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Shooter McGavin
Sep 24, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
Shooter McGavin was the perfect foil to Happy Gilmore. Where Gilmore (Adam Sandler) was a man of the people, Shooter was an arrogant elitist who represented the old school ideal if the sport. McGavin was a talented player on the golf tour, but his sliminess oozed throughout the picture and this was the prime example of the character you “loved to hate”. To this day, we know that we are not the only ones who see Christopher McDonald (who is constantly working in film and television) and can only see him as “Shooter McGavin”. That may be a testament to what this Hall of Fame is about.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Actor:
Christopher McDonald
Why you should vote for him:
Despite being a goofy comedy, this is one of the better sports villains in history.
Why you should not vote for him:
Was he too unlikable to get votes?
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Sheriff John Biebe
Sep 24, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
For a Hockey movie, there was not that much of the sport in it, and by the time the Mystery, Alaska team played an inconceivable game against the New York Rangers (of which no actual Rangers played in), we didn’t care. Based on reviews and DVD sales, you didn’t either. Russell Crowe was the star of the film, so we are giving his Sheriff John Biebe character a token nomination.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Actor:
Russell Crowe
Position Portrayed:
Forward
Played for:
Mystery, Alaska
Why you should vote for him:
We don’t know; because you loved Crowe in Gladiator?
Why you should not vote for him:
This was not a great sports film.
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Shane Falco
Sep 24, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
The man who choked horrifically for Ohio State in the 1996 Sugar Bowl and flamed out in the professional ranks, Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves) received a second opportunity when a strike forced the use of replacement players. So how did Reeves rebound from a label of a choke artist who avoided contact? Apparently, all he needed was Gene Hackman, a cheerleader and “Heart”. Sure, the believability scale wasn’t too high on this one, but somehow we bought Reeves as a Quarterback, and this sports flick is a favorite of many. Actually, we believed he was more capable of that than as a barnacle scraper.The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Replacements (2000)
Actor:
Shane Falco
Position Portrayed:
Quarterback
Played for:
Washington Sentinels
Why you should vote for him:
Falco was the story of athletic redemption, and Reeves was believable (and considering this is not exactly a thespian we are talking about here) says something.
Why you should not vote for him:
Prior to his comeback, his pro career was a stage below Ryan Leaf.
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Seth Maxwell
Sep 24, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
We kind of have a love/hate relationship with Mac Davis. On interviews he always came across so likeable, and someone you want to go out and have a few beers with. On the other hand, his greatest hit was telling women that he was scum (Baby, Don’t get Hooked on me) and that he was just using them, though we have to give him credit for the way that few women seemed to pick up on that and viewed him as a curly headed sex symbol for women in the 1970’s. He also penned the schmaltzy songs that Bobby Goldsboro had (check out our worst songs of all-time list) and decades later we still haven’t forgiven for it.
This in itself is how we felt about Davis as Seth Maxwell, the Quarterback of the North Dallas Bulls, who was very loosely based on the Cowboys star, Don Meredith. Maxwell was the team leader, which was shown on the field, and off. Our issue though, is trying to believe that Mac Davis could QB a pro team, as physically he looked completely wrong for the part. Honestly, we find that a huge obstacle, but then we never got “hooked” on him.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Actor:
Mac Davis
Position Portrayed:
Quarterback
Played for:
North Dallas Bulls
Why you should vote for him:
It was not a bad impression of “Dandy” Don Meredith. That might be worth something.
Why you should not vote for him:
Physically, buying Mac Davis as a pro Quarterback is a little difficult.
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