Before he was the President of the United States on 24, Dennis Haysbert was Pedro Cerrano; the home run hitting, voodoo worshipping curve ball whiffing, chicken sacrificing Right Fielder for the Cleveland Indians. Cerrano may not have been part of the core group that the movie focused on (nor was it a character that you really needed in the movie), but it was a very nice complimentary character that stole a few scenes, and hit a home run to tie the game up in the tie-breaking game. Now if only Haysbert would endorse Allstate Insurance as Cerrano.



The Bullet Points:
Movie(s) Appeared:
Major League (1989)
Major League II (1994)
Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

Actor:
Dennis Haysbert

Position Portrayed:
Right Field

Played for:
Cleveland Indians

Why you should vote for him:
Because this is Jack Bauer’s favorite President!

Why you should not vote for him:
Watching the character slum it through in the third installment was heartbreaking.

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Necessary Roughness is not exactly a great football film. It isn’t terrible either, and much of that is because of Scott Bakula whose earnest demeanor just made everything believable….even in a film with as many gridiron related plot holes as this.

It was Ned Dowd’s minor league hockey career that apparently inspired his sister, Nancy to pen what would be an instant sports classic, Slap Shot. Ned was cast as Ogie Oglethorpe, the goon that scared goons. It wasn’t a huge role, but we just couldn’t leave a character named Ogie Oglethorpe off our ballot.



The Bullet Points:
Movie(s) Appeared:
Slap Shot (1977)

Actor:
Ned Dowd

Position Portrayed:
Enforcer

Played for:
Syracuse Bulldogs

Why you should vote for him:
In a movie about goons, he was the one that was feared the most.

Why you should not vote for him:
It was not a large role…or even a small one.

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His role was not a big one, but O.W. Shaddock makes the ballot for having one of the best lines ever in a sports film when talking angrily to his coach:

“Every time I call it a game, you call it a business. And every time I call it a business, you call it a game."

Trust us, it sounds better when it comes from the angry lips of John Matuszak.



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
North Dallas Forty (1979)

Actor:
John Matuszak

Position Portrayed:
Offensive Lineman

Played for:
North Dallas Bulls

Why you should vote for him:
How about for bonus points as the antagonist in “Caveman” and for being “Sloth” in the Goonies?

Why you should not vote for him:
There were more memorable characters in this movie.

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