# What performer was the best athlete? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139 "2021-11-10T18:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139/122 "2021-11-18T03:36:03Z")
Mahershala Ali (who played basketball at my high school many years after I graduated) played Division I basketball at St. Mary’s. Bradley Cooper rowed crew for Georgetown. 2 Chainz played basketball at Alabama State. Ellie Kemper was the captain of the Princeton field hockey team. ---
**Author:** ![DoubleG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@DoubleG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoubleG)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139/123 "2021-11-18T06:30:08Z")
Burt Reynolds went to Florida State on a football scholarship. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139.md?page=6)