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I'm trying to come up with a list of musicians who used to play sports at a reasonably high level; I'd bet there aren't many, but I'm especially curious about ones who were good enough to play some sport in College. I know Master P played basketball at Houston and then for a few NBA teams but I can't think of any others...

A sports figure who dabbles in music, like Shaq, isn't really what I'm looking for, but rather the other way around.

any ideas?

― davelus (davelus), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:01 (nineteen years ago)

stuart murdoch, footballer

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

also master p was never in the nba, but the cba.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

The one from Westlife who used to be fourth choice goalkeeper for Leeds United. Nicky?

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

Nick Drake was quite a sprinter/hurdler, wasn't he?

Yannick Noah.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

Yanni was a competitive swimmer in his native Greece.

― Jena (JenaP), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

stuart murdoch, footballer

Murdoch used to be an amateur boxer, not a footballer. Unless that's a pun on the beloved former MK Dons manager.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:06 (nineteen years ago)

I forget which EPMD dude was the college b-ball star...?

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

Rod Stewart pursued a career as a footballer before switching to music.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:07 (nineteen years ago)

Julio Iglesias was youth team keeper for Real Madrid before a car accident ended his playing career.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

Robert Pollard was a good basketball player in high school...he also pitched a no-hitter in college, I think.

Vince Neil was good at baseball.

Ced G from Ultramagnetic MC was a big time basketball player I've read in an interview w/Kool Keith.

I think Joe Elliot from Def Leppard was good at soccer.

I think Gibby from Butthole Surfers was also an athlete, basketball if I recall.

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:11 (nineteen years ago)

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― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

And, of course, Des O'Connor turning out for my beloved Northampton Town before his nation-defining career as a crooner and talk show host.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

MC Harvey has always been a non-league player during his (now slightly quieter) musical career, he's currently at Lewes.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

oh duh - MC Hammer - good baseball player, Oakland A's batboy

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:14 (nineteen years ago)

Kanye Westlife himself, Simon Webbe, only took up standing around without a shirt and occasionally singing R&B after he fucked his leg up training for Port Vale.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

also: followup to pollard...in the old Watch Me Jumpstart VHS documentary, you can see him shooting the fucking lights out at the basketball court in Dayton.

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

Nicolai Dunger

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:17 (nineteen years ago)

One of Pissed Jeans is a former pro-wrestler as well, if "sports entertainment" athletes count.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:19 (nineteen years ago)

what?!?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

Eugene from Oxbow is an Ultimate Fighter, too...

...I think some of the Gwar dudes did some pro wrestling for a bit as well in the late 90s in some smaller league.

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, the guitarist, Bradley Fry. He used to compete in CHIKRA Pro under the name "Mister Zero".

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

wow, nice. never knew that.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

George Thorogood played semi-pro baseball. Pretty sure he was rookie of the year or something like that.

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

S/D athletes who make music

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:40 (nineteen years ago)

What about Scott Radsinsky, singer of the SoCal punk rock bands Pulley and Ten Foot Pole. He pitched for a long time with the Dodgers and White Sox but was into hardcore before his pitching career and resumed singing after he retired from baseball.

― harvey (harvey1), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

check that link harv, our old nemesis gygax! said basically that very same thing!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

Jack Johnson was being groomed as a professional surfer before his music career took off. Isn't one of the late 80's (second wave) Powell Peralta pro skater dudes doing kind of folksy ninja tune style insturmental hip hop or something?

― tylero (tylero), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

oh yeah Tommy Guerrero! i think he had some stuff on mo wax....actually not too bad, i have a cd from him somewhere...

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:32 (nineteen years ago)

Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and Mario Rubalcaba of Clikitat Ikatowi/Black Heart Procession used to be professional skaters.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

IIRC, Alex Lowe (of the late and unlamented Hurricane No.1) was a boxer of sorts prior to joining the band.

― Ben Dot (1977), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

Nelly was a pretty good baseball player. I think he was even drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

― W Gary (Schade), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

Lee Dorsey's triumphant boxing career:

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=148559

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

Nelly was a pretty good baseball player. I think he was even drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

oxymoron

― regular roundups (Dave M), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:46 (nineteen years ago)

Ha! As a lifetime Pirates fan, I can't agree more.

― W Gary (Schade), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

Paul Newman. er, wait..i thought this was the Actors who now make salad dressing thread...

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

Are you kidding for me? It's Lima Time, Babeeeee!

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:53 (nineteen years ago)

Jim Weatherly (writer of several Gladys Knight & the Pips hits in the '70s) was a D-I college QB.

Lynn Anderson ("Rose Garden") and Juice Newton were/are both accomplished equestriennes.

Johnny Mathis was a college track star.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 19 October 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

Davy Jones from the Monkees was an apprentice jockey as well before he switched to acting.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 October 2006 01:11 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.ibdguy.com/makehtml/htmlout.php

― Eric Harvey (eric marathonpacks), Thursday, 19 October 2006 01:49 (nineteen years ago)

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― Eric Harvey (eric marathonpacks), Thursday, 19 October 2006 01:49 (nineteen years ago)

Rapper Shaquille O'Neal once played a little bit of basketball, so I've been told.

― naus (Robert T), Thursday, 19 October 2006 03:11 (nineteen years ago)

Garth Brooks went through spring training (and maybe a bit of the regular season? I remember watching one of the games on TV) with the San Diego Padres. Not long after the Chris Gaines thing I think.

― wolfwolfwolf (wolfwolfwolf), Thursday, 19 October 2006 05:34 (nineteen years ago)

Clarence Clemons, from the E Street Band, was a football player before his knee blew out.

― I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit (I say we take off and nuke the), Thursday, 19 October 2006 07:38 (nineteen years ago)

Julio Iglesias was a goalkeeper for the Real Madrid football team

― smudger (smudger), Thursday, 19 October 2006 08:21 (nineteen years ago)

Pretty sad lot, don't you think?

― You must be JOking! (section241), Thursday, 19 October 2006 08:45 (nineteen years ago)

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― ▒█▄█ ▄▄▄ ▒█▄█ , Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:55 (nineteen years ago)

lindsey buckingham was a swimmer

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Thursday, 19 October 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

lindsey buckingham was a swimmer

I think he was captain of the water polo team at Palo Alto..am i wrong?...i remember seeing my friend's mom's yearbook from that high school

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 19 October 2006 12:49 (nineteen years ago)

xpost..menlo atherton high..sorry.

― J. Grizzle (trainsmoke), Thursday, 19 October 2006 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

Miles Davis and Terence Trent D'Arby were both Gold-Glove boxers...

Kevin "Master Reese" Saunderson played college football at Central Michigan University...

D Train also played college ball, I think...

Dennis Dunaway and Alice Cooper were both excellent cross-country runners in high school...

― hank (hank s), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:00 (nineteen years ago)

Wasn't Billy Bragg an army boxing champion and considering going pro before he got his discharge?

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:01 (nineteen years ago)

Add Dylan to the list of boxers, even if Gina Gershon KO'd him.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Thursday, 19 October 2006 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

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― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:04 (nineteen years ago)

Pat Dubar of Uniform Choice played minor league baseball, I believe.

― BlastsOfStatic (BlastsofStatic), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

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