Yesterday, the Philadephia Eagles exorcism of the ego known as Terrell Owens, stirred much debate amongst talking heads.
Did the Eagles do the right thing? Should the team forgive and forget?
And, just how badly would a team want a to win to bring the T.O. circus to their franchise?
This is a question Packer fans are especially mulling over while crying in their beers after another loss last weekend.
Drew Olson and Dan Needles were debating the merits of bringing T.O. the “Great North” today on the D-List (ESPN Milwaukee AM1510) and the topic of asshole athletes that they’ve both dealt with on their respected beats soon brought about what they christened the “Turd Hall Of Fame”. Near the top of their list: B.J. Surhoff (cussing them out during a kids charity basketball game), Todd Day, Gary Sheffield (purposely overthrowing balls into the crowd, Milwaukee still hates him) and of course—Sterling Sharpe.
Likewise, Lindsay at Lindsayism.com has waged a war against all who love Jared Leto based on her encounters with the douche.
My man Cleo, the maintenance supervisor of the apartments around the Safehouse told me today, while I was fixing his computer that while in Vegas once happened upon Michael Jordan playing craps. He approached Jordan and asked for an autograph. Jordan said no. Cleo asked why and Jordan told him: “Because I’m the greatest. That’s why.” Cleo then, according to his story, had the presence of mind to then list off other people he deemed greater. Jordan just walked away.
My top Turds:
Sterling Sharpe—Encountered him while checking out Packer training camp while I was a kid. I watched other kids attempt to get autographs only to have his entourage chase them away yelling “Sterling doesn’t sign for anybody.” And he eats puppies. Well, he has to, who does that shit?
Chris Bosio—Standing outside for an hour after another Brewer’s loss, an eleven year old me, made way for Bosio as he held up to fingers mock cross style to keep us vampiric kid creatures from thrusting some baseball toward him to sign.
Everclear—I worked the event at UW-Oshkosh when these white trash motherfuckers breezed into town. As much fun as alcohol, underage girls, and drugs can be, cleaning up the remains blows almost as much as their music. Fuck ‘em.
So, what are the worst/most disappointing encounters you’ve had with athletes, celebrties, or entertainers of any kind?
If you have any good ones toss them in too.
Let’s have ‘em all. And, bonus points if it involves Tara Reid.
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Chris Bosio…Damn, haven’t heard that name forever!
Whatever happened to him?
somehow that phoenix dude from “walk the line” got onto my shit list because i heard someone say hes an asshole. no rhyme or reason with that though.
luckily, the majority of celebrities i’ve met, like dan hart, are nice to kids and dont eat puppies.
Wee-Man: I saw him and Chris Pontius (both from Jackass for those who don’t know) walking in front of a bar that I was at in Chicago to go to the bar next door and I saw Wee-Man slap someone a high five. I was hanging out the open window (wasted by the way) of the bar I was at and I tried getting Wee-Man to come back and slap me some skin, but he just waved me off. Then I started yelling, “Fuck you Wee-Man, Mini Me could kick your ass!” and flicked him off. I kept talking shit to him until my friends took me out of the bar for fear I was going to get my ass kicked by a midget. I could have taken him, really I could have!