American Flyers may not have been a very successful movie, but it did give us a few things worth noting. This was the first athletic role (of many) for Kevin Costner. His girlfriend in the flick was an in her prime, Rae Dawn Chong. Costner did not win the race, and all that people took from the movie was that he was in the movie. Actually, Costner’s character had to bow out to an aneurysm, but does that really matter? This is what launched Costner to the Fictitious Athlete sports world. That is good enough for us.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
American Flyers (1985)

Actor:
Kevin Costner

Why you should vote for him:
As mentioned, this launched Costner in our eyes.

Why you should not vote for him:
Not only did he not win, he didn’t finish.

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The conniving and self-loving Point Guard for Carver High was one of our favorites on the White Shadow. Morris Thorpe was everything you expected from a Point Guard; he was talented, had swagger and of course gave women VD (that actually happened). This was a character we would have loved to have followed in college.



The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The White Shadow (1978-1981)

Actor:
Kevin Hooks

Position Portrayed:
Point Guard

Played for:
Carver H.S.

Why you should vote for him:
Some of the best lines from this show came from Thorpe’s mouth.

Why you should not vote for him:
He may have been our favorite, but was he really the breakout star of the show? Probably not.

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In what was the last athletic role of note of his great Fictitious Athlete career, Wesley Snipes donned the gloves as a prison boxing star, who was undefeated in prison boxing. As his legitimate career was derailed by incarceration, Monroe Hutchen (Snipes) never had the chance to test his skills against the best; until we remember that this is a movie and the former Heavyweight Boxing champion of the world lands in the same penitentiary.

The lead singer of the Carver High Basketball team was not the most developed character on or off the court, but that was not what bothered us about Milton Reese. For us, it was that Reese looked like he was ten years older than everyone else (and was 28 when the show started). We know that Hollywood often casts late twenty-somethings as teenagers, but at least most of them are remotely passable.



The Bullet Points:
TV Show Appeared:
The White Shadow (1978-1981)

Actor:
Nathan Cook

Position Portrayed:
Small Forward

Played for:
Carver H.S.

Why you should vote for him:
Just for love of the White Shadow. That show ruled!

Why you should not vote for him:
This was not the best character on the show.

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