Lynn Swann, JC Watts, Jack Kemp, Steve Largeant, Fran Tarkenton etc

[ginscpy]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

 

[francoHFW]

Boneheads, except for Jack #15. LOL

 

[ClosedCaption]

brain damage?

 

[Oddball]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

They understand excellence and aren't embarrassed by it.

 

[Steelplate]

Don't forget Heath Shuler.

I agree...traumatic brain damage. Because the conservative viewpoint is all their traumatized noggins can handle.

 

[ginscpy]

I'm not sure about Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page.

Conservative or lib?

 

[Steelplate]

American in the public service....I know...that's not good enough for ideological extremists.

 

[Oddball]

I'm not sure about Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page.

Conservative or lib?

Left leaning...Not a total Wellstone-esque freakazoid.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

....That've never actually gone anywhere.

(....Except, Kemp "went-down" with Bob Dole's '96 LOSS!!!)​

 

[Mr.Nick]

I think the better question is - why so many football players go into politics compared to other sports????

 

[The Rabbi]

Whizzer White?

 

[Listening]

brain damage?

Quite possible.

What is so good about liberals is that they are imune from this problem given they lack a brain to damage.

 

[freedombecki]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

Great players know working toward something half-assed will not win anything. They know you have to do the very best by discipline, faith in that discipline you exercised, plus you have to have first stringers in the huddle who are hungry for the best outcome.

Go Republicans!!!

 

[Staidhup]

May have something to do with attending college and being an athlete, they learned how to work, responsibility, applied themselves, understand the concept of work ethic. Not all college athletes go into politics but my guess is that they are dam f*&ing good at what they do!

 

[freedombecki]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

They understand excellence and aren't embarrassed by it.

Oh, yeah, baby!

 

[freedombecki]

I think the better question is - why so many football players go into politics compared to other sports????

In a word, c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n.

 

[Listening]

What is it about football that so many great former players are conservatives??

They understand excellence and aren't embarrassed by it.

Now, I know Obama didn't play college football (without even asking). Biden probably got cut from his Pop Warner team.

 

[ginscpy]

Gerald Ford was a legit All-America center at Michigan.

Libs made jokes about him playing without a helmet.

 

[bayoubill]

Whizzer White?

Gerald Ford...?

 

[ClosedCaption]

brain damage?

Quite possible.

What is so good about liberals is that they are imune from this problem given they lack a brain to damage.

Imune?