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.  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.

Our Guest
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’s first playoff win in 51 years. And with Denver he broke John Elway’s franchise records and led the Broncos to the 2005 AFC Championship game. Since he retired in 2006 he’s been active in a variety of causes including Alzheimer’s and CBD research and he’s the Co-Founder of ReadyList Sports, an interactive playbook learning and testing technology. He’s a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and can beat you at any game you can come up with . . .

2:50 – “Even if I might be greater at the sport, I might not care.”
Jake “The Snake” 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 – “So Rudy, here we go.”
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 – “Our lone contender.”
Whitey Ford is the only contender in baseball, but that doesn’t stop us from talking about Hal Newhouser, Bo Jackson, Frank Viola, Rick Monday and Hideo Nomo among others.

25:00 – “Wang Zhizhi.”
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 – “One of the greatest mustaches.”
Hockey players of note are Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne, Bobby Clarke, Henri Richard, Pat Lafontaine and Michel Goulet.

32:49 – “I’m watching soccer shows . . . and I’m liking ‘em.”
Roy Keane, Greg Biffle and Jack Brabham get some love as do soccer and racing documentaries on Netflix.

35:14 – “Screen stars, baby.”
Screen Stars sporting #16 on the silver screen:

1. Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco in The Replacements (2000)
2. Warren Beatty as Joe Pendleton in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
3. Vince Vaughn as Peter LaFleur n Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
4. Mac Davis as Seth Maxwell in North Dallas Forty (1979)
5. Anthony Michael Hall as Whitey Ford in 61” (2001) 

44:48 – “If you don’t see this one coming . . .”
Derrick Rose Award

1. Dwight Gooden
2. Jose Fernandez

Hall of Shame

1. Ryan Leaf

43:37 – “Which brings us to the Heat Check.”
Top current #16’s:

1. Pau Gasol
2. Trevor Lawrence
3. Jared Goff
4. Tyler Lockett
5. Alexsander Barkov

Shout out to Kolten Wong and Will Smith. Also, bite me Andre Ethier.

48:12 – “It’s the old man of the sea.”
The Hall of Fame list for #16:

1. Joe Montana
2.  Whitey Ford
3. Bob Lanier
4.  Brett Hull
5. George Blanda

Our thanks to our friends Jamey Crimmins and Jake “The Snake” Plummer for supporting the podcast. Learn more about Jake’s latest venture here: http://readylistsports.com