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most UN-athletic looking athletes of all time (1 Viewer)

Zow said:
Bill Wennington (wife and I were watching The Last Dance and she goes, "wait, that guy was actually a player?" - led to me explaining the whole errant philosophy of 80s NBA that the center needed to just be really tall)
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Hearing him talk made him seem even more unlikely, as he is a Kiwi.

 
Gianni Verscotchie said:
Babe Ruth needs to be on this list
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Eh, you really just need to see him swing once or move and you realize quickly how talented he is. Kinda like Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, Hunter Renfrow, the Manning brothers, a number of hockey players, etc. where their initial appearance isn't impressive but they do one thing and you're like, "ah, got it." 

I take this list to be that they look unathletic even while playing.

 
Any NFL nose tackle.

I remember when Jerry Ball played for the Lions, Ball was 6-0 about 330.  If he played more than 2 downs in a row he was gassed, but man he could stuff the run.

 
Stan Wawrinka.  Whenever he plays tennis, he has the aura of some guy who used to play in high school and ten years later  grabs a racket and is showing off at a picnic.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Born in Montreal and moved to LI for HS and then played for St. John's.

ETA: He's probably thinking of Luke Longley now that I think of it.
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yeah, those REDMEN with Wenny and Mullin and Berry and "the point god" (Jackson - thanks, Vescey!) ... was Glass on that last Mullin squad?

 
Watching Charles Barkley attempt to swing a golf club, you wonder how he managed to put one foot in front of the other on the court.

 
Da Guru said:
Mickey Lolich`s stats for 1971 are incredible in many ways.  Lolich pitched every 4th day, tossed 363 innings, 308Ks and did not miss a start. Lolich was 25-19 in 1971 with 29 complete games.

To compare with former Tigers, Justin Verlander has 26 complete games in his 15 year career.  Max Sherzer has 9 complete games in 12 seasons.
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Not to mention he had the best career after he hung them up. Owned a donut & pastry shop.

:lol:

Think he’s about 79 now and fully retired. Back in the early 70s he had a cottage on Bass Lake (few miles from where I grew up), we would see him and his wife riding snowmobiles on local trails or out to dinner with his family at restaurants. My sister babysat his 3 girls a few times. Great guy, always smiling.

 
BobbyLayne said:
Not to mention he had the best career after he hung them up. Owned a donut & pastry shop.

:lol:

Think he’s about 79 now and fully retired. Back in the early 70s he had a cottage on Bass Lake (few miles from where I grew up), we would see him and his wife riding snowmobiles on local trails or out to dinner with his family at restaurants. My sister babysat his 3 girls a few times. Great guy, always smiling.
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I read where he was pissed off at Mike Illitch for decades.  After the 68 World Series Illich was just getting LC off the ground and hired Lolich on a 2 year deal for TV and Radio ads, and to show up at store openings and whatever needed.  Lolich wanted to get into the pizza business after playing as well.

After 2 years Illich abruptly fired Lolich without warning. When asked Illich said every time anyone sees Mickey Lolich they associate him with Little Ceasars pizza, so why should I pay him when I get him free already. I guess in the early days Mike and Marian were tyrants starting the business.  Lolich said they never spoke for over 20 years and he is still a little bitter.

 
Da Guru said:
Any NFL nose tackle.

I remember when Jerry Ball played for the Lions, Ball was 6-0 about 330.  If he played more than 2 downs in a row he was gassed, but man he could stuff the run.
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One name that really checked out. He looked like a giant ball.

 
RedmondLonghorn said:
Mark Eaton (okay, he wasn't actually an athlete at all, but he did play pro basketball) - Lurch in basketball shorts. He wasn't athletic at all, but he made a lot of money being tall.
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Eaton is still in the top 10 all time for blocked shots and is considered the best Utah Jazz center of all time.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Born in Montreal and moved to LI for HS and then played for St. John's.

ETA: He's probably thinking of Luke Longley now that I think of it.
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One of my claims to fame - I was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque in 1990, the same time Luc was attending UNM.  I blocked his shot in a pick-up game, and a year later he was the 7th overall pick in the NBA draft.  BTW, I was 5'10" and about 160 at the time.

 
Never understood people picking fat guys for this.  Fat guys that play sports (as opposed to the lazy ones like us) have good hand eye coordination and a good bit of muscle under all that crap. Oliver Miller was able to run a basketball court for 15 years for 82 games + practices.  I expect fat guys to be athletic.  Give me some skinny guy, like Greg Maddux.  No muscle.  Look like they could snap in half.  Second photo is Tom Kite the year he wont the US Jr. , assuming golfers are athletes.

https://www.google.com/search?q=greg+maddux+pictures+high+school&sxsrf=ALeKk01sDhfXTAbdztgLevCYFYP3ZwGaNw:1588105398892&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj9uKrR-YvpAhUwlXIEHcznAZIQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1200&bih=762#imgrc=JeRWtwgIhS__dM

https://www.historicgolfphotos.com/product/tom-kite-looks-over-club-during-the-usga-jr-champ/

 
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