S/D: Records Made By Athletes

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Looking at the picture of the Bears, I seem to recall that William "The Refrigerator" Perry was actually known to his teammates by another nickname, "Biscuit" because "he was just a biscuit under 305" or something like that? Is this correct?

Henry A Blacktune, Monday, 15 November 2004 07:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

johnny bench did c&w gigs; may or may not made records.

alice cooper, iggy pop, huey lewis, and darius rucker a/k/a/ hootie said to have real good golf handicaps; perhaps not quite PGA quality though.

how good a tennis player was lars ulrich in pre-metallica days? was he ever actually "seeded" (whatever that means) in denmark? his much cooler dad played wimbledon (and was a jazz musician) i believe.

chuck, Monday, 15 November 2004 15:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

Didn't Johnny Mathis actually compete at an Olympics? Long jump?

Ol' Dirty Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

the elephant 6 kids were really into kickball

cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

those denny mcclain records are alright loungefare fwiw

cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

o man - oscar de la hoya a big obv one: he actually had a hit somewhat. roy jones deserves a mention too.

cinniblount (James Blount), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

Torben Ulrich lost a tight five-setter vs John Newcombe in the last sixteen of the '68 US Open, which is pretty good going considering he was 40 by that time.

I fear that Pat Cash and John McEnroe may have may a record or two (Mac certainly toured with his own band, much to the growing disgust of his wife); Jo Durie certainly did (it was 'orrible) and Jim Courier has played drums with REM. Yannick Noah has had several hits in France.

Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 15 November 2004 15:54 (8 years ago) Permalink

Lars Ulrich was a seeded teen player.

Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Shows would promote their shows by showing up in town around noon, challenging all comers to a baseball game, then afterwards saying "tell you what, we licked you/you licked us, but why don't you come down to the dancehall tonight and we'll show you a thing or two about this fiddle music." Could it have worked for Black Flag? Maybe.

Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 15 November 2004 16:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 15 November 2004 16:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

LLOYD COLE likes golf.

Some of those tennis players released a version of Led Zep's 'Rock 'n' Roll'.

PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Monday, 15 November 2004 17:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

Nick Drake was a distinguished athlete (rugby, track & field) in high school.

mike a, Monday, 15 November 2004 17:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

jeff buckley? horrible swimmer, sad to say.

big ed delahanty, Monday, 15 November 2004 17:50 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can't believe nobody's mentioning David Ortiz's new reggaeton album (!), featuring somebody called Cynthia Roquez. It's entitled, regrettably, "Bases Loaded." I have a feeling it's the best thing in the world.

Daniel Cohen (dayan), Monday, 15 November 2004 18:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

thurl bailey has a record or two out... (former NBA player)

"In addition to professional speaking, Thurl is a broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah, an actor, and an award winning singer/song writer. His first album, Faith In Your Heart, is a compilation of uplifting songs that won several top awards. His latest CD, ‘I’m Not The Same’ is released October 2002 with great reviews and is a fusion of original style R&B and nu soul."

6335, Monday, 15 November 2004 18:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dud: Six And Out (Australian Cricket Team band)

Mil (Mil), Monday, 15 November 2004 22:26 (8 years ago) Permalink

old thread on this:

S/D athletes who make music

i've pawed those McClain records a number of times but I could never bring myself to buy them.

Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 15 November 2004 22:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can't believe nobody's mentioning David Ortiz's new reggaeton album (!), featuring somebody called Cynthia Roquez. It's entitled, regrettably, "Bases Loaded." I have a feeling it's the best thing in the world.

Tell me you're not kidding.

Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 04:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

There appear to be three versions of "For the Money" and two versions of, er, "Punani."

Needless to say, this is a must-buy.

Daniel Cohen (dayan), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

http://www.islamusical.com/sku.html?p=40511&c=117

Daniel Cohen (dayan), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:06 (8 years ago) Permalink

(Almost) all these blokes are guys.

Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

And yes I know that most pro athletes are men.

Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:15 (8 years ago) Permalink

regrettably, mr. lalas is an alumnus of my undergraduate college. at least we had a good soccer team while he was there.

I can't believe nobody's mentioning David Ortiz's new reggaeton album (!), featuring somebody called Cynthia Roquez. It's entitled, regrettably, "Bases Loaded." I have a feeling it's the best thing in the world.

this IS a joke, yes? and if not, how many copies of it have been sold in boston?

Eisbär (llamasfur), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 05:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

i am really surprised no one has mentioned robert pollard of GBV on this thread. yet.

maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 06:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

this IS a joke, yes? and if not, how many copies of it have been sold in boston?

It's for real, and it's not very good. Here's a lo-fi RM file, provenance unknown, that I found somewhere. I haven't heard the full-length yet, but if this is the single, I don't have high hopes for the rest, sheer novelty value aside.

Daniel Cohen (dayan), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 07:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 years pass...

Heard Cecil Taylor was a great basketball player, though he was considerably smaller than stereotypical players.

Was HR involved in anything organised athletically or just naturally athletic? Seen footage of those other DC types Fugazi pretty much slamdunking themselves through basketball hoops.

Stevolende, Sunday, 13 May 2012 15:11 (1 year ago) Permalink


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