*Yes, back by
popular demand (seriously, folks!)--still more of the "athletic matches"
that have appeared in this column over the past few years.......
Just thinking: If
singer/songwriter Neneh Cherry ever married major league pitcher Phil
Coke, soft drink lovers everywhere would delight in her full married
name of Neneh Cherry Coke..........O.K.--here goes: Actress Tuesday
Weld marries legendary North Carolina educator Bill Friday, divorces,
marries former MLB outfielder Rick Monday--divorces again--then walks
down the aisle with NFL center Jeff Saturday. She then graces film sets
with the full married name of Tuesday Friday Monday
Saturday..........Fathom this: English actress Jane March marries NFL
assistant coach Bobby April, divorces, marries former MLB outfielder
Carlos May--divorces again--then marries NFL linebacker Cato June. She
then walks onto film sets with the full married name of Jane March April
May June..........Picture this: TV personality/"Dancing With The
Stars" beauty Brooke Burke marries former major league catcher Steve
Lake, divorces, marries pop singer Billy Ocean--divorces again--then
marries San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers. Her full married name
carries an aquatic theme as she is then known as Brooke Lake Ocean
Rivers..........Can you imagine if actress Lydia Cornell married former
BC/Ohio St. basketball star Scoonie Penn, divorced, married Georgia
attorney Bill Harvard--divorced again--then married former NFL QB Dave
Brown? Fans of the Ivy League would surely delight in her full married
name of Lydia Cornell Penn Harvard Brown..........Just imagine if
legendary Canadian skier Nancy Green Raine married Kansas City Chiefs WR
Dwayne Bowe, divorced, then married former MLB pitcher Steve Trout.
Fish lovers everywhere would surely be enjoying her full married name of
Nancy Greene Raine Bowe Trout..........Tennis great Virginia Wade
marries Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, divorces, marries former
MLB player U L Washington--divorces again--then marries major league
pitcher John Maine. Geography lovers everywhere would surely enjoy her
full married name of Virginia Montana Washington Maine..........Here's
another: Let's say that Georgia-based artist Carol John married NBA
guard Chris Paul, divorced, married Coast Guard football coach Bill
George--divorced again--then married sprint car racer Nick Ringo. Fans
of the "Fab Four" would surely delight in her full married name of Carol
John Paul George Ringo..........Can you imagine if former Sacred Heart
University scholar-athlete Kathleen Henry married ex-Florida State LB
Andre Wadsworth, divorced, then married former Gwynedd-Mercy College
pitcher Kyle Longfellow? Poetry lovers would surely take notice of her
full married name of Kathleen Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow..........Scenario: Famed socialite (I'll stop short of
saying "actress") Paris Hilton marries Wake Forest track star Phillip
Warsaw, divorces, marries former Miami quarterback Brock
Berlin--divorces again--then marries sports talk show host Jim Rome.
Fans of European geography would surely get a kick out of her full
married name of Paris Warsaw Berlin Rome..........Can you imagine if USC
standout rower Robin Hextrum married former NBA player Rory Sparrow,
divorced, married NFL linebacker A.J. Hawk--divorced again--then married
sportscaster Ian Eagle? Members of the National Audubon Society would
surely take pride in her full married name of Robin Sparrow Hawk
Eagle..........Scenario: LPGA golfer Catriona Matthew marries former
Michigan wrestler Steve Luke, divorces, marries University of Cincinnati
chemistry professor Jim Mark--divorces again--then marries former MLB
pitcher Tommy John. Gospel followers would truly delight in her full
married name of Catriona Matthew Luke Mark John..........Here goes:
Shakopee, MN councilwoman Pamela Punt marries former Patriots RB Patrick
Pass, divorces, then marries ex-Dolphins RB Jim Kiick. Fans of youth
football competitions would surely take notice of her full married name
of Pamela Punt Pass Kiick.........Finally, let's throw in a brand new
one (courtesy of my good friend/CT high school football coach Frank
Marcucio--who chimed in with this gem last weekend): Just imagine if
the Big East and the MAAC conference merged at some point in the
future. Could it then be called the Big MAAC conference????
More to come, folks.......