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Can you guess which sport these athletes-turned-actors once played?
These TV stars once excelled in athletics — but do you know which sport?
Some enviable actors ooze talent. They sing, dance, make you laugh and pluck your heartstrings.
Then there are the rare actors who can do all that after playing in a professional sports league! Below, you will find memorable faces from sitcoms, dramas and Westerns. A few of them were all-stars. Others were college standouts or Olympians.
See if you can match these classic TV stars to the correct sport!
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Ed Marinaro was Laverne's stuntman boyfriend Sonny St. Jacques on Laverne & Shirley. In 1971, he was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in this sport.
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Before he became Al Bundy, Ed O'Neill was signed by which Pittsburgh team in 1969?
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Tony Danza had a record of 9–3 as a professional in this sport before becoming a sitcom star on Taxi and Who's the Boss?
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Burt Reynolds went to Florida State University on a scholarship to play this sport.
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You know and love Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain, the Rifleman. Before that Western, he was one of just 13 athletes to play in which two professional sports leagues?
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Johnny Weissmuller is best known as Tarzan. He also starred as Jungle Jim on TV. In the 1920s, he won five Olympic gold medals in which sport?
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Mark Harmon was a star starter for UCLA in this sport.
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You know Alex Karras as Webster's dad. Before that, he earned the nickname "The Mad Duck" as an acclaimed pro athlete in Detroit. Which team was he on?
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Fred "The Hammer" Williamson was a professional in this sport before playing Diahann Carroll's love interest on Julia.
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Atlas (Al Ferrara) and Across (Jim Lefebvre) were henchmen to Batman villains. They were also stars in which sport?
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Kurt Russell, seen here quite young on Lost in Space, played for his dad's team, the Portland Mavericks. Which sport was that?
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As a young Canadian, Matthew Perry of Friends was a nationally ranked junior player of this sport.
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Merlin Olsen starred in Father Murphy. The 6' 5" actor was one a pro in which league?
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Can you guess which sport these athletes-turned-actors once played?
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83 Comments
You got 10 out of 13
11/13
12/13. Missed # 2.
9/13
4. I dunno sports.
12 out of 13
10/13 I guessed on some of them, funny that most of them were pro football 🏈
You got 11 out of 13
You scampered through the defense for a score! Nice work!
Missed #2 and #11.
You scampered through the defense for a score! Nice work!
Missed #2 and #11.
11 out of 13! 😁😁😁😁😁
7/13
8/13...not bad for a non sports buff...lol
Hello
8 out of 13. I think that Merlin Olsen was also on "Little House on the Prairie." I forgot the name of his character.
Jonathan Garvey
Thanks.
6 out of 13. Most were guesses. I only knew 2 of them for sure. Chuck Conners and Tony Danza
Chuck also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers as well as the Cubs.
5/10 that was rough
10/13. Right on. 😁
9/13 I'm surprised that I got that many right.....mostly plain 'ol dumb luck I guess 'cos sports just ain't my thing.
You got 7 out of 13
not a sports fan
not a sports fan
I guessed correctly on Chuck Conners, no way he played in the NFL or NHL...
Amazing quiz!!! Chuck Connors messed me up. 12/13....Excellent factoids. Where are my lovely ladies at? ❤️
He's one of the very few that I actually knew.