I knew his story. One of the few actors with an interesting life outside of acting.
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3 ups, 7y
I met him at an La Dodgers game and that was when I found out he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers but I didn’t really know the rest—just found out a little at a time. The fact that he play basketball too was so surprising:)
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2 ups, 7y,
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He was quite the guy. An interesting life.
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2 ups, 7y
Yes—I thought a few others might find him interesting too. I was going to look at your memes but can’t find them. Did you delete them? Anyways, nice to meet you and welcome to imgflip:)
BEFORE CHUCK CONNORS BECAME A FAMOUS ACTOR; DID YOU KNOW THAT HE PLAYED FOR THE YANKEES FARM TEAM; HE THEN ENLISTED DURING WWII AND UPON DISCHARGE; PLAYED FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS; AND WAS THE FIRST PRO PLAYER TO BREAK THE GLASS BACKBOARD; HE LATER LEFT BASKETBALL AND PLAYED BASEBALL WITH THE BROOKLYN DODGERS; AFTER THAT HE PLAYED WITH THE CHICAGO CUBS; THE CUBS THEN SENT HIM TO PLAY ON THEIR TOP FARM TEAM THE LA ANGELS; HE WAS ALSO DRAFTED INTO THE NFL'S CHICAGO BEARS BUT NEVER SUITED UP; AFTER ALL THAT, HE DECIDED TO BECOME AN ACTOR
