TV episodes with sports stars in them...

[isiahfan]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

I think it was Trammell and Whitaker on Magnum PI.

Yep....so good in the 80's

[Michael B]

I went down that rabbit hole. Here are some. Selective credits on some of them. I will list more later today.

Bob Seagren – 21 credits including Adam-12, Wonder Woman, Fantasy Island, Fame and Dynasty
Jesse Owens – The Advocates, Ed Sullivan Show
Rafer Johnson – The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Lassie, Daniel Boone, Tarzan, Police Story, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man
Buster Crabbe – B.J. and the Bear
Nadia Comaneci – Touched by an Angel
Bart Connor – Highway to Heaven, Diff’rent Strokes, Touched by an Angel (with his wife Nadia C)
Mary Lou Retton – Knots Landing, Baywatch
Bill Russell (basketball) – Miami Vice, The White Shadow, Love, American Style, It Takes a Thief
Bubba Smith – The White Shadow, The Odd Couple, B.J and the Bear, Good Times, Charlies Angels
Chet Walker – The White Shadow
Mickey Mantle – Remington Steele, The White Shadow, Mr. Belvedere
Artis Gilmore – The White Shadow
Sparky Anderson – WKRP in Cincinnati, Arli$$, The White Shadow
Elgin Baylor – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The White Shadow
Mike Warren – Hill Street Blues, etc. Star basketball player at UCLA
‘Sweet Lou” Dunbar (Harlem Globetrotters) – The White Shadow
Curly Neal – Love Boat, The White Shadow
Geese Ausbie – The White Shadow
Rosie Grier – The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Daniel Boone, Kojak, CHiPs, The Love Boat
Ben Davidson – Police Woman, Eight is Enough, CHiPs, Happy Days, Charlie’s Angels
Hank Aaron – Happy Days, McGyver, Touched by an Angel, Arli$$
Cathy Rigby – Police Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, CHiPs
Merlin Olsen – Little House on the Prairie, CHiPs, Petticoat Junction, Kung Fu
Phil Rizzuto – ChiPs, Mission: Impossible, Seinfeld (all voice only)
Tommy Lasorda – Hart to Hart, CHiPs, Simon & Simon, Silver Spoons, Everybody Loves Raymond
Robbie Knievel – ChiPs
Fred Dryer – Hunter, Laverne & Shirley, Lou Grant, Cheers, NCIS
Fred Williamson – Ironside, Star Trek, The Rookies, CHiPs
Jim Brown – ChiPs, Police Story, Knight Rider, T.J. Hooker, The A-Team
Bruce Jenner – The Fall Guy, CHiPs, Silver Spoons, Murder She Wrote

[Michael B]

I decided to do my second post on this. Something to read with your morning coffee.

Arli$$ - This was a show about an agent so of course there were many athletes who appeared on the show. The four major sports are easy, but there are also pro wrestlers, pro bull riders, surfers, tennis, billiards/pool, Olympics (soccer, swimming, ice hockey, skiing, figure skating, beach volleyball, track and field, basketball), NASCAR and boxing. I have also listed some athlete adjacent – owners, pro and college coaches/managers, boxing promoter. I did skip some of the well known announcers as the list is so long.

Quentin Richardson, Maurice Greene, Kordell Stewart, Billy Beane, Elton Brand, Barry Zito, Ray Lewis, Yogi Berra, Darius Miles, Reggie Miller, Deion Sanders, Jack LaLanne, Tara Lipinski, John Salley, Bill Goldberg, Ted Leonsis (owner Wizards and Capitals), Jerry Stackhouse, Damione Lewis, Zach Thomas, Gary Carter, Warrick Dunn, Jay Buhner, Tim Salmon, Duante Culpepper, Sugar Shane Mosley, Marion Jones, Dara Torres, Lennox Lewis, James Worthy, Tony Siragusa, Kelly Slater, Ty Murray, Mark Cuban (owner Mavericks), Rick Fox, Wade Phillips, Amy Alcott, Rafael Palmeiro, Rollie Fingers, Ernie Banks, Jeffrey Lurie (owner Eagles), Joe Morgan, Wade Boggs, Carl Lewis, Scott Erickson, Prince Naseem Hamed, Stu Lantz, Davey Johnson, Steve Deberg, Wally Szczerbiak, Tim Couch, Mike Holmgren, Kurt Rambis, Rick Steiner, Randy Moss, Jerry Buss (owner Lakers), Dick Vitale, Chick Hearn, Don King, John Madden, Charles Barkley, Billie Jean King, Tony Hawk, Randy Savage, Jesse Ventura, Cammi Granato, Terrell Davis, Jack Buck, Doninik Hasek, Mitch Richmond, Robert Kraft (Patriots owner), Ivan Rodriguez, Ryan Leaf, Charles Woodson, Ken Norton, Jr. Tony LaRussa, Jerry Tarkanian, Bobby Bonilla, Picabo Street, Willie McGinest, Gary Payton, Barry Switzer, Dale Earnhardt, Matt Williams, Oksana Baiul, Jeff Gordon, Magic Johnson, Richard Petty, Orlando Pace, Alexi Lalas, Mia Hamm, Kenny Anderson, Lisa Leslie, Bret Favre, Ted Turner, Elizabeth Manley (skater), Ann Meyers(-Drysdale), Alonzo Mourning, Tracy Austin, Danny Tartabull, Jim Palmer, John McEnroe, Luc Robitaille, Tracy McGrady, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry West, Al Leiter, Jeremy Giambi, John Starks, Pete Sampras, Dwayne Schintzius, Ryan Klesko, Doug Flutie, Jason Sehorn, Glenn Rice, Willie Roaf, Cheryl Miller, Donyell Marshall, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Leyritz, David Justice, Pete Incaviglia, Jose Lima, Denny Neagle, Kevin Greene, Baron Davis, Juwan Howard, Gabrielle Reece, Tonya Harding, Rick Majerus, Jimmy Johnson, Jack Howell, Tim McCarver, Will Clark, John Franco, Warren Moon, Steve Garvey, Alex Karras, Jessie Armstead, Keith Van Horn, Eric Dickerson, Chamique Holdsclaw, Laila Ali, George Brett, Marcus Allen, Cobi Jones, Michael Irvin, Ken Caminiti, Bill Walsh, Desmond Howard, Liz Masakayan, Brent Barry, Ricky Bottalico, Kobe Bryant, Jerome Bettis, Michael Andretti, Jim Fregosi, Cecil Fielder, Marshall Faulk, Roy Jones, Jr., Tony Gonzalez, Ken Griffey, Jr., Jamal Anderson, Lincoln Kennedy, Andre Rison, Oscar De La Hoya, Curt Schilling, Joe Theismann, Jerry Colangelo (GM Phoenix Suns, HOF), Shaquille O’Neal, Ozzie Smith, George Steinbrenner, III, Dave Winfield, Jeanette Lee, David Wells, Katarina Witt, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Jason Giambi, Barry Larkin, Eric Karros, Bruce Smith, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Jerry Jones, Jeremy Roenick,

[Buythatcard]

How about when the Dodgers appeared on Mr. Ed?

Check out video from the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVr45CHOuA

[ALBB]

and that Munsters episode with Leo Durocher ...Herman at bat..stops play and asks " Oh Leo, where do you want it " ?

[EddieP]

Reggie Jackson on the “Love Boat”, George and Ken Brett on “Fantasy Island”, Roger Maris ( i.e. Roger Marble) on the Flintstones.

[Orioles1954]

Duke Snider was on Father Knows Best. Wes Parker and Joe Namath were on The Brady Bunch.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by ALBB

and that Munsters episode with Leo Durocher ...Herman at bat..stops play and asks " Oh Leo, where do you want it " ?

Don't forget that Crazylegs Hirsch was also on at the end.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

How about when the Dodgers appeared on Mr. Ed?

Check out video from the show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVr45CHOuA

This was the best with athletes. Watch it at least once a week for a laugh. Roseboro climbing up the batting cage is a classic.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Durocher was also on the Beverley Hillbillies. Loved how they called him Mr. Dee-rocher.

[bobbyw8469]

The Dennis the Menace episode also made reference to Hack Wilson.

[Writehooks]

Jerry Quarry on "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Land of the Giants"; Muhammad Ali on "Different Strokes"; Evel Knievel on "The Bionic Woman"; Wayne Gretzky on "The Young & The Restless."