Reply #34: I agree, Theismann's contributions surprised me the most

[Awsi Dooger]

His on-air comments always made me conclude he was a Republican, especially after the 2000 election when gushed about "all the terrific people in this new cabinet." In fairness, I do remember Theismann talking positively about a meeting and photo op with Jimmy Carter. They even showed the picture of Theismann and Carter on the air during Sunday night football. BTW, the ESPN play by play guy on those telecasts, Mike Patrick, was a very liberal Democrat who mentioned it several times over the years.

David Duval has also said he is a registered Democrat, virtually unheard of for a pro golfer. Too bad Duval is in a prolonged slump and may never be a major factor again.

Champion boxer Lamon Brewster is a vocal Democrat who said in the ring after a fight in 2004 that he was voting for Kerry, and later had a photo op with Kerry.

Here's a few paragraphs from this related link prior to the 2004 election: http://www.opednews.com/thoreau_102604_athletes.htm

"So it's important to note that Sen. John Kerry has received support from many current and retired athletes himself.

Those include NBA player Grant Hill; former NBA players Bill Walton and Bill Bradley; tennis player Andre Agassi; former tennis player John McEnroe; former NFL players Franco Harris and Alex Karras; former wrestler Jesse Ventura; boxer Lamon Brewster; and Julie Foudy and Abby Wambach, U.S. women's soccer players on the team that won the 2004 Olympic gold medal.

Then there are many who gave money to only Democratic politicians, but not Kerry specifically, so they probably support Kerry over Bush. They include NFL player Emmitt Smith; former NFL players Pettis Norman, Calvin Hill and Chris Zorich; former Major League Baseball player Hank Aaron; former NBA players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas and Tom McMillen; boxer Evander Holyfield; and former tennis players Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King."