The Jester's Quart: Mr. Touchdown vs. The Black Quarterback

Greg_Wyshynski · January 21st, 2005, 03:13 AM

Prior to Super Bowl XXII between the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins, quarterback Doug Williams was badgered with questions for two weeks about being the first black quarterback to start in the NFL's biggest game. (Yes, even bigger than the Pro Bowl and the Hall of Fame Game, if you can...
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Ishkur · January 25th, 2005, 03:50 AM

The Air up There?

Come on, man. It's Kevin Bacon! KEVIN BACON! .....you almost stole my idea for a "top 10 sports movies of all time" article. You might kind of sort of would have consider Finding Forrestor a basketball movie, except for the glaringly obvious fact that it's a wholesale ripoff of Good Will Hunting, and not really about basketball. But it's the only basketball movie I can think of where the star basketball player is equal parts athlete and intellectual. THAT'S the problem with basketball movies. There's no real respect or compassion towards the players and their personalities.

And there doesn't really need to be a basketball comedy movie. That's what we got the Harlem Globetrotters for.

Greg_Wyshynski · January 26th, 2005, 02:42 AM

Every sport needs its own great comedy. Hell, even horse racing has one.

(I'll leave it up to you guys to fill in the blank.)

-GDub

Ishkur · January 26th, 2005, 03:15 AM

The Long Shot.

Greatest horseracing movie ever.

January 21st, 2005, 03:13 AM	#1
Greg_Wyshynski Join Date: 06-04-2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 223 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	The Jester's Quart: Mr. Touchdown vs. The Black Quarterback Prior to Super Bowl XXII between the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins, quarterback Doug Williams was badgered with questions for two weeks about being the first black quarterback to start in the NFL's biggest game. (Yes, even bigger than the Pro Bowl and the Hall of Fame Game, if you can... Full Article

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January 25th, 2005, 03:50 AM	#2
Ishkur Join Date: 12-27-2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 438 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	The Air up There? Come on, man. It's Kevin Bacon! KEVIN BACON! .....you almost stole my idea for a "top 10 sports movies of all time" article. You might kind of sort of would have consider Finding Forrestor a basketball movie, except for the glaringly obvious fact that it's a wholesale ripoff of Good Will Hunting, and not really about basketball. But it's the only basketball movie I can think of where the star basketball player is equal parts athlete and intellectual. THAT'S the problem with basketball movies. There's no real respect or compassion towards the players and their personalities. And there doesn't really need to be a basketball comedy movie. That's what we got the Harlem Globetrotters for.

January 26th, 2005, 02:42 AM	#3
Greg_Wyshynski Join Date: 06-04-2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 223 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Every sport needs its own great comedy. Hell, even horse racing has one. (I'll leave it up to you guys to fill in the blank.) -GDub

January 26th, 2005, 03:15 AM	#4
Ishkur Join Date: 12-27-2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 438 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	The Long Shot. Greatest horseracing movie ever.

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