Trivial Matters

Role Models

Moonlighting
Should baseball players strike, they can always turn to acting. During the 1994 strike, an episode of Seinfeld featured then Yankees manager Buck Showalter. Keith Hernandez, Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill have also appeared on Seinfeld. Another sitcom famous for athlete cameos is The Brady Bunch, which ran from '69 to '74. Which of these athletes never acted on the show?

a. Lew Alcindor
b. Deacon Jones
c. Joe Namath
d. Wes Parker

Rock Solid
Dwayne Johnson, better known as the pro wrestler the Rock, has built a formidable acting career. He starred in The Scorpion King and has appeared on TV in That 70s Show, The Net, DAG and Star Trek: Voyager. Before becoming an entertainer, Johnson played college football. Two-part question: Which college did he play for, and which current NFLer did Johnson back up as a senior?

This Week's Matchup
Match the actor with his former athletic role.

1. Dean Cain
2. Chuck Connors
3. Mark Harmon
4. Tommy Lee Jones

a. Cubs first baseman
b. Harvard lineman
c. Princeton def. back
d. UCLA quarterback

Call to Order
Put these NFL players turned actors in order of most television and movie roles played.

a. Jim Brown
b. John Matuszak
c. Bob Golic
d. Fred Williamson