According to the bio of Mickey Goldmill, he had a spectacular record of 72 and 1, with 70 by way of Knockout; which incidentally was a much better record than his famed protégé, Rocky Balboa, who had a myriad of losses prior to facing Apollo Creed in Philadelphia. The Jewish pugilist claimed that he knocked a guy out of the ring on the same night that Luis Firpo did the same to Jack Dempsey, and stated that since he had no manager, he never got noticed, nor did he get a chance. 

Mickey considered Rocky to be a good fighter, which threw away his talent and thus often berated the “Italian Stallion” calling him a “bum” in front of everyone. Mickey would eventually come to manage and train Balboa, when he was pegged to receive the bi-centennial promotional match against the Heavyweight Champion, Creed, and though Rocky did not win, he went the distance with the champ, becoming the first ever to do so, and was living up to the potential that Mickey knew he had all along.

We will say this though. We hated the way Mickey was displayed in Rocky III, having the champ duck quality opponents and dying unceremoniously after the Balboa/Lang fight. It made you wonder, did Mickey not know the secret of the “Eye of the Tiger”?

The Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame is pleased to welcome Mickey Goldmill into the Class of 2017.


The Bullet Points:
Movies Appeared:
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)

Actor:
Burgess Meredith

Role Portrayed:
Trainer of Rocky Balboa

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Just how many tackles to the head did Dauber take before he was named to be a coach? The dumber than dirt Michael Dybinski was a solid player for Hayden Fox at Minnesota State, but couldn’t they have given this guy one brain cell to make it look like this moron could be an effective coach?

Although it was a little difficult to believe that the closest friend of the backup Quarterback was the Head Trainer of the team, we did enjoy the sweet role of Max Corkle (Jack Warden) as the only mortal aware of the true identity of Warren Beatty’s character. Jack Warden was at his nicest and was perfect as the everyman who helped out the new maverick owner of the Los Angeles Rams become its starting Quarterback. Sure, the believability scale has to be morphed, but someone had to be that liaison between the afterlife and present, and why not Jack Warden?



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Actor:
Jack Warden

Role Portrayed:
Trainer of the Los Angeles Rams

Why you should vote for him:
His role was actually necessary to keep the tone of the picture afloat.

Why you should not vote for him:
He missed the Super Bowl, and nobody on his team seemed to notice.

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As much as Tony Curtis had a career that may have rivaled Walter Matheau, the drop off from Morris Buttermaker to Marvin Lazar was like the drop off in talent from Kelly Leak to one of those short Mexican kids. As a slimy opportunistic agent, Curtis used the Bad News Bears for his own gain, and other than a scene against Japanese wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, it was not exactly a role worth remembering,



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
The Bad News Bears go to Japan (1978)

Actor:
Tony Curtis

Role Portrayed:
Manager/Agent of the Bad News Bears

Why you should vote for him:
Tony Curtis is a legitimate Hollywood legend.

Why you should not vote for him:
But not because of this movie.

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