1373 sats \ 8 replies \ @Turdinthepunchbowl 24 Mar \ on: Stacker Sports- Day 110- Put me in Coach Stacker_Sports
I dunked, on a recently inducted NFL hall of famer (Julius Peppers) in a pick up basketball game when back home for summer in college.
That's probably the most fun story, there is also a time I had two monster jams, and a three pointer in ~15 seconds during a game. That was sweet. Unfortunately, it was probably one of only a half dozen games growing up my dad didn't record. So it only lives on in the minds of those in attendance.
I should add... Peppers was an exceptional Basketball player and UNC, and had 50+ lbs on me at the time (my fat ass probably weighs more than him now haha). So after that dunk he proceeded to work me in the post the rest of the game, very effectively.
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Damn that's definitely a highlight.
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Honestly, at the time I didn't even know it was Julius Peppers. I knew he played for the Bears at the time, as there were a few other players in that pick up game (Matt Forte, Devin Hester, Johnny Knox before he got folded, and more). Plus I'm a Packer fan so I didn't really want to discuss it with them haha. Wasn't til after the game when I went to lift, that my friend told me who it was.
Years later in NYC that story nearly got me in a fight with a fellow drunk Packer fan as he was defending our players honor, as Peppers had joined GB for a few seasons haha.
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That's a wicked story man. Musta been a great feeling. 💪💪
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Yeah, it's fun to tell, but that's the strange thing about time. It only feels like stories and a different lifetime ago. It's tough not to look back with the Bruce Springsteen Glory Days song in your head. My life is great, but sometimes I miss being in peak physical shape like in my early twenties!
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Amen to that. I abused my body in my 20s with booze and smokes.
Now, I hardly drink, I no longer smoke. And I spend more time in the gym and focusing on health than I ever did in my 20s
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Winner winner. Take that Julius Peppers.
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