The majority of human beings experience multiple embarrassing moments during their lifetime.
Maybe it was your inaugural intimate encounter. That conversation with the boss after you accidentally forwarded the email, Sexy Sluts Calendar, to the ‘front office’ list instead of the ‘friends’ list must have been a little embarrassing.
Last week, Oprah Winfrey generated an awkward moment for her audience and guest, Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, when she attempted to wipe away the birthmark on his face.
The onlooker during uncomfortable occasions such as these always has the optimal vantage point. Fortunately, the Internet has provided a platform to cherish these Kodak collections.
We’ve relived eight awkward moments in sports history and we bet you can’t watch them just once.
Putting the O shit! in Oprah
If that blob of blab had actually watched the Super Bowl, she would have seen the high school picture of Brees that definably displayed his birthmark.
Talk about not prepping for a guest, how in the world had Oprah not even glimpsed at a headshot of Brees before coming onto her show? His birthmark the first thing you notice when you see the guy!
Don’t call me Chris
After Jim Everett’s “Phantom Sack during the 1989 NFC Championship game, sports personality Jim Rome said the quarterback was soft and began to call him Chris Evert, in reference to the female tennis player.
I wonder what happened after the cameras were turned off during this awkward encounter.
There is no way that 5-8, 155-pound production assistant was able to restrain an NFL quarterback. I hope Everett got a couple of good shots in on Rome’s smirking face.
A kiss without guarantee
The Jets were in the midst of a tumultuous season and all Joe Namath could think about was swapping spit with sideline reporter Suzy Kolber.
Kolber, while putting up her best sexual predator defense, attempted to ask Broadway Joe about the Jets struggles but the only struggling going on during the interview was Namath trying to construct a coherent sentence.
Sweaty smooch
The most epic footrace in NBA history featured Sir Charles Barkley and referee Dick Bavetta.
The two huffed and puffed for three and a half lengths of the court to settle a friendly wager where the proceeds of $50K went to charity.
The intention of the race was good, but the aftermath is something nobody expected or desired to see.
You know those little beads of sweat that collect above your upper lip while working out? Just imagine Barkley’s and Bavetta’s trickling down to provide a slippery coat of perspiration before they lock lips.
Gross.
Tennessee hoops coach Bruce Pearl must not have ever been taught personal space. Maybe it’s because he has so much energy or maybe because he just saw an opportunity to reach out and touch a hottie.
Regardless, his halftime shimey and shake of ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews became an instance Youtube classic. You have to wonder what Andrews said to him after the interview.
My guess is, “Look, but don’t touch asshole.”
Long time coming
Have you ever been stood up for a date? If so, you must know what Brady Quinn felt like on his NFL draft day. After the Browns passed on him at the No. 2 spot in 2007 draft, everyone - maybe even Quinn himself - assumed the Miami Dolphins would select the former Irish signal caller with the ninth pick.
As you were sitting there watching this drama unfold on TV, you know you were quietly rooting for the guy to be selected. It just felt weird watching Quinn squirm with embarrassment, kind of like the last kid picked for the team.
Quinn had been removed from the main room and was sitting in the green room for hours before he finally got drafted. The blonde bombshell he was with must have grown tired of waiting and probably went home with one of the Top 10 draft picks and his multi-million dollar signing bonus.
NBA lovefest
Long before Chuck and Dick smooched in front of fans, it was Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson exchanging pleasantries, the European way, at half court.
What is it will all these basketball players and their kisses? I know the Association is a tightly-knit group of guys but damn, a man-hug or butt slap suffices for every other sport.
Rafer Alston is an added bonus for these uncomfortable NBA bromances as he plants a big wet one on the bald head of referee Marc Davis.
Boomer belittles Marino
Boomer Esiason was outlining the deficiencies of the Colts team during an NFL Today show and predicted Peyton Manning would never reach a Super Bowl.
He went one step further, blasting co-host Dan Marino by saying, “I think maybe Peyton Manning is this generation’s Dan Marino.”
This awkward instance isn’t just putting your foot in your mouth, but jamming a Shaq-sized cowboy boot into your esophagus.
Look at Marino at the end of the clip; it looks like he wants to kick Esiason in the teeth and say, “I was better than you ever were in your wettest and wildest dreams!”
