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Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields

  1. Roger Bannister, neurologist
  2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice
  3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota
  4. Bill Bradley, Senator
  5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist
  6. Ted Williams - Pilot
  7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  8. Merlin Oleson, actor
  9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994
  10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain.

Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game):

  1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It)
  2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII
  3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear)
  4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing)
  5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew)
  7. Othello, WA (Othello)
  8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus)
  9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear)
  10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Norhing)
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Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields

  1. Roger Bannister, neurologist
  2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice
  3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota
  4. Bill Bradley, Senator
  5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist
  6. Ted Williams - Pilot
  7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  8. Merlin Oleson, actor
  9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994
  10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain.
  11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor

Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game):

  1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It)
  2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII
  3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear)
  4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing)
  5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew)
  7. Othello, WA (Othello)
  8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus)
  9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear)
  10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing)
    11 Ophelia, VA (Hamlet)
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Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields

  1. Roger Bannister, neurologist
  2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice
  3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota
  4. Bill Bradley, Senator
  5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist
  6. Ted Williams - Pilot
  7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  8. Merlin Oleson, actor
  9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994
  10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain.
  11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor
  12. Fran Tarkenton, NFL QB, Computer Pioneer, Motivational Speaker, Author.

Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game):

  1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It)
  2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII
  3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear)
  4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing)
  5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew)
  7. Othello, WA (Othello)
  8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus)
  9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear)
  10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing)
  11. Ophelia, VA (Hamlet)
  12. Crab Orchard, TN (Crab is Luance’s dog, in Two Gentlemen of Verona
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Is “murderer” considered a career?

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Not if you stop at one.

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Famous athletes who had interesting careers in other fields

  1. Roger Bannister, neurologist
  2. Alan Page, state supreme court justice
  3. Jesse Ventura, Navy UDT (played sports while in service), pro wrestler, actor, governor of Minnesota
  4. Bill Bradley, Senator
  5. Jim Lonborg- Cy Young winning pitcher turned orthodontist
  6. Ted Williams - Pilot
  7. Byron White - College football player, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  8. Merlin Oleson, actor
  9. Jack Kemp, Buffalo Bills captain and AFL MVP winner, Congressman, HUD Secretary, ran for VP in 1994
  10. Tim Horton, NHL Hockey sar, founder of doughnut franchise chain.
  11. O.J. Simpson, football star turned movie actor
  12. Fran Tarkenton, NFL QB, Computer Pioneer, Motivational Speaker, Author.
  13. Wilmer “Vinegar Bend” Mizell, baseball pitcher, North Carolina Congressman

Cities and towns with names shared with Shakespearean characters (names like “St. Romeo”, “Julietville”, “Port Hamlet”, etc. are fair game):

  1. Orlando, FL (As You Like It)
  2. Henry, IL (Henry IV Parts 1 & 2; Henry V; Henry VI Parts 1-3; Henry VIII
  3. Albany, NY (Duke of Albany, King Lear)
  4. Beatrice, NE (Much Ado About Nothing)
  5. Helena, MT (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
  6. Joseph, UT (Taming of the Shrew)
  7. Othello, WA (Othello)
  8. Titus, AL (Titus Andronicus)
  9. Cornwall, Ontario (Duke of Cornwall, King Lear)
  10. San Antonio TX (Much Ado about Nothing)
  11. Ophelia, VA (Hamlet)
  12. Crab Orchard, TN (Crab is Luance’s dog, in Two Gentlemen of Verona
  13. Valentine, Nebraska (Two Gentlemen from Verona)

Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL

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Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB

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Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. ** FLORIDA GATORS**

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Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB

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Next: Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)
10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)
10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks
11. Toronto Raptors (NBA)

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)
10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks
11. Toronto Raptors (NBA)
12. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball)

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)
10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks
11. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball)
12. Savannah Sand Gnats, recently in minor league basebal, South Atlantic Leaguel

(Removing Raptors, a term that is restricted to birds)

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The Raptors are named after the dinosaur.

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Sports teams (pro or college) nicknamed for cold-blooded animals (i.e., not mammals or birds)

1, San Jose Sharks, NHL
2. Arizona Diamondbacks, MLB
3. FLORIDA GATORS
4. Miami Marlins, MLB
5. UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs
6. University of Richmond Spiders
7. Maryland Terrapins
8. Burlington Bees (single-A minor Midwest League baseball)
9. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (minor league baseball, Midwest League)
10. The Evergreen State College Geoducks
11. Tampa Bay Rays (Major League Baseball)
12. Savannah Sand Gnats, recently in minor league baseball, South Atlantic Leaguel
13. Greensboro Grasshoppers (Minor League Baseball, Class A farm team of the Marlins)

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