The Most Intense Fans in Sports

Try to count how many times you've seen a sports fan and thought to yourself, "Damn, that dude is crazy."

Hard to do, huh?

It's one of the great things about sports.

An ordinary basketball or football game can turn a quiet 53-year-old man into a raging lunatic who's covered in paint from head to toe.

And when you think about it, a fan's passion for his team often goes a little overboard.

The result of that is a spot on this list: The Most Intense Fans in Sports.

20. Cal Fans

When you barely have enough meat on your bones to fill out at a child's medium t-shirt, it probably isn't a good idea to go shirtless in a college football stadium.

But that's what these three California fans did, before painting a Golden Bear that stretched across all of their bodies.

Ladies, control yourselves.

19. The Hot Philadelphia Flyers Fan

Don't ask me what the front side of this picture looks like—I want to know, but I don't.

After doing a bit of research, though, I've discovered this young lady is a supporter of Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers.

And It takes a truly loyal fan to don a painted hockey jersey that looks almost like the real thing.

OK, maybe just a hot one.

18. The Unnecessary Flag Waver

Two things are certain.

One, this guy loves Oklahoma State.

Two, this guy loves football.

I'm pretty sure my old high school is looking for a new flag girl. Maybe he should try out.

17. Pissed off Dodgers Fan

These guys, one a Boston Red Sox fan and the other a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, weren't even in the stadium before a confrontation began.

I'm not sure if the Dodgers guy was just mad that Manny Ramirez had his best days in Boston, but he's apparently not too friendly with the guy in the Red Sox jersey.

So unfriendly, in fact, that he wasted a beer by dumping it on the boy from Beantown.

That's a major no-no when it comes to drinking.

16. Flash

What do you get when you a cross a sports fan with a nerd who likes comic books?

A group of guys in their 20s who dress up like Flash to support their team.

I have to admit, though, that I'd be lying if I said I've never done something similar.

15. Guy Who Talks To Himself

When a middle-aged man attends a minor league baseball game by himself, you know he's got issues.

When he goes to one by himself, talks to himself and calls balls and strikes, you know he's got a serious love for the game.

Or maybe it's just deeper issues?

14. Minnesota Vikings Fan

Would you be surprised if I told you this picture wasn't even taken on Halloween? 

I mean, it probably is.

But this guy looks like he'd lost touch with reality long ago.

13. The Run Into the Ring Guy

In a ladder match on WWE Monday Night Raw, a crazed fan entered the ring when it appeared as if Eddie Guerrero was going to defeat Shawn Michaels.

Dude, you're like 30-something years old.

Don't you know that the show is scripted?

12. The Chaps Fan

You know what sucks?

You looked at this and probably liked what you saw at first.

But you really have no idea whether that's the posterior of a man or woman, do you?

11 The Guy Who Still Likes LeBron As a Player

Wearing a LeBron James Miami Heat jersey shortly after "The Decision" is equivalent to wearing an "I Love Steve Bartman" shirt at any Chicago Cubs game.

But sure enough, that's what some guy did at a Cleveland Indians game.

And he actually got ejected because of it.

I don't know who's more intense in Cleveland: the fans or the security staff.

10. The Hairy Guy Who Loves NASCAR

Only in NASCAR would a guy find the time to shave the No. 3 into his back hair.

I mean, he probably completely neglects his hygiene for the other 364 days of the year, but he's not opposed to a little grooming if it shows his support for Dale Earnhardt.

By the time that race is over, though, I bet his hair had already grown back.

9. Tim Tebow's No. 1 Fan

I'm confused. 

The fan in this video—which takes place at last year's Sugar Bowl—is wearing an LSU shirt, but he is undoubtedly the biggest Tim Tebow fan boy in the country.

He claims Tebow's so good that he not only plays quarterback, he wears No. 82 and plays tight end, too.

When I went to LSU, rule No. 1 was never to cheer for Tebow. What happened to this guy?

8. Middle Finger Kid

This kid's three, maybe four years old at most.

But not only does he have nude women on his shirt, he is also sending a message to the opposing team.

And that message comes in the form of a middle finger.

The next thing you know, he'll be leading the crowd in profanity-laced chants.

7. Raider Nation

Note to self: never wear an opposing teams jersey if I attend an Oakland Raiders game.

Unless I want to be booed by like 50 other fans.

Or be told I f#$%ing suck by a woman who's probably been drinking since 6 a.m.

By the way, here's a comment from a Raiders fan on a different YouTube video about the team:

"To all the oters in the nfl, lions they roar, we are the autim wind, we will steal your gold, steal you thunder, steal your game, and run boisterously to sea."

Nice.

6. Kobe Bryant's Stalkers

Multiple guys in this video like Kobe Bryant, but no one shows an unhealthy obsession for the Los Angeles Lakers star quite like the dude in the yellow shirt.

Don't believe me?

He once remarks toward Bryant, "I wanna make you smile."

I'm honestly afraid to know exactly what he means.

5. The Overreacting Clemson Fan

Real men cry.

Just ask this Clemson fan, who throws a toddler-like tantrum after his Tigers lose to Georgia Tech on a field goal in the final minute of the game.

That took place in 2009 and I'd be willing to bet he still hears about that everyday.

Geez. Imagine if he was actually on the team.

4. Random Eagles Fan

I can hardly even put this one into words.

This random Philadelphia Eagles fan actually paid someone to permanently scar his body with the team's logo, a drawing of Lincoln Financial Field (or is that Veterans Stadium?) and a portrayal of David Akers kicking a field goal.

Come on.

If you're gonna have a tattoo of a football player on your body until the day you die, at least make it of someone other than the kicker.

3. The World's Dumbest Sports Fan

There are very few things that can distract me if I'm watching my favorite team play.

Girls in bikinis are one of them.

But apparently this guy's obsession with his soccer team is more important than his hot chick.

He is officially a moron for that one.

2. The Duke Speedo Guy

The Cameron Crazies at Duke truly live up to their name, but one particular fan tops them all: Speedo Guy.

He would appear at Duke basketball games in—you guessed it—just a Speedo, where he would dance like a seven-year-old who's had too many Pixi Stix, all just to distract the guy shooting a free throw.

The funny thing is, it usually worked.

1. The Georgia Ghost

No words can really do this guy justice.

Just know that he loves the Georgia Bulldogs, and he, well, he doesn't think visors are cool.