tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53320644759670437002024-03-05T17:40:13.964-08:00Dat Sportz GuySports Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711300987588480942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332064475967043700.post-68212537873475881502013-01-08T11:02:00.001-08:002013-01-08T11:04:19.370-08:00Athlete Homes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The media was fascinated with Johnny Manziel throughout the 2012 season and after he became the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy, that fascination grew. The media wanted to know anything and everything they could about Johnny Football which lead to some pretty crazy articles. Nothing published shed a bad light on Manziel though; some of the stories were pretty comical actually! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the articles I found funny was about Manziel's below average bowling skills which you can read <a href="http://secondratenews.blogspot.com/2012/12/mr-heisman-isnt-perfect.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I thought it was humorous when the author suggested Johnny Football should get a <a href="http://www.brunswickbowling.com/build-a-center/residential/" target="_blank">home bowling alley</a> when he was in the NFL to practice his bowling skills! Once I stopped laughing, I started to think about professional athletes and how some of them have ridiculous homes with bowling alleys, which is what my blog post is really about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I picked out some of the pro athletes houses that I'm in awe of! I could go on and on about how amazing they are, but the pictures really do the talking!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tom Brady</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 22,000 square-foot mansion includes a beautiful lagoon-shaped swimming pool (pictured), a weight room, wine cellar and elevator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Alex Rodriguez</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.7877777778,-80.2241666667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=25.7877777778,-80.2241666667%20(Miami)&t=h" rel="geolocation" target="_blank" title="Miami">Miami, Florida</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 23,000 square-foot waterfront property contains glass walls allowing you to admire the view, an elevator, infinity pool and sauna. Additionally, their is a batting cage in the 3,000 square-foot sports facility. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's no surprise that Tiger has a golf course, but the golf star also has a tennis court and basketball court and that's just outside. Tiger has a golf training studio too, which is one of the five buildings on his ten acre estate.</span> </div>
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Well the Heisman watch is almost over. The 2012 Heisman
Announcement will take place this Saturday! The finalists for the 2012 Heisman
Memorial Trophy are Kansas State University quarterback Collin Klein, <a href="http://www.aggieplanet.com/">Texas A&M University</a> quarterback Johnny Manziel, and University of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o. To prepare for Saturday’s big announcement I
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<b>2011: <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a> – Baylor University Quarterback</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Griffin led Baylor to a 10-3 season including a win in the
Alamo Bowl. During the 2011 season, he had a total of 4,952 offensive yards and
47 touchdowns. Griffin was the first player in school history to win the
Heisman Trophy. In the 2012 NFL Draft, Griffin was drafted in the first round –
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<b>2010: <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Newton" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> – <a href="http://www.auburntigerplanet.com/">Auburn University</a> Quarterback </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Receiving over 80 percent of votes, Newton became the third
Auburn player to win the Heisman Trophy. Newton and the Auburn Tigers made
their first BCS National Championship appearance in 2011 game defeating the
Oregon Ducks 22-19. Days after winning the BCS National Championship, Newton announced
he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL Draft. As the number
one pick in the draft, Newton went to the Carolina Panthers. Newton is only the
third player ever to win the Heisman, a national championship and be selected
as the number one NFL draft pick in a one-year span. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2009: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ingram,_Jr." target="_blank">Mark Ingram, Jr.</a> – <a href="http://www.crimsontideplanet.com/">University of Alabama</a> Running back</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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As a sophomore, Ingram rushed for 1,658 yards and 17
touchdowns and had 334 receiving yards with 3 touchdowns during the 2009
season. Ingram received the Offensive MVP award after Alabama defeated Texas
37-21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. Ingram returned for his
junior season in 2010 before forgoing his senior season and entering the 2011
NFL draft. The New Orleans Saints selected Ingram in the first round. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Bradford had a total of 4,768 offensive yards during Oklahoma’s
12-1 season. The 2008 Sooners finished the regular season at the top of the BCS
Standings and went on to the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. In the
championship game, Bradford faced fellow Heisman contender Tim Tebow and the
Florida Gators which they lost 24-14. Bradford returned to Oklahoma for his
junior season before entering the NFL Draft. In the 2010 NFL Draft, he was
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<b>2007: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tebow" target="_blank">Tim Tebow</a> – <a href="http://www.gatorsplanet.com/">University of Florida</a> Quarterback</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Tebow was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy and
the third Florida player to win the award. In his 2007 season, Tebow
had 32 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing touchdowns making him the only player
in FBS history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in both categories
during the same season. Tebow was also a Heisman finalist during his junior
season. After his senior season, Tebow entered the 2010 NFL Draft where he was
selected in the first round by the Denver Broncos. <o:p></o:p></div>
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