10 Classic Comedy Sports Sketches

What makes a great athlete?

To some, greatness can be measured in the number of championship teams an athlete has been part of. 

Others feel personal records are the mark of athletic immortality, while others, especially for the purpose of this video slideshow, feel being the subject of a comedy sketch that parodies you and some of your most memorable moments is the mark that says you are amongst an elite group of athletes.

With that in mind, here are 10 comedy sketches featuring some of sports most notable figures.

Shaquille O'Neal

Cast:  Mad TV’s Aries Spears as Shaquille O'Neal.

Tiger Woods

Cast: SNL’s Keenan Thomson as Tiger Woods and Blake Lively as Elin Nordegren.

Terry Bradshaw

Cast: Mad TV’s Frank Caliendo as Terry Bradshaw.

O.J. Simpson

Cast: Mad TV’s Orlando Jones as O.J.

Fox NFL Sunday Team

Cast:  From Mad TV,  Jordan Peele as James Brown, Frank Caliendo as Terry Bradshaw, Ike Barinholtz as Howie Long, Frank Caeti as Jimmy Johnson and Arden Myrid as Jillian Barberie.

Jay Culter

Cast: The gang from South Park.

John Madden

Cast: Frank Caliendo as John Madden.

Brett Favre

Cast: Sean Carrigan as Brett Favre.

LeBron James and the Miami Heat

Cast: Parody movie scene from the film Der Untergang.

An Olympic Moment

Cast: From the TV show Royal Canadian Air Farce.