Remember former Redskins QB Heath Shuler? Some Skins fans sure do, and their long memories are bad news for Shuler's efforts to get himself elected to Congress. Shuler may think he's got a future in politics, but the fans who put together this website have other ideas. In fact, they don't want him anywhere near D.C. ever again.
Many pro athletes have found their way into Congress over the years, but I think anyone would be hard pressed to find an athlete who built a successful political career on the basis of a pro athletic career as undistinguished as Shuler's. The closest I can think of are local politicians like Frank Gaul of Cleveland, who played for the New York Bulldogs, and subsequently served as Cuyahoga County's Treasurer, and Ed Rutkowski of Buffalo, who played several years with the Bills and then served as the County Executive of Erie County, New York. These guys were both Notre Dame grads-- a fact that couldn't have hurt their chances with the electorate in cities like Cleveland and Buffalo.
Never hear of the New York Bulldogs? Me either.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Heath Shuler
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I've never met the Rhino, but can feel from his post his burning desire to kick Art Modell in the balls.
Rhino if that's the kind of thing you stand for, you should run for governor.
That really is the kind of platform people could rally around, isn't it?
On the other hand, if I won, I'd have to move to Cowopolis, so forget it.
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