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Lightning McQueen
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
With all apologies to the fans of Pixar’s Cars, we made a mistake not putting Lightning McQueen on the original ballot. Saying that, we have the aforementioned anthropomorphic NASCAR looking automobile that was a brash rookie, which though has been a common thread in many racing films, we actually have one that showcases more character depth than many of those other “live action” ones combined. He didn’t win the Piston Cup in the first film (though by the sequel we would learn that he would win the championship later) it is a winning character.
Chances are your young child would put in a vote for Lightning!
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Cars (2006)
Cars 2 (2011)
Actor:
Owen Wilson
Why You Should Vote For Him:
He did eventually win the Piston and learned a valuable lesson off the track.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Should you not wish to induct a cartoon, we understood.
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Lenny Feder
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
It is a bit of stretch we know, but Adam Sandler, who loves athletics and athlete roles, was positioned as a Basketball standout that could always hit the corner three…in middle school. In his ensemble comedy, Grown Ups, it was established that he was the star of his team, though we have to wonder just how important middle school Basketball Coaches really are to get a star Hollywood agent to come back to his small town. Either way, Lenny Feder (Sandler’s character) deliberately misses a three pointer (the same one that one a championship game as a kid) to teach his son a lesson. Now that we think about it, Sandler only stinks in fictional athletics on purpose. Hmmmm.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Grown Ups (2010)
Actor:
Adam Sandler
Position Played:
Unknown
Played for:
Unknown Middle School in Connecticut
Why You Should Vote For Him:
Say what you want about Sandler, lover him or hate him, he is a major force in this world of fictional athletes.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
His athletic highlight took place in middle school.
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Lee
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The 2022 Fictitious Athlete Inductees
Although Enter the Dragon in terms of plot made no real sense whatsoever, it didn’t matter as this was the movie that finally got American audiences to see Bruce Lee and they were content to watch him kick ass. We aren’t even sure that he belongs here, but Bruce Lee (playing a guy named Lee not so coincidentally) goes onto to the bad guy’s island to compete in a Marital Arts tournament. That makes him barely qualify here, but what kind of tournament was this? We saw nothing that told us rules, brackets, and in theory we never even saw the tournament end!
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Actor:
Bruce Lee
Why You Should Vote For Him:
Bruce Lee is not just a legend, he is a God.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Yeah he kicked ass, but what kind of tournament was this?
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Larry Murphy
Nov 19, 2014
Published in
The Athletes
In the 70’s and 80’s, there were a lot of good Made for TV movies, one of which starred Peter Strauss, as Larry Murphy, a convicted felon with the gift for middle distance running. Essentially, it is shown that he is good enough to make the United States Olympic team, and is even given a trial to prove it, only to have it puled right from under him. He never did get a chance to prove he could be the best, unless you count what he did against a stopwatch.
The Bullet Points:
TV Movie Appeared:
The Jericho Mile (1979)
Actor:
Peter Strauss
Why You Should Vote For Him:
It was a great story, and was one of the most respected TV movies of its day.
Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
Technically, we never saw him compete.