So we have the greatest sports movie contest up and running now. How about the greatest fictional athlete in a sports movie ? -Roy Hobbs-The Natural -Rocky Balboa-Rocky and Creed Movies -Dean Youngblood-Youngblood -Paul Crewe-The Longest Yard -Steamin' Willie Beaman-Any Given Sunday -Happy Gilmore-Happy Gilmore -Jimmy Chitwood-Hoosiers -Ty Webb-Caddyshack -Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy-Tin Cup -Roy Munson-Kingpin -Nooch LaLoosh-Bull Durham -Reggie Dunlop-Slap Shot -Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez-The Sandlot -Billy Hoyle-White Men Can't Jump -Sidney Dean-White Men Can't Jump -Johnny Lawrence-The Karate Kid -Daniel Larusso-The Karate Kid -Ricky Bobby-Talledega Nights -Fast Eddie Felson-The Hustler and the Color of Money -Spike Hammersmith-Little Giants -Becky "Icebox" O'Shea-Little Giants -Gavin "The Grey Ghost" Grey-Everybody's All-American -Adam Banks-The Mighty Ducks -Billy Chapel-For the Love of the Game - Kelly Leak-The Bad News Bears -Rod Tillwell-Jerry Maguire -Ricky Vaughn-Major League -Haywood-Major League -Willie Mays Hayes-Major League -Jon Moxin-Varsity Blues -Bobby Boucher-The Waterboy -Randy "The Ram" Robinson-The Wrestler -Cole Trickle-Days of Thunder -Peter La Fleur-Dodgeball -Neon Badoe-Blue Chips -Alvin Mack-The Program -Paul Blake-Unnecessary Roughness -"Honey" Roy Palmer-Diggstown -Jesus Shuttlesworth-He Got Game -Levander "Bird"Williams-Wildcats -Shane Falco-The Replacements -Reno Hightower-The Best of Times
im sure i missed a few fake athletes, but this is a good starting point. to me it's a tough call between Roy Hobbs, Dean Youngblood and Jimmy Chitwood. Hobbs single handedly carried the NY Knights to the pennant. Dean Youngblood is coming off a 192 goal season in his last season. Jimmy Chitwood never misses a shot and carried the Hickey team to the Indiana State Championship Title.
Yeah i thought of him as well and it's just so ridiculous i wasn't wasting my time. when he was on the roof of Yankee stadium and not wanting to come down, i was hoping he would jump the hell off. so ridiculous of a movie.
Not a sports movie but Reggie Jackson as Reggie Jackson in the Naked Gun. That robot-esque walk of his as he gets the gun from under 2nd base and approaches the VIP box......."I must kill the queen....." until of course he's flattened by the big girl from the upper deck.
Well hey you didn’t ask for the most plausible fictional athlete, you asked for the greatest. There ain’t anybody can top a 27 K perfecto man. Period. Full stop.
Every time this is on TV I remember Drew Carey's joke about the last 5 seconds of the game is like watching Bernie Kosar scrambling for a 1 yard gain.
??? YES THERE IS ! REGGIE DUNLOP #12 ! Get your beer ready Duff Beer Doug bc you owe me a few cases for that !
Charles Jefferson #33 ! One game performance can't cut it. The actor who portrayed him is Oscar winner Forest Whitaker.