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For all the preaching about acting like you've been there before then #8 worst is to hand the ball to ref?? ESPN is a fraud. All night they have been trying to keep this piddly little BS controversy alive.
Joe Horn's bizarre touchdown celebration Sunday night in which he pulled a cell phone from underneath the goalpost and made a call, reminded us that like the plays themselves, not all celebrations are a thing of beauty.
We've come up with our list of the 10 worst football celebrations in recent memory. Give them a read and cast your vote in the poll to the left.
10. Mark Gastineau's Sack Dance
Love him or hate him, Gastineau's 22 sacks were the standard in the NFL until Michael Strahan came along and tallied 22½ in 2001. But it was Gastineau's tribal-like dance set to the sounds of Men Without Hats singing "Safety Dance" that really turned heads, and stomachs.
Look at me! I'm about to get rolled!
9. Running To Midfield To Stomp On Logo
Some celebrations just take too darn long. Running all the way from the end zone to the 50-yard line to do your dance is just too labor intensive. Plus, you're a sitting duck waiting to get nailed by an opposing future Hall of Famer who doesn't find the whole thing funny. Keep it in the end zone, TO.
8. Handing The Ball To The Ref
Boring. Anti-climactic. Getting into an NFL end zone isn't easy. Millions of dollars are spent trying to get into the end zone. Careers can take off or be destroyed by succeeding or failing at getting into the end zone. Would it hurt to spike the ball? Do a little fist pump? Maybe even do a little dance? Something? Anything?
7. Warren's Wiggle
Earlier this season, Warren Sapp celebrated his first offensive TD with a hippity-hop dance he claims to have borrowed from Beyonce Knowles' "Crazy in Love" video. A nation was amused by Sapp's rump-shaking, even if Tampa Bay's opponents, the Falcons, weren't.
But it was a nice field goal.
6. The "I'm So Happy I Just Tore My MCL!" Celebration
As a general rule, any celebration that results in needing medical attention is a bad celebration. Just ask Bill Grammatica who suffered a torn MCL while celebrating a field goal or Gus Frerotte who suffered a sprained neck after ramming his head into a wall after scoring a touchdown.
5. The "Our Team Is Down 31-6 But Who Cares! I Just Scored!" Celebration
Perhaps the loneliest of the celebrations. This past Sunday, with his team trailing 31-0, Falcons running back T.J. Duckett ran for a 17-yard touchdown and proceeded to do a little dance while his teammates on the sidelines and the home crowd pondered being down three touchdowns with a little more than a quarter to play.
4.The Ickey Shuffle
In 1988, the Bengals' Ickey Woods debuted his hulking touchdown dance, in which he heavily shuffled from foot to foot, passing the ball back and forth from hand to hand. The NFL banned the Ickey Shuffle as "unprofessional demonstration," but Ickey kept the Shuffle going on the sideline. Later, he performed it on the courthouse steps after a rape-related lawsuit had been dismissed against him and several other teammates.
Hello? What? I can't hear you!
3. The "Bust Out A Cell Phone And Call Somebody" Celebration
Horn took celebrating to a new level on Sunday when he uncovered a cell phone buried in the goalpost and called his family. Since when is watching someone make a phone call fun? How could he hear the person on the other end with that helmet on? How did he punch the numbers on that little phone so quickly? So many questions.
2. The Throat Slash
Maybe it was just ahead of it's time. Horror movies made a comeback in 2003 with flicks such as "28 Days Later," "Freddy vs. Jason" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." But the NFL wasn't ready for the slashing of throats in response to putting six points on the scoreboard or sacking a quarterback.
1. Mimicking Killing Teammates With A Machine Gun
As evidenced by the throat slash, celebrations that involve the reinactment of the mutilation of another human being usually don't go over too well. Our old pal, Joe Horn, found that out when he scored a touchdown earlier this season, mimicked pulling out a machine gun and "shot" two teammates who played along by falling over.
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"When I see guys huddling up after the game, to pray, that's what scares me about the game. I'm a Baptist, but I'm also a quarterback killer, and I ain't praying with you. But I will give you 30 seconds to ask your Lord and master to keep me from killing you." -- Hall of Fame defensive end "Deacon" Jones on what aspect of the modern game most upsets him.
Thats funny - espn used to think that the ickey shuffle was the fourth BEST celebration... ESPN is a bunch of fools though, since they have deion on this list as well.
