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Saleh
Sep 23, 2013
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The Athletes
There have been a few players who became big NBA stars from the continent of Africa, namely Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo, and others who would go on to have solid professional careers. Africa wasn’t flooding the NBA, nor was they all from one particular country, but it was however noticed throughout the world of Basketball.
Apparently someone from Hollywood noticed too, as they felt there was a need to make a movie about Kevin Bacon recruiting an African Center. The film was not terrible, but was largely forgettable. In fact, we are not even sure what African country it was set in, or even if it was disclosed at all. Basically, we were treated to images an often smiling African center who could dunk. Sorry, that’s really all we recall; which may be more than most people who watched the film.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Air up There (1994)
Actor:
Charles Gitonga Maina
Position Portrayed:
Center
Played for:
His African Village
Why you should vote for him:
Hmmmm…. Give us some time to come up with a reason.
Why you should not vote for him:
Was there ever a reason this film was made other than branch the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to African actors?
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Russ Tyler
Sep 23, 2013
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Brought in to appeal to the urban cool demographic, Russ Tyler (Kenan Thompson) was a great street hockey player with a sharp tongue that naturally translated well on the ice. Wait, you are saying that doesn’t seem logical? In the Mighty Dicks series, nothing really is, (in D2, their chief rival was Iceland, who has never participated in any major International Ice Hockey Tournament), so we will overlook a lot as long as it entertaining. Kenan Thompson was at least that.
The Bullet Points:
Movies Appeared:
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
Actor:
Kenan Thompson
Position Portrayed:
Defence
Played for:
The Mighty Ducks
Why you should vote for him:
He was given a few cute lines.
Why you should not vote for him:
From street hockey to ice hockey that easy? C’mon man!
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Rip
Sep 23, 2013
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The Athletes
Hulk Hogan’s first leading role…..well, it should have been his last. As campy as “No Holds Barred” was (it has veered into that strange ‘so bad it is must watch like a car crash) it has sadly become the Godfather II of Hogan’s overall body of work. There is no point going into too much detail here. Hulk Hogan played “Rip”, who coincidentally was a professional wrestler who is the top star of a cable network, and is being courted by an “evil” owner of rival network…..and wait a minute, are we discussing the “plot” here? We will finish by saying that in the film, Hulk made someone piss their pants, avenged his brother, defeated a larger opponent and appears to have killed the evil network owner at the end. Now that’s how a “Real American” solves a problem.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
No Holds Barred (1989)
Actor:
Hulk Hogan
Why you should vote for him:
Because you say your prayers, eat your vitamins and you are a Real American, brother!
Why you should not vote for him:
Hogan’s acting is Golden Raspberry worthy…..especially the scene where he is crying over his brother who was in the hospital at the hands of Zeus.
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Ricardo "Go-Go" Gomez
Sep 23, 2013
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The Athletes
It may have felt at times that Ricardo “Go Go” Gomez was a token Latino on the White Shadow, but as this was an inner city High School in Los Angeles, the question was how come there wasn’t more representation from the Hispanic community on the show. Overall, the character of Ricardo “Go Go” Gomez was not the best one on the show, and frankly its portrayer (Ira Augustain) was a mediocre actor. Although Gomez was written inconsistently in comparison to some of the others, it was good to show a Hispanic face on Prime Time when few were shown at the time (Charo’s appearances on the Love Boat don’t count). Does this type of trailblazing account for an induction here?
The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The White Shadow (1978-1981)
Actor:
Ira Augustain
Position Portrayed:
Bench/Guard
Played for:
Carver H.S.
Why you should vote for him:
Unless we are mistaken, this is the first Latin athlete featured on Television.
Why you should not vote for him:
As mentioned, this was far from the most developed character on the show.
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