Halloween is almost here and I’m still up in the air about what or who to go as when I take the little guy out on the “Trick or Treat” rounds. He’s going as Iron Man but I’m teetering on either a famous sports figure or something really, really scary.
Why can’t I have both? A scary sports figure, like one of these guys listed below:
Ray Lewis
Maybe it’s that intense serial-killer like look in his eyes before the game or the fact that he still hits like a truck after all these years – or it might be those murder charges his faced a couple years back – but Lewis is the one athlete I would not want to run into in a dark alley. And those new Old Spice commercials, those aren’t funny. They’re f-ing frightening. Dude rips out his own heart.
Chris Carpenter
Baseball pitchers always carry an aura of danger with them because they can throw a 95-mph fastball through your face, but Carpenter takes the cake when it comes to scary mo-fos on the diamond. This season, St. Louis’ ultra-intense ace took a teammate aside after delaying the first pitch of the game – and by aside I mean reamed him in the hallway to the clubhouse. Carp was also in the middle of a brawl with the Reds this summer after chirping Cincy skip Dusty Baker before clearing the benches and trading blows with the NL Central rivals.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
He’s possibly my favorite fighter in MMA but, god damn, he just gives me the willies. Rampage grew up on the mean streets of Memphis and has won 14 of his 30 career victories by way of knockout. While he is playful and outspoken, Jackson is also a loose cannon. After losing his UFC light heavyweight title to Forrest Griffin in 2008, he climbed in his car and lead police on a chase through the streets of Costa Mesa, California. He blamed his reckless driving on dehydration.
Charles Oakley
Michael Jordan’s muscle is one bad mutha. Aside from throwing his weight around on the hardwood, Oakley is also known as a shrewd businessman. He went after fellow NBA forward Tyrone Hill, throwing a ball at Hill’s head in shoot-around and slapping him in the face before a preseason game, because Hill owed him $54,000 from a dice game. Oakley also jacked guard Jeff McInnis in the jaw in a fight over a woman before a game and even went after Shaquille O’Neal during his second stint with Chicago in 2002. That’s crazy.
Bob Probert
Hockey’s boogie man passed away at the age of 45 this July, leaving behind a scary legacy on the ice. While with the Red Wings, Probert was Steve Yzeman’s burly protector, sparking wars with some of the NHL’s toughest guys. His tangles with Toronto’s Tie Domi are right up there with Ali-Frazier in terms of pure hatred. He was also a scary individual off the ice, involved in numerous run-ins with the law including assaulting an officer and getting tasered by police in 2004 and 2005.
What other scary athletes could I go as for Halloween?
Halloween is almost here and I’m still up in the air about what or who to go as when I take the little guy out on the “Trick or Treat” rounds. He’s going as Iron Man but I’m teetering on either a famous sports figure or something really, really scary.
Why can’t I have both? A scary sports figure, like one of these guys listed below:
Ray Lewis
Maybe it’s that intense serial-killer like look in his eyes before the game or the fact that he still hits like a truck after all these years – or it might be those murder charges his faced a couple years back – but Lewis is the one athlete I would not want to run into in a dark alley. And those new Old Spice commercials, those aren’t funny. They’re f-ing frightening. Dude rips out his own heart.
Chris Carpenter
Baseball pitchers always carry an aura of danger with them because they can throw a 95-mph fastball through your face, but Carpenter takes the cake when it comes to scary mo-fos on the diamond. This season, St. Louis’ ultra-intense ace took a teammate aside after delaying the first pitch of the game – and by aside I mean reamed him in the hallway to the clubhouse. Carp was also in the middle of a brawl with the Reds this summer after chirping Cincy skip Dusty Baker before clearing the benches and trading blows with the NL Central rivals.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
He’s possibly my favorite fighter in MMA but, god damn, he just gives me the willies. Rampage grew up on the mean streets of Memphis and has won 14 of his 30 career victories by way of knockout. While he is playful and outspoken, Jackson is also a loose cannon. After losing his UFC light heavyweight title to Forrest Griffin in 2008, he climbed in his car and lead police on a chase through the streets of Costa Mesa, California. He blamed his reckless driving on dehydration.
Charles Oakley
Michael Jordan’s muscle is one bad mutha. Aside from throwing his weight around on the hardwood, Oakley is also known as a shrewd businessman. He went after fellow NBA forward Tyrone Hill, throwing a ball at Hill’s head in shoot-around and slapping him in the face before a preseason game, because Hill owed him $54,000 from a dice game. Oakley also jacked guard Jeff McInnis in the jaw in a fight over a woman before a game and even went after Shaquille O’Neal during his second stint with Chicago in 2002. That’s crazy.
Bob Probert
Hockey’s boogie man passed away at the age of 45 this July, leaving behind a scary legacy on the ice. While with the Red Wings, Probert was Steve Yzeman’s burly protector, sparking wars with some of the NHL’s toughest guys. His tangles with Toronto’s Tie Domi are right up there with Ali-Frazier in terms of pure hatred. He was also a scary individual off the ice, involved in numerous run-ins with the law including assaulting an officer and getting tasered by police in 2004 and 2005.
What other scary athletes could I go as for Halloween?
Great post Logan. I'm originally from Baltimore and believe Ray Lewis would never use a knife to kill anyone. He'd just hit them - once.
I still remember Lawrence Taylor consoling a teammate on a bench after a tough playoff loss. A camera guy tried to come in and get underneath for a better view. Taylor stood up and told the reporter to go away. He scurried away like he just saw the devil. It's classic.
Great post Logan. I'm originally from Baltimore and believe Ray Lewis would never use a knife to kill anyone. He'd just hit them - once.
I still remember Lawrence Taylor consoling a teammate on a bench after a tough playoff loss. A camera guy tried to come in and get underneath for a better view. Taylor stood up and told the reporter to go away. He scurried away like he just saw the devil. It's classic.
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