Jake "The Snake" Plummer drops in to talk about #16, comparisons to Joe Montana, a near-miss National Championship, his friendship with Pat Tillman and life after football for a 45-year old retiree.\xa0 Plus, strong contenders in all sports, a Hall of Shame you can probably see coming down Main St. and a loaded Hall of Fame class.
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Jake Plummer came within 100 seconds of winning a National Championship at Arizona State in 1996. That year he was named All-American, Pac-10 Offensive Player of the year and finished 3rd in Heisman Trophy voting. He played 10 seasons in the NFL with Arizona and Denver. In 1998 he led the Cardinals to an upset win over the Cowboys to notch the team\u2019s first playoff win in 51 years. And with Denver he broke John Elway\u2019s franchise records and led the Broncos to the 2005 AFC Championship game. Since he retired in 2006 he\u2019s been active in a variety of causes including Alzheimer\u2019s and CBD research and he\u2019s the Co-Founder of ReadyList Sports, an interactive playbook learning and testing technology. He\u2019s a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and can beat you at any game you can come up with . . .
2:50 \u2013 \u201cEven if I might be greater at the sport, I might not care.\u201d
Jake \u201cThe Snake\u201d Plummer shares the story behind #16, his 10 year NFL career, the life and legacy of Pat Tillman and his new business venture, ReadyList Sports.
13:28 \u2013 \u201cSo Rudy, here we go.\u201d
We lead off with football and college greats Chuck Long, Chris Weinke, Gary Beban, Johnny U., Norm Snead, some Bears guys, Snake Stabler, Snake Plummer and Peyton Manning. Contenders are Jim Plunkett, Frank Gifford, George Blanda, Len Dawson and Joe Montana.
21:03 \u2013 \u201cOur lone contender.\u201d
Whitey Ford is the only contender in baseball, but that doesn\u2019t stop us from talking about Hal Newhouser, Bo Jackson, Frank Viola, Rick Monday and Hideo Nomo among others.
25:00 \u2013 \u201cWang Zhizhi.\u201d
Basketball sentimental favorites Wang Zhizhi, Al and Allie McGuire. Honorable Mention for Satch Sanders and Red Holtzman and Contender status for Tom Burleson, Cliff Hagan, Jerry Lucas, Peja Stojakovic, Al Attles and Bob Lanier.
30:00 \u2013 \u201cOne of the greatest mustaches.\u201d
Hockey players of note are Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne, Bobby Clarke, Henri Richard, Pat Lafontaine and Michel Goulet.
32:49 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m watching soccer shows . . . and I\u2019m liking \u2018em.\u201d
Roy Keane, Greg Biffle and Jack Brabham get some love as do soccer and racing documentaries on Netflix.
35:14 \u2013 \u201cScreen stars, baby.\u201d
Screen Stars sporting #16 on the silver screen:
44:48 \u2013 \u201cIf you don\u2019t see this one coming . . .\u201d
Derrick Rose Award
Hall of Shame
43:37 \u2013 \u201cWhich brings us to the Heat Check.\u201d
Top current #16\u2019s:
Shout out to Kolten Wong and Will Smith. Also, bite me Andre Ethier.
48:12 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s the old man of the sea.\u201d
The Hall of Fame list for #16:
Our thanks to our friends Jamey Crimmins and Jake \u201cThe Snake\u201d Plummer for supporting the podcast. Learn more about Jake\u2019s latest venture here: http://readylistsports.com