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Posted: 12:22 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2010

ATHLETE TO ACTOR! THE TOP 5! 

By Webmaster

With the passing of Merlin Olsen last week..we came up with a list of the TOP 5 Athletes To Actors..Those who successfully made the grade in Hollywood after their life in Sports. Check out the list and few vids, then sound off below!



TOP 5 Athletes To Actors!

1- Jim Brown: Various movies and TV Shows

2- Carl Weathers: Apollo Creed from 4 Rocky films!

3- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: The Scorpion King

4- Merlin Olsen: Little House, Father Murphy

5- Fred Dryer: "Hunter"



Honorable mention to Arnold Schwarzenegger! We're just having a tough time categorizing "body building" as competitive sport



Jim Brown in Any Given Sunday!



Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in Race To Witch Mountain!



Carl Weathers in Rocky IV...As Apollo Creed!

 
 
 

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