Paul is back for another funny and entertaining episode. This time he is joined by his daughter Miss Olivia to discuss some well-known sporting pranks from over the years. Some of what will be discussed include.
- A MLB journeyman who was well-pranked by his minor league teammates.
- A Greek tennis player who played a birthday prank on an Aussie tennis bad boy.
- Serial English prankster Karl Power
- The phantom siren
- Jonathon Agnew and his prank on Geoff Boycott
- Muhammed Ali surprising kids on Candid Camera and Ali being pranked by a fellow Heavyweight boxer.
- Snake pranks e.g., Canberra Raiders
- Austin Healey’s prank on Will Greenwood
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology pranks e.g., 1982 Harvard vs Yale balloon prank.
- Harvard vs Yale pranks.
- Kyle Kendrick
- Georgia Tech train prank of 1898.
- Stephen Fleming and Mark Richardson
- Ronaldinho and his security guard prank in the park.
- The old man impressing many at Muscle Beach.
We also have our Quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where Are they Now?
Sporting pranks sources
1. Si.com ‘april fools: here are 11 fantastic sports pranks’, by dan treadway, 1/4/2014.
2. The mad dragons vodcast ‘the phantom siren’, 18/4/2022.
3. Geoffrey boycott wind up (test match special), 5/1/2018
4. Candid camera classics: ‘ali meets the kids,’ 4/6/2018
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Power
6. Si.com ‘5 of the best sports pranks of all time’, by ryan wong, 17/9/2014.
7. Espn.co.uk ‘its all fun and games until..’ alex diamond 5/8/2011.
8. Fox sports.com.au ‘simon katich reveals best pranks he saw during his cricket career’, staff writers from fox sports 14/11/2016.
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefanos_Tsitsipas
10. Greek city times.com ‘stefanos tsitsipas birthday prank to nick kyrgios?’, by GCT A, 2020.
11. News.com.au ‘canberra raiders rattle the playing group with hilarious snake prank’, james mckern, 23/12/2020.
12. Bleacher report.com ‘20 greatest sports pranks of all time’, by kelsey givens 11/8/2011.
13. Boston.com ‘hackers’ delight: a history of MIT praks and hacks’, by legacy user, 17/9/20212.
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Kendrick
15. James nixon ‘stephen fleming v mark richardson interview drama-2006’, 5/2/2015.
16. Wisden.com ‘wath: ‘your’re an idiot-the stephen fleming-mark richardson prank that was erroneously reported as news’, by wisden staff 17/6/2021.
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_Chihuahuas
18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Francoeur
19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award
20. The guardian.com ‘the team, the fake deaf pitcher, and the idiot who defended him:not funny”. By Lilit marcus, 17/4/2014.
21. The professor and barney podcast ‘the greatest pranks in sport-Ft guest anita duapu’, 16/7/2020.
22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_agency_(Major_League_Baseball)
23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Field
24. The pure athlete podcast, by jeff francoeur, for more info, visit www.pureathleteinc.com
25. Fan-nation, braves today, ‘jeff francoeur steps back from lead braves analyst role with bally sports’, by lindsey crosby 18/12/23.
26. Bleacher report.com ‘jeff francoeur pranked again by teammates, gets locked in bathroom’, dan carson, 24/7/2014.
27. Yes Network ‘top 5 MLB pranks with jeff francoeur’, 12/10/2016.
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Reyes_(baseball)
Intro Music-One Shot by Soundroll
Outro Music- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Uppbeat.
