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The 2022 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is announced!

One of our pet projects, the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the six new members comprising the Class of 2022, which is the 9th full class. 

There are three wings in the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame:

The Fictitious Athlete wing, whose members are: Rocky Balboa (The Rocky series), Roy Hobbs (The Natural), Crash Avis (Bull Durham), Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Major League), Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore), Reggie Dunlop (Slap Shot), The Hanson Brothers (Slap Shot), Charlie Conway (The Mighty Ducks) Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez (The Sandlot), Apollo Creed (Rocky), Willie “Mays” Hayes (Major League), Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump), Bobby Boucher (The Waterboy), Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (The Longest Yard), Dottie Hinson (A League of Their Own), Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid), Clubber Lang (Rocky), Ivan Drago (Rocky), “Fast” Eddie Felson (The Hustler & The Color of Money, Al Bundy (Married...with Children), Homer Simpson (The Simpsons), Johnny Lawrence (The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai), Jake Taylor (Major League), Sam Malone (Cheers) and Jimmy Chitwood (Hoosiers).

The Fictitious Contributor Wing, whose members are: Harry Doyle (Major League), Carl Spackler (Caddyshack), Mr. Miyagi (The Karate Kid), Chubbs Peterson (Happy Gilmore), Gordon Bombay (The Mighty Ducks), Mickey Goldmill (Rocky), Morris Buttermaker (The Bad News Bears), Coach Ernie Pantusso (Cheers), Adrian Balboa (Rocky), Jimmy Dugan (A League of Their Own), The Gopher (Caddyshack), Paulie Pennino (Rocky) and Norman Dale (Hoosiers).

The Fictitious Veteran Wing, whose members are: Andy “Champ” Purcell (The Champ), Dennis Ryan (Take Me Out to the Ball Game), Guffy McGovern (Angels in the Outfield), Huxley College (Horse Feathers), Sport Goofy (Disney) and Joe Hardy/Joe Boyd (Damn Yankees) and Harold Lamb (The Freshman).

Who joins them?  Let’s find out!

The Fictitious Athlete Class of 2023 are:

Adonis Creed (Creed and Creed II, portrayed by Michael B. Jordan).  The son of former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Apollo Creed, Adonis became the World Heavyweight Champion himself.  This is the most “recent” inductee, and the one with the greatest fictitious athlete pedigree.

Lee (Enter the Dragon, portrayed by Bruce Lee).  Lee qualifies as he participated in what was the most unorganized martial arts tournament in memory; which considering he lived, he won?  That being said, is there a more realistic combatant in any fictional contest?

Ricky Bobby (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Portrayed by Will Ferrell).  NASCAR legend, Ricky Bobby finally enters the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame, and auto racing is well represented.  He wasn’t “first” to get in, but despite his famous credo, is not “last”.

The Fictitious Athlete Contributors are:

Irv Blitzer (Cool Runnings, played by John Candy):  While there was a Jamaican Bobsled Team at the 1988 Olympics, there was no Irv Blitzer. In Cool Runnings, he did exist, as a disgraced former American bobsledder who cheated in the 1960 Olympics.  He found his redemption with the Jamaican bobsledders, and coached them to respectability in .

John Kreese (The Karate Kid & Cobra Kai, portrayed by Martin Kove):  Johnny Lawrence swept the leg, but it was Sensei John Kreese who gave the order.  The evil karate instructor corrupted many a young mind for Valley dominance amongst high school karate students, and decades later, he did it all again.

The Fictitious Athlete Veteran is:

Frank Capua (Winning, portrayed by Paul Newman):  Capua long dreamt of capturing the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500, but there are a lot of obstacles in the way to get it.  Newman is now a three-time entrant following his “Fast” Eddie Felson and Reggie Dunlop induction.

This now means we are underway for voting on the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

You are voting for Semi-Finalists and can vote for them here:

2023 Fictitious Athletes

2023 Fictitious Contributors

2023 Fictitious Veteran

When you can, please support our site and cast your vote for the Class of 2023!

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support.

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