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Kenny Powers: Based on a True Story?
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:17 am
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:17 am
Today, I was watching "top 10 one hit wonders of all time" on NFL network. They started talking about this qb Clint Longley. He came in for Roger Staubach one game when staubach got hurt. They were down 23-3 and Longley plays incredible and the cowboys win 24-23. The great game immediately went to his head and he became a giant a-hole. One day at practice he sucker punched Roger Staubach in the back of the head. He played one more year in the nfl before going to the CFL for a short stint.
from wikipedia:
That sounds like something Kenny Powers Would do.
I know Kenny was baseball, but i still think they are very similar.
Of course, I only came to this conclusion because this picture made me do some research...
from wikipedia:
quote:
Steve Sabol said he last heard that Longley had ended up selling carpet remnants out of the back of a van in Marfa, Texas.[4]
That sounds like something Kenny Powers Would do.
I know Kenny was baseball, but i still think they are very similar.
Of course, I only came to this conclusion because this picture made me do some research...
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:19 am to porter8
I thought he was based on John Rocker
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:20 am to genro
Im not sure. Maybe he is, but this guy is a clone of kenny powers.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:22 am to porter8
Definitely an uncanny resemblance.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:38 am to porter8
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:49 am to porter8
per wiki
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quote:
Unfortunately less than two years after his Thanksgiving Day heroics, Longley under pressure from Danny White for the back-up QB role, left the Cowboys in disgrace after he landed a blindside punch on Staubach during training camp in Thousand Oaks, California.[6] The infamous "sucker punch" occurred after Longley and Staubach had fought over a negative remark Longley made about Staubach to fellow Cowboy teammates. Staubach was putting on his shoulder pads on the last day of training camp when Longley hit him in the face without warning and from behind, requiring several stitches to close the wound on Staubach's face. Longley was immediately traded to the San Diego Chargers[6] where he finished his career with little more success.
Apparently, there is more to the story. "History says Staubach ripped Longley for mouthing off about teammates, but Gil Brandt said the tiff between Staubach and Longley began with a simple game of boredom.
"Roger always could bounce the football off the ground to come right back to him," Brandt said. "He'd do it over and over. They'd have contests, and Clint couldn't do it.
"Longley challenged Roger to a fight. Roger told him they were going to meet on another field after practice."
Staubach and Longley took off their helmets and pads. "They got after it," Brandt said. "Roger beat the hell out of him."
Assistant coach Dan Reeves had to break up the fight. Later, Longley sucker-punched Staubach in the dressing room.
"Tex (Schramm) had enough," Brandt said. "He told me to get rid of Longley immediately, so we traded him to San Diego for a first-round pick we used to help us get (running back) Tony Dorsett in the next draft.""
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 2:00 am to porter8
Haha, I was gonna say that only slightly reminds me of Kenny Powers, but then the pic sealed the deal 
Posted on 3/16/13 at 2:05 am to Dr RC
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when Longley hit him in the face without warning and from behind
...what? Sounds like a riddle.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 2:07 am to Broski
quote:I think I can solve this riddle.
Sounds like a riddle.
Maybe he had one of those things where he could bend his arm. Like an elbow or something.
This post was edited on 3/16/13 at 2:08 am
Posted on 3/16/13 at 8:57 am to genro
Posted on 3/16/13 at 9:04 am to genro
quote:
I thought he was based on John Rocker
Pretty positive this is correct
Posted on 3/16/13 at 9:04 am to porter8
quote:
selling carpet remnants out of the back of a van in Marfa, Texas.[4]
I hope he's getting combat pay.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 10:10 am to porter8
quote:
Steve Sabol said he last heard that Longley had ended up selling carpet remnants out of the back of a van in Marfa, Texas.[4]
Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:46 am to Dr RC
quote:
"Longley challenged Roger to a fight. Roger told him they were going to meet on another field after practice."
Staubach and Longley took off their helmets and pads. "They got after it," Brandt said. "Roger beat the hell out of him."
Would have loved to have seen Staubach whipping Longley's dumarse.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:08 pm to CottonWasKing
quote:
I thought he was based on John Rocker
Pretty positive this is correct
The first episode is definitely based on some John Rocker stuff. The comments about Jews, gays and black people are similar to what Rocker said.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 1:22 pm to Josh Fenderman
Yea it's not really based on John Rocker so to speak but it was definitely inspired by him.
Posted on 3/16/13 at 3:14 pm to porter8
Looks just like him
Posted on 3/16/13 at 4:21 pm to CottonWasKing
I figured it was based on a bunch of different professional athletes at the end of their careers that overestimate their worth and importance.
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