Imagining Athletes and Sports Figures as Iconic YouTube Videos

Listen, if you love goofy YouTube classics and sports, you are going to enjoy this slideshow.

The object of this article is simple: to compare athletes, figures of sports or aspects of sports to some of the most entertaining and iconic YouTube videos of all time.

In other words, probably the most fun I've ever had researching and writing an article.

Enjoy!

(Note: This slideshow is not safe for work. Either throw some headphones on, or wait until you get home. You've been warned.)

Honorable Mention: The Wisconsin Honey Badgers

I think Wisconsin should alter their team name and adopt the honey badger, using this video to pump up the crowd before every game.

And Randall should probably be their PA announcer.

Honorable Mention: Monkeys Riding Dogs, Monkey Riding a Pig

Yes, a minor league team actually had a promotion with dog-riding monkeys. Go Team Ghost Riders!

You can't make this stuff up.

Honorable Mention: Phillies Fan, Don't Tase Me Bro!

This comparison has been made before, but I would be remiss if I didn't include it. Here we see a Phillies fan run out on the field, only to succumb to the security guard's TASER strike.

And all he wanted to do was ask Chase Utley his stance on the health-care reform.

Honorable Mention: Coach Press Conferences, Emerson

Just imagine Emerson watching this. Some points are funny, others weird and a few are scary, like Dennis Green and Mike Singletary flying off the handle.

DJ Steve Porter's video just becomes so much funnier imagining Emerson's reaction to each freakout, trust me.

30. The 2011 Red Sox Offense, All Your Base Are Belong to Us

With the way guys like Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez are hitting, all opponents bases really are belong to them.

Or something like that.

29. B.J. Raji, Numa Numa

Different song.

Similar (strange) results.

There is just something about a big man joyously dancing that is so entertaining.

28. Mike Fetters, Dramatic Chipmunk

Per our fearless Swagger editor RM Herold, comes this suggestion.

For those of you who don't know, this is Mike Fetters, or as I will now be calling him, "The Dramatic Chipmunk."

If there is somebody out there with video chops, if you could do a "Dramatic Chipmunk" video and put the face of Mike Fetters on the chipmunk, the world would be indebted to you.

27. Jonathan Papelbon, Wedding Entrance Dance

The Papelbon dance can be seen here.

Gotta love it.

26. Nyjer Morgan, Zombie Kid Likes Turtles

I actually think the Zombie Kid stays on topic more than Nyjer Morgan does in this postgame interview.

Moving along.

25. Darryl Dawkins, Chocolate Rain

Ex-NBA super-dunker Darryl Dawkins went by the nickname "Chocolate Thunder."

And where there is "Chocolate Thunder," there is sure to be "Chocolate Rain."

(I'm so grossed out right now.)

24. White Basketball Players, Bert and Ernie Rap

For whatever reason, when I saw this video I instantly thought of white basketball players. Perhaps it is because basketball as a sport is the most closely tied to hip-hop, though most white basketball players are about as hip-hop as, well, Bert and Ernie.

Go ahead and judge for yourself.

23. Joe Morgan, Chad Vader

Chad Vader is hilarious, mostly because it is funny to imagine what life might have been like for Darth Vader had he lived after the Dark Side was vanquished.

Poor Darth—he's stuck working at a grocery store, unable to garner the respect he (thinks he) deserves.

For whatever reason, this reminded me of Joe Morgan. A Hall of Famer and arguably the greatest second baseman ever, Morgan was widely decried as a color commentator for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.

Nobody cared that he was in the Hall of Fame while he was boring us to tears during broadcasts and saying things that simply weren't true.

Plus, each had a pretty badass allegiance—Darth to the Dark Side of the Force, Morgan to the Big Red Machine.

22. Yatta, Golf Boys

Obviously, Yatta is a huge inspiration to Ben Crane, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan, the four golfers who comprise the Golf Boys.

I would put the Golf Boys somewhere between Flight of the Concords and 2gether.

With huge Yatta undertones, of course.

21. Bill Gramatica, Grape Lady

Bill Gramatica's legacy lives on!

Sadly, this is his legacy.

20. Pablo Sandoval, Sneezing Baby Panda

Listen, Pablo Sandoval's nickname is "Kung-Fu Panda," so this was a pretty easy connection to make.

Also, how did that video get over 112,000,000 hits?

It's a sneezing panda, for heaven's sake!

19. Chad Ochocinco, Nyan Cat

Much like Chad Ochocinco, I just want the Nyan Cat to stop and go away.

