Union Cane
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
For better or for worse, we have to respect anyone who is a World Heavyweight Champion in the Rocky Universe. Union Kane would challenge a very disoriented Rocky Balboa when he came back from Russia from his fight against Ivan Drago. The fight never materialized due to Balboa’s retirement, but Kane did win a tournament to become the vacant champion; a belt he held until Tommy Gunn destroyed him.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Rocky V (1990)
Actor:
Michael Williams
Why You Should Vote For Him:
There really is not a good one. He was a background figure despite being a world champion.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
When we did see him fight, he got his ass handed to him Tommy Gunn.
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Turbo
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
Sometimes we are convinced that Dreamworks can do no wrong. In the cute animated film, Turbo, we meet an ordinary garden snail that has a need for speed, and through a freak accident is able to achieve just that and gets to compete at the Indianapolis 500. Seriously, did you ever think when you were young that animation would come this far and would suck you in this much? Honestly, we think we have a sleeper candidate here.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Turbo (2013)
Actor:
Ryan Reynolds
Why You Should Vote For Him:
Well, he does win the biggest auto race in the United States after all! (unless you think that it is Daytona)
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Should we play the cartoon card here?
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Terrence "T.K." King
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
Although he technically wasn’t the star of Necessary Roughness, Wide Receiver, Terrence “T.K.” King was the catalyst that necessitated bringing in a sports therapist in the first place. Part OchoCinco, part Moss and part T.O., King was the flashy head case that was why you stayed tuned to the show.
The Bullet Points:
T.V. Show Appeared:
Necessary Roughness (2011-13)
Actor:
Mechad Brooks
Position Played:
Wide Receiver
Played for:
New York Hawks & New Jersey Bobcats
Why You Should Vote For Him:
You have to appreciate stars.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
The show did not gain enough traction to make him a true pop culture icon.
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