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Jack Chester
Sep 05, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
Perhaps this is a bit of a stretch but the final act of John Candy’s (Jack Chester) film, “Summer Rental” saw him sail his way to victory in an old boat while defeating the blowhard who looked suspiciously like Rambo’s only friend. There has to be something memorable about Candy winning the regatta by using his boxers as a sail, and the Chicago Blackhawks jersey he wore on the beach. Still, we prefer the scene where he explains his favorite Smurfs episode, but we here have never been accused of our high level of maturity.
Isis
Sep 05, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
Is Isis really a villain? Yes, Gabrielle Union was the opponent of Kirsten Dunst in the cheerleading film, “Bring it on”, but it was her routine that was unwittingly stolen, and though she does not play a sympathetic character in most of the film, many cheered her victory in the end. Again we ask…is cheerleading a sport?
Homer Simpson
Sep 05, 2013
Published in
The 2020 Fictitious Athlete Inductees
We don’t think this is a stretch at all. Any follower of the Simpsons knows that the family patriarch is a big fan of sports. However, Homer has been quite the athletic participant himself. Consider the following sports related performances:
Competing (albeit briefly) with Venus Williams as his partner in a mixed doubles tennis tournament.
Was the Head Coach for Bart’s Peewee Football team.
He boxed Drederick Tatum in his first boxing match after the former champ served jail time.
He represented the U.S.A. in mixed curling at the Winter Olympics.
He bowled a perfect game.
He pinch hit for Darryl Strawberry and drove (ok, was hit by a pitch) in the winning run over Shelbyville’s nuclear team.
He also found his way to watch the Super Bowl in Rupert Murdoch’s private box, went on a hunger strike to keep the Springfield Isotopes from moving to Albuquerque, became the mascot for Capital City, and we are only giving a handful of his sports related examples.
Yes, we know that this is a cartoon, but this is the Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame after all, and Homer Simpson certainly qualifies. Now can you vote for a cartoon?
Harry Hayes
Sep 05, 2013
Published in
The Athletes
There was something likable about Harry Hayes, the British representative in the 1970 film, “The Games”. Maybe it was because on the naïve side or maybe it was because we viewed him as a distant cousin to Austin Powers. We know this much; even though we knew he wasn’t going to run that two hour Marathon, we couldn’t help but wish he could.