By Nuff Johnson
I was just informed by a close friend about a highly unusual distinction earned by our 2010 Cincinnati Bengals. My friend, whose identity must remain anonymous to protect his celebrity status (I’ll call him “Jack”), sent me a listing of “The 50 Craziest Athletes Of All Time”.
While the biggest concentration of players on this illustrious list are from MLB and the NFL, this list covers the gamut of sports, including the NBA, boxing, hockey, ice skating, tennis, golf coaching and more.
A topic Gary Buse should know a lot about....
Considering the “outskirts” reputation that people think of regarding Cincinnati, this top 50 crazy list has quite a local presence. Hit king legend and baseball sound bite machine Peter Edward Rose came in at #13. And to make it interesting and relevent to Bengal fans, the men in orange and black are also represented. Very well represented. Some may say too well represented.
Would you believe three current Bengals are on the list? It’s true.
No surprise Adam “Pacman” Jones is on the list, right? He came in at #24, earning him middle of the crazy pack status. (personally, I thought he had earned a higher position on the list.) Pacman is closely followed by #22, everyone’s favorite jabber-jaws, Chad “Dum Dum” Ocho Cinco (nee Johnson), or as he is known officially in Timzilla’s Oddbounces kingdom, “Chad Stupid Name”. I mean, come on, when you change your last name as an adult, chances are you’re already half way to crazy.
Crazy Chad, Snuggie-Style
Easier to overlook because he has mostly kept clear of non-football headlines as a Bengal is Tank Johnson, barely making the cut at #48. (What’s the deal with professional athletes, guns and stupidity? Don’t ask Plaxico Burress, ‘cuz he’s at #10– with a bullet).
As our Bengals prepare for the 2010 season, it’s conceivable they leave Georgetown with a roster that includes three of the top 50 craziest athletes of all time. That’s beyond impressive.
Consider all the millions of professional athletes, past and present, who could have been part of this list. Now do the math: a whopping 6% of the All-Time Crazies currently reside under the big top of craziness that is the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nuff said.
(The highest rated football player is none other than Lawrence Taylor, while the #1 overall is Mike Tyson. Check out Stephan Kasper’s entire Top 50 list at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/391385-from-rodman-to-tyson-the-50-craziest-athletes-of-all-time#page/50)
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by Nuff Johnson on 05/21/2010 · 0 comments
By Nuff Johnson
I was just informed by a close friend about a highly unusual distinction earned by our 2010 Cincinnati Bengals. My friend, whose identity must remain anonymous to protect his celebrity status (I’ll call him “Jack”), sent me a listing of “The 50 Craziest Athletes Of All Time”.
While the biggest concentration of players on this illustrious list are from MLB and the NFL, this list covers the gamut of sports, including the NBA, boxing, hockey, ice skating, tennis, golf coaching and more.
A topic Gary Buse should know a lot about....
Considering the “outskirts” reputation that people think of regarding Cincinnati, this top 50 crazy list has quite a local presence. Hit king legend and baseball sound bite machine Peter Edward Rose came in at #13. And to make it interesting and relevent to Bengal fans, the men in orange and black are also represented. Very well represented. Some may say too well represented.
Would you believe three current Bengals are on the list? It’s true.
No surprise Adam “Pacman” Jones is on the list, right? He came in at #24, earning him middle of the crazy pack status. (personally, I thought he had earned a higher position on the list.) Pacman is closely followed by #22, everyone’s favorite jabber-jaws, Chad “Dum Dum” Ocho Cinco (nee Johnson), or as he is known officially in Timzilla’s Oddbounces kingdom, “Chad Stupid Name”. I mean, come on, when you change your last name as an adult, chances are you’re already half way to crazy.
Crazy Chad, Snuggie-Style
Easier to overlook because he has mostly kept clear of non-football headlines as a Bengal is Tank Johnson, barely making the cut at #48. (What’s the deal with professional athletes, guns and stupidity? Don’t ask Plaxico Burress, ‘cuz he’s at #10– with a bullet).
As our Bengals prepare for the 2010 season, it’s conceivable they leave Georgetown with a roster that includes three of the top 50 craziest athletes of all time. That’s beyond impressive.
Consider all the millions of professional athletes, past and present, who could have been part of this list. Now do the math: a whopping 6% of the All-Time Crazies currently reside under the big top of craziness that is the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nuff said.
(The highest rated football player is none other than Lawrence Taylor, while the #1 overall is Mike Tyson. Check out Stephan Kasper’s entire Top 50 list at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/391385-from-rodman-to-tyson-the-50-craziest-athletes-of-all-time#page/50)
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