Warren Sapp's hilarious booty dance on Sunday reminded us that a good end zone celebration is one of our favorite things in sports. We want to know which of the following celebrations turn SportsNation on. Read our Top 10 below, and vote in the poll to the left.
10. The Spike
No list of touchdown celebrations is complete without mention of the classic spike. Homer Jones, a wide receiver for the New York Giants, is credited with the first spike, in 1965.
9. The Fun Bunch
These Redskins changed the rules -- in 1984, the NFL responded to the Fun Bunch's choreographed group celebration by disallowing "excessive celebration." The NFL's reaction caused critics to dub it the "No-Fun League," and in 1991 commissioner Paul Tagliabue once again allowed Fun Bunch-type celebrations.
8. The Primetime High Step
Deion Sanders always looked like he was struttin' to his own beat, but when he got close to the end zone he really let his freak flag fly, with a high-stepping approach followed by a soft-shoe hip-hop jam all his own.
7. Warren's Wiggle
On Sunday, Warren Sapp celebrated his first offensive TD with a hippity-hop dance he claims to have borrowed from Beyonce Knowles' "Crazy in Love" video. A nation was amused by Sapp's rump-shaking, even if Tampa Bay's opponents, the Falcons, weren't.
6. The Mile High Salute
Terrell Davis brought his Broncos teammates to attention -- "Ten-hut!" -- and brought attention to himself when he incorporated the military salute, appropriate to football's war theme, into his end zone celebration in the late 1990s.
5. The Dirty Bird
The Falcons' amazing run in 1998 is best remembered for this dance, in which O.J. Santiago, Jamal Anderson and teammates hopped around flapping their wings. The Falcons' surprise success made even strait-laced coach Dan Reeves giddy enough to flap a little.
4.The Ickey Shuffle
In 1988, the Bengals' Ickey Woods became all the rage with his hulking touchdown dance, in which he heavily shuffled from foot to foot, passing the ball back and forth from hand to hand. The NFL banned the Ickey Shuffle as "unprofessional demonstration," but Ickey kept the Shuffle going on the sidelines on the orders of Bengals owner Paul Brown.
3. The Sharpie
On Monday Night Football, Oct. 14, 2002, the 49ers' Terrell Owens packed a Sharpie in his sock, and waited for his moment. He caught a TD pass in the fourth quarter, pulled out the Sharpie, signed the ball, and handed it to his financial adviser in the stands. Some thought it was unacceptable behavior, while others thought it was hilarious.
2. The Lambeau Leap
Starting in 1993, LeRoy Butler and his Packers teammates brought stage-diving to the football field by jumping into the eager hands of the Packers fans in the front row of end zone seats, creating the most populist TD celebration in football.
1. The Funky Chicken
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is the man who started it all -- his end zone dances of the '70s, especially the Funky Chicken, still set the standard. Johnson, a punt returner (and receiver) par excellence, began his NFL dancing career in 1974, but he had actually started his routine at Division III Widener College, where he scored 62 TDs in three seasons.
Originally posted by HarleyRider That would be Merton Hanks.....I used to think it was hilarious
Didn't he say he was dancing like Elmo for his children?
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"When I see guys huddling up after the game, to pray, that's what scares me about the game. I'm a Baptist, but I'm also a quarterback killer, and I ain't praying with you. But I will give you 30 seconds to ask your Lord and master to keep me from killing you." -- Hall of Fame defensive end "Deacon" Jones on what aspect of the modern game most upsets him.
My favorite celebration so far, was when Boldin was PO'ed during the 49ers game, He scores then sits down all mad not wanting any congratulations, I loved that for some reason. Some times I wonder if some of these guys even care about winning or losing, I wanna see the whole sideline mad as hell when there getting blown out!!!!
My favorite celebration was by Calvin Shexnader (sp?) of the Rattlers - he would "tear" off the top of the football, "drink" it, and then spike it. Loved it!
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i can't believe that they diss on handing the ball to the ref after a score, dont get me wrong, i do enjoy a good endzone dance after a MEANINGFUL score, but most of the time i think these guys should act like they have been in the endzone before, and intend on getting back into the endzone the next time they get the ball.
I think #11 should be when Houdey and Kousey or whatever their names were (sons of saddam) were killed the Iraquis celebrated by firing their AK-47's in the air.....6 people were killed....what goes up....must come down.
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Originally posted by BuckeyeCardinal I think #11 should be when Houdey and Kousey or whatever their names were (sons of saddam) were killed the Iraquis celebrated by firing their AK-47's in the air.....6 people were killed....what goes up....must come down.
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