JUST STOP ALREADY!

(It doesn't speak highly for our society that Nyan Cat has over 31,000,000 views.)

18. Avery Johnson, South Carolina Answers a Question

I really want to see Avery Johnson interview this poor girl from South Carolina. I think it would be comedy gold.

Especially after this happened.

17. Gus Frerotte, Bizkit the Sleepwalking Dog

Bizkit reminded me of Gus Frerotte, namely when he gave himself a concussion during this infamous celebration.

It's never wise to headbutt a wall in celebration, folks—use your heads.

Just not literally.

16. 1986 Mets, Average Homeboy

The only thing as hilariously corny as "Average Homeboy?"

The 1986 Mets theme song, "Let's Go Mets Go."

They shouldn't have tried to replicate the team that made No. 15 on this list.

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15. The Super Bowl Shuffle, Flea Market Montgomery

Flea Market Montgomery is the Super Bowl Shuffle of furniture sales, there's no two ways about it.

14. James Harrison, Ice Cream Truck

The guy dancing into traffic is an unsuspecting quarterback.

The ice cream truck is James Harrison.

Not pictured: Roger Goodell fining him for this hit.

13. LeBron James, Cleveland Tourism Video

Poor Cleveland—at least the Indians are good this year.

12. Bart Scott, Juggernaut

For some reason, I can totally picture Bart Scott screaming this at opponents every time he makes a tackle.

Hey Bart, it's almost the NFL season. Are you excited?

I thought so.

11. Fabian Espindola, Afro Ninja

So you have no idea who Fabian Espindola is, right?

Well, he's the guy in this video who does a backflip after scoring a goal for Real Salt Lake. But here's the thing—that backflip was costly, as he broke his leg when he landed.

Oh, and the goal didn't actually count because it was ruled that he was offsides.

Epic fail.

10. Joe Namath, David After Dentist

And now I present to you "Namath After Bar."

Enjoy.

9. Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace, Double Rainbow

All I'm saying is, if Ron Artest went hiking while shrooming and saw a double rainbow, he would totally  react just like this.

And then he'd beat up some squirrels while screaming, "I'm Metta World Peace, you little nut-munchers!"

Those poor squirrels.

8. Brian Wilson, Sexy Sax Man

First of all, these two seem to have similar styles. I can totally imagine them drinking PBRs in some hipster dive bar and talking about their favorite Smiths album.

And much like Brian Wilson, this video is really entertaining at first. In fact, it's pretty entertaining for a while.

And then you look down and notice it is five minutes long, and you're like, "Hmm, I get the point. He's going to keep doing this same song-and-dance. It's funny, but will I be entertained with this the entire time?"

For five minutes, it's pretty damn entertaining.

But then what?

7. Terrell Owens, Evolution of Dance

And now for your viewing pleasure, Terrell Owens presents, "The Evolution of Touchdown Celebrations."

Eh, "Evolution of Dance" is cooler.

6. Chris Berman, Bill O'Reilly, Reporter Gets Fly in His Mouth

And here's Bill.

And the Swami wraps things up.

Oh hell, let's throw Christian Bale on here just for fun.

5. Mike Tyson, Bed Intruder Song

Avoid the rape theme here please, and refresh your memory on Mike Tyson mentioning that he wanted to eat Lennox Lewis' children.

Praise be to Allah.

4. Alex Burrows, Charlie Bit My Finger

Vancouver's Alex Burrows decided the normal rough-housing of hockey wasn't enough in Game 1 of this year's Stanley Cup Finals, so he did what any wack-job might do.

He bit another player.

The victim of Burrows' bite was Boston's Patrice Bergeron, who would have officially been the coolest guy ever if he would have addressed the media after the game by noting that, "Burrows bit my finger. That really hurt, Burr-ows."

3. Leon Lett, Leeroy Jenkins

Even their names are similar.

Can't you imagine the Cowboys on the sideline, yelling "LEE-ONNN!" after he pulled this on Thanksgiving?

"LEE-ONNNN!"

2. Any Soccer Player Who Routinely Flops, Fainting Goats

When I watch this video, two things come to mind:

1. Should I be laughing or feeling sorry for the goats? (It's normally a combination of the two).

2. Someday, I'm going to use this video to make a joke about a guy flopping during a soccer game.

Finally, my day has come!

1. Plaxico Burress, Cop Shoots Himself in Leg

This one is just too easy.

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