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NO JOE: Thrown out of the NFL for his stake in the gamblers’ and mobsters’ frequented bar, Bachelor’s III?

No! Joe wasn’t thrown out, he quit, and he quit on principle. Period. And there was never-ever-never-ever an accusation that Joe was betting, let’s be clear. At a June 6, 1969, press conference, Broadway Joe announced his “Retirement”. Before the end of July, he was back throwing as a Jet. This original Sports Illustrated article explains it all.

FLOW JOE: His best throws of the football kind.

When the man threw the pigskin, it was magic. Watch nine of them here.

BRO JOE: His