I’m pretty sure we’ve done this in the past, but I thought maybe it’s high time to do it again. I’m currently watching the Lions game, and one of the few bright spots in their season so far has been new running back D’Andre Swift, who is indeed quite swift.
The Green Bay Packers used to have kicker Ryan Longwell. And of course there was Usain Bolt.
Who else? Currently playing preferred, but retired is acceptable as well.
Baseball pitcher Chief Bender, who played in the early 20th century, was one of the pitchers who perfected the “slider” pitch, which is a form of breaking ball, or “bender.”
This is an amusing one because he’s a baseball player with the last name Homer, but as a pitcher, even in the National League, I doubt he had many, if any homers (don’t feel like looking it up at all right now).
Reminds me of Cecil Fielder, another somewhat appropriate but slightly ironic baseball name. He did play1st base for the Tigers, but he was much more known for his power hitting than his fielding.
I’ve seen this picture repeatedly over the past few years, usually with the caption “Well, it’s finally happened!” It appears to be Chin-lung Hu, a Taiwanese infielder who played several seasons for the Dodgers and Mets. Alas, he played second base and shortstop, not first.
Nathan Leeper was a US Olympic high jumper. James Jett was mostly known as a wide receiver in US football. He and his sister, Keisha, were also top class sprinters. He won Olympic gold in the 4x1 relay in 1992.