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Anatoli Smorin, also known as “the meerkat” was a Russian former professional soccer player best known for his contributions to the USSR national team and Lokomotiv Moscow. Upon the fall of the Soviet union, he moved to Cuba where he started an unsuccessful bed and breakfast on the outskirts of havana, eventually taking his own life by driving his 15 passenger van into the sea. His remains have never been recovered, though it would be a lie to say any viable effort was made to do so. As for his nickname, legend has it that he used meerkat blood to treat a nagging hamstring injury ahead of the ‘78 world cup, going on to appear in all 4 of the soviet’s matches, scoring twice, assisting once, and accruing two yellow cards.

Andy “the myth” Pmith was Canada’s original American football star. Trouble is, the market for 5’7 125 pound quarterbacks south of the border, was, well, in a word, shite.
Pmith resented the notion that he should become a jockey, and rebelled by selling his horse, Lancelot, to a family outside Toronto. He currently resides in upstate New York.

Tim Sandaele definitely sounds like someone who would have played second base for the Reds in the early '90s.

I think Jay Besjardins was a defenseman for the Canadiens.

Orel Nulholland wasn’t just a fantastic relief pitcher. The man could also spell. But he renounced his mother’s french blood, choosing instead to identify with his father’s finnish roots. Unfortunately this turned to be quite a rueful mistake as the word “vignette” sent him crashing out of the ‘91 scripps national spelling bee, whereupon he dedicated himself to perfecting the knuckleball and would go on to spend 7 years in the San Diego padres organization. He refuses to spell anything on demand and has become a recluse.

this thread reminds me of the Roger Clemens MVP Baseball game on NES. The Atlanta Condors vs Seattle Pioneers lineups:

Frank Dawerchuk is just alternate-reality Dale Hawerchuk

Sleveland “Butch” McDichael still holds the ohio high school record for interceptions in a game. Unfortunately he was not a defensive player, but a gunslinging quarterback who had a propensity to quash his offensive coordinators play calls in favor of his own off the cuff patterns which routinely saw receivers running into one another in the secondary. After throwing his record breaking tenth pick against Columbus, McDichael fell to his knees, removed his helmet and smashed it to the turf, adding insult to injury by way of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Teary eyed, he pleaded “for the love of the game ref! For the love of the game!” He resides in Cleveland where he holds Browns season tickets and a bucket seat from the old Cleveland stadium. He does not like Art Modell but does enjoy comparing his high school passing yardage to the likes of Spurgeon Wynn, Charlie Frye and Brady Quinn.

44 Mike Truk LB

6'3 240

Pitt

Mike was the teams 2 round draft pick after a 2 x All-American career at Pitt. His father Chevy Truk owns a towing company where Mike spent years pushing vehicles onto the bed. His hobbies include trucks and mud.