13 Cameos By Jocks Shows Thought Would Be Funny (For Some Reason)
Athlete cameos are sitcom casting stunts designed to bring in viewers -- but are they actually funny?
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Athlete cameos are sitcom casting stunts designed to bring in viewers -- but are they actually funny?
![KEITH HERNANDEZ SEINFELD Elaine Benes is seduced by the greatest athlete pickup line of all time: I'm Keith Hernandez.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/1/763031.jpg)
![WADE BOGGS CHEERS A rival bar owner sends Boggs to Cheers as a good-will gesture, but the gang thinks he's a fake and chases him into the streets. I](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/763040.jpg)
![JIM HARBAUGH SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS CRACKED COM The hard-assed Michigan coach and former NFL quarterback was cast against type as Screech's](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/763039.jpg)
![BARRY BONDS BEVERLY HILLS 90210 Barry plays Barry, who shows up on the golf course to talk trash steve Sanders and his dad. YOu missed those opport](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/7/763037.jpg)
![TOM BRADY FAMILY GUY 54 12:28 D 68 CRAGKEDCOM Seth MacFarlane must be a Brady fan -- he cast the QB in Ted 2 in addition to numerous mentions on Famil](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/6/763036.jpg)
![LEBRON JAMES ENTOURAGE OS GRACKED.COM James piles on as Matt Damon shames Vincent into a charitable donation. The scene was apparently filmed during L](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/9/763029.jpg)
![KOBE BRYANT MODERN FAMILY CRACKED COM Bryant's brief cameo on Modern Family is notable in that he never appears in the same frame as the show's cast.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/763038.jpg)
![JOE NAMATH MARRIED WITH CHILDREN CRAGKEDCOM The Jets legend plays himself as a bartender -- with no explanation as to why he's now employed as a barte](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/5/5/763055.jpg)
![HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS GILLIGAN'S ISLAND CRACKED COM In this made-for-TV movie, the Clown Princes of Basketball team up with the castaways to battle sup](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/4/763034.jpg)
![DETLEF SCHREMPF PARKS AND REC CRACKED COM Producer Mike Schur's first choice for a basketball cameo was Larry Bird. But is there any funnier name in N](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/3/763033.jpg)
![CHASE UTLEY ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA UTLEY DA CRACKED.COM Mac writes a letter to hero Chase Utley: I would love to meet you someday. I know I can](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/5/763035.jpg)
![BILL BUCKNER CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM CRACKED COM Buckner will live in sports infamy for allowing a ball to go through his legs in Game 6 of the '86 Serie](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/2/763032.jpg)
![MLB ALL-STARS LITY CHAMPS THE SIMPSONS CRACKED COM Mr. Burns assembles a pantheon of all-time baseball greats for the company softball team. See Ken G](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/2/8/763028.jpg)