OT--- FB Movie Trivia---Actors who played QB position & looked believable
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In my youth I recall a turn around( OB playing a Texas Ranger)-A Cliffhanger Serial starring "Slinging" Sammy Baugh called King of the Texas Rangers(1941)
That was a serial classic produced by Republic pictures.The main villain was played by Neil Hamilton,years before his great success as Comissioner Gordon on TVs Batman.In the cast was Kermit Maynard,playing a character named Witchita.Kermit was from Vevay,Indiana and had played football at IU as had his brother Cowboy star Ken Maynard.You havent heard a thick Texas accent until you have heard Baugh speak.He was one of a kind .Mac Davis was surprisingly good as Seth Maxwell ,Qb of the fictional Dallas Bulls in North Dallas Forty.I liked Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard,but Adam Sandler was horrible in the remake.Pee Wee Herman would have been as credible as Sandler.
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Jamie foxx was better (and actually played qb in his life) and that movie was pretty good
Nope, he played for the 'Noles.
For those old enough to remember Paper Lion, Alan Alda was so bad, I assumed George Plimpton could have done a better job in the part.
Paper Lion introduced us to a budding Hollywood star named Alex Karras.
Charleton Heston was a great actor. A late 60's movie was called "Number One"( co-starred Bruce Dern) It was based on an aging New Orleans Saints QB that was supposedly modeled on Billy Kilmer. After sitting thru about 20 minutes, I realized, Chuck had never put on a jockstrap in his life. He was better in parts when he wore chaps or loincloths I guess? Kilmer should'.ve sued
That was a different guy.I think his name was George Plympton.Max Terhune was from Franklin and Buck Jones hailed from Vincennes,as did Red Skelton and Matt Welsh.
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James Vanderbeek in Varsity Blues - not good.
Scott Bakula In Necessary Roughness- OK.
Webster plus Blazing Saddles,Victor/Victoria,numerous others.
The guy from “Let’s Be Cops”, because he was a Boilermaker!
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Yeah, and I like Gary Cooper in Pride of the Yankees, even though I can't stand the yanks, and Coop was not even left-handed like Gehrig was. (or do I have that backwards?) His farewell speech at the end is classic!
Former Boiler Abe Gibron was in the the movie as DC but did not become HC of Bears until 72'. Piccolo died of cancer in 70'
Not sure I'd say believable but Mac Davis and Nick Nolte in North Dallas Forty were pretty entertaining. On another note, the scenery from Brian's Song was pretty good - the St. Joseph College campus in northern Indiana correct? One of my older brothers went up to the Bears training camp and got autographs from Sayers, Piccolo and a few others.
