Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Quarterback

Jim McMahon

"He played like he didn't give a crap about how people perceived him." - Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh
James Van Der Beek
Men in Blazers
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Jim McMahon, the former head-band wearing player known as Mad Mac and the Punky QB, was the rebellious and unapologetically outspoken quarterback of the 1985 Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl team. One of the rappers in their “Super Bowl Shuffle,” McMahon – 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds – sported sunglasses, drove motorbikes shirtless, stuck out his tongue at cameras and buzzed his head into a variety of hairdos, including a Mohawk. He once blew his nose on a reporter whose question he hated, and mooned a helicopter hovering above a Bears’ practice before the Super Bowl. Another time, after Commissioner Pete Rozelle warned McMahon against wearing his white Adidas headband in the NFC Championship game, McMahon wore a headband instead that said “Rozelle.” “I’ll tell you what I think,” McMahon once said. “Whether you want to hear it or not, that’s your problem.” On the field, McMahon, who made a Pro Bowl in 1985, battled injuries throughout a 15-year career in which he played for six teams.

Matt Walsh
Matt
Walsh
Matt Walsh is a comedian and actor who appeared in the TV show, “Veep.” He is a former correspondent on the Daily Show and has had roles in movies such as Old School, Ted, and Ghostbusters. Walsh is a Chicago-area native and a hard-core Bears fan. Growing up, he’d take a bus to Bears games with his father, who was a season ticket holder. For several years, he co-hosted “Bear Down: The Chicago Bears Podcast” in Los Angeles.
Profession:
actor
Place of Birth:
Chicago, IL
Preferred Team:
Chicago Bears
James Van Der Beek
James
Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek is an actor who became famous for his role in the TV drama Dawson’s Creek. He also starred in the 1999 film, Varsity Blues, in which he played a Texas high school quarterback. In the movie, his jersey number, No. 4, was in honor of Brett Favre; he had it changed from No. 13 in the script. Van Der Beek, as a child growing up in Connecticut, became enamored with Favre and the Packers’ history and tradition – and remains a Green Bay fan to this day.
Profession:
actor
Place of Birth:
Cheshire, CT
Preferred Team:
Green Bay Packers
Men in Blazers
Men in
Blazers
“Men in Blazers” is a TV show and podcast focused on international soccer. Its hosts, Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, are England natives who became die-hard NFL fans in the 1980s. Davies fell in love with American football in January 1985 during Super Bowl XIX between the Dolphins and 49ers, which pitted Dan Marino against Joe Montana. And Bennett fell in love with the 1985 Chicago Bears; he has said that his life’s biggest regret was his camera jamming while posing for a photograph with Walter Payton.
Profession:
celebrity
Place of Birth:
England
Preferred Team:
Chicago Bears