Thread: Who's the best athlete-actor/actress?

bambam wrote: jazzcyclist wrote: Avante wrote: jazzcyclist wrote: What about Paul Robeson and Tommy Lee Jones? Also, no one's mentioned O.J. Simpson. By the way, is Arnold Schwarzenegger an athlete? Been a lot of athlete/actors... Sugar Ray Robinson Merlin Olson Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe Roman Gabriel Rafer Johnson Bruce Jenner Bernie Casey Fred Williamson Alex Karras Woody Strode Timmy Brown Anthony Davis Jim Brown was the best...

Speedfirst wrote: Jim Brown. Not only did Jim do as much or more on the playing the field with quality, but he also did more on the silver screen as well. Wrong! I don't disagree with the first part of your statement, but the second part I take exception with. Brown isn't in the same league as Casey or Jones when it comes to acting, and bad hammy has named three more that I had forgotten about. Of course those folks couldn't...

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I looked up Bernie Casey's stats....he was very good! I always remember him screaming "You will repay your debts to me!"

Avante wrote: bambam wrote: jazzcyclist wrote: Avante wrote: jazzcyclist wrote: What about Paul Robeson and Tommy Lee Jones? Also, no one's mentioned O.J. Simpson. By the way, is Arnold Schwarzenegger an athlete? Been a lot of athlete/actors... Sugar Ray Robinson Merlin Olson Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe Roman Gabriel Rafer Johnson Bruce Jenner Bernie Casey Fred Williamson Alex Karras Woody Strode Timmy Brown Anthony Davis Jim Brown...

We have had this discussion many times before. Don't forget Dennis Weaver, 6th in 1948 Olympic Trials Decathlon. And of course, Jim Thorpe who was in White Heat . And how could anyone not know who Buster Crabbe was? He was great on Saturday mornings in those old Flash Gordon episodes.

KDFINE wrote: anyone remember the name of the TV series that Bob Mathias was in? I remember him in a hard hat... IMDB says that Bob Mathias was in "Troubleshooters" (1959) . Turner Classic movies occassionally shows China Doll (1958) in which Mathias has a fairly major speaking part. He's surprisingly good. cman

Bruce Kritzler wrote: Davidokun wrote: gh wrote: Davidokun wrote: gh wrote: Forget Casey the football player! He was an NCAA 4th-placer in our sport. Bonus points if you can name the event and his alma mater (without looking of course). A tricky clue is Rafer Johnson. High hurdles What was the tricky link to Rafer Johnson? Like bambam , I didn't know, so I looked it up. Do you plan to reveal the answer? Has to have been with Rafer...

jazzcyclist wrote: Speedfirst wrote: Jim Brown. Not only did Jim do as much or more on the playing the field with quality, but he also did more on the silver screen as well. Wrong! I don't disagree with the first part of your statement, but the second part I take exception with. Brown isn't in the same league as Casey or Jones when it comes to acting, and bad hammy has named three more that I had forgotten about. Of course those...

Roscoe Lee Browne wasn't too shabby either. Married with children is my favorite sitcom. Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy) was a linebacker.