MTV Rock N' Jock

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MTV Rock N' Jock
Created by Patrick Byrnes
Starring Steve Albert, Ken Ober, Dan Cortese, Bill Bellamy, Chris Connelly
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 - 90 minutes
Release
Original network MTV
Original release April 1, 1990[1]
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. MTV Rock N' Jock was a television series on MTV featuring actors, musicians, and other entertainers playing sports with professional athletes. The original episode was called The MTV Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby, and was changed to MTV's Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge, in year 2. The concept expanded to include basketball in 1991, football in 1997[2][3] and bowling in 1999[4] The game was an annual feature (with multiple reruns of most episodes) for many years on MTV.[5][6]

The announcers were professional sportscaster, Steve Albert[7] and comedian Ken Ober who provided color commentary.[8] Bill Bellamy[9] and MTV Sports host Dan Cortese initially participated as players and then as coaches in later years.

Musicians

Flavor Flav, Jeff Ament, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, Method Man, Redman, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Brett Michaels, Belinda Carlisle, MC Hammer, Lou Gramm, Boyz II Men, Pras, Salt N Pepa, Queen Latifah, Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature

Television and Film Stars

Kevin Costner, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Jamie Foxx, Keanu Reeves, Ryan Reynolds, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Anna Nicole Smith, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Natasha Henstridge, Tiffany Thiessen, Yasmine Bleeth, Rebecca Gayheart

Professional Athletes

Oliver Miller, Mike Piazza, Roger McDowell, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Howard Johnson, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Mark Langston, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey, Jr, Kenny Lofton, Rafael Palmeiro, John Kruk, Darren Dalton, David Wells, Brady Anderson, Frank Thomas

Trivia

Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament wrote a song, Sweet Lew, about an awkward meeting with his Rock n' Jock coach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the second annual B-Ball Jam in 1992.[10]

Incomplete list of Rock N' Jock shows

MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby (1990)[11]

MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1991)[12]

  • Location: Gersten Pavilion, Loyola Marymount University, CA
  • Date: Sunday, September 15, 1991

MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1991)

  • Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Date: Saturday, January 12, 1991

MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1992)[13]

MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1992)

MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1993)[14]

MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)[15]

Homeboys:
Corbin Bernsen (#7, SS), Actor
Chuck D (#1, LF), Musician, Public Enemy
Ken Griffey, Jr. (#24, LCF), Baseball Player
Jose Canseco (#33, 1B), Baseball Player
Jon Bon Jovi (#5, 2B), Musician, Bon Jovi
Gary Sheffield (#10, 3B), Baseball Player
Treach (#118, C), Musician, Naughty By Nature
Brady Anderson (#9, RF), Baseball Player
Scott Ian (#15, RCF), Musician, Anthrax
Dwight Gooden (#16, P), Baseball Player
David Bryan (#11, 1B), Musician, Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora (#3, OF), Musician, Bon Jovi
Flavor Flav (#911, RF/P), Musician, Public Enemy
Awayboys:
Dan Cortese (#00, SS), MTV Host
Bret Michaels (#58, C), Musician, Poison
David Justice (#23, RF), Baseball Player
Michael Richards (#8, LF), Actor
Frank Thomas (see Frank Thomas (designated hitter)) (#35, 1B), Baseball Player
Barry Bonds (#25, LCF), Baseball Player
Dweezil Zappa (#22, RCF), Musician
Robin Ventura (#23, 3B)
Salt (Cheryl James) (#54, 2B), Musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Pepa (Sandy Denton) (#68, 2B), Musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Spin (Deidre Roper, see DJ Spinderella) (#7, 2B), Musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Roger McDowell (#31, P), Baseball Player
Billy Ragsdale (see William Ragsdale} (#5, IF/OF), Actor

MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1994)[16]

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers)

MTV's Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)[17]

  • Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA
  • Date: Saturday, January 15, 1994
  • Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
  • Team coaches: Norman Fell (Homeboys), Tom Arnold (Awayboys)

MTV's Fifth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1995)[18]

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers)

MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1995)[19]

  • Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
  • Team coaches: Dan Cortese (Homeboys), Bill Bellamy (Awayboys)

MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1996)[20]

MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1996)[21]

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dean Cain (Bricklayers)

MTV's Eighth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1997)[22]

MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1997)[23]

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Shaquille O'Neal (Violators), Bill Walton (Bricklayers)

MTV's Rock N' Jock Super Bowl II (1998)[24]

MTV's Tenth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1999)[25]

MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling (2000)[26]

MTV Rock N' Jock Basebrawl (2001)[27]

References

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  2. ↑ "Celebs dig into a bowl of fun at pregame bashes", USA Today, February 4, 2002.
  3. ↑ Justin Leonard, "Nelly's first movie role was 'cool'", Associated Press at Deseret News, May 31, 2005.
  4. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/TechnicolorLover/bowlorama.html.
  5. ↑ Rembert Browne, "Rediscovering Rock N' Jock", Grantland.com, October 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ James Montgomery, "The Greatest 'Rock N' Jock Softball' All-Stars Of All Time", MTV.com, July 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ Steve Albert
  8. ↑ "RIP, Ken Ober", Newsday, November 17, 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Chat", The Washington Post, June 10, 2007.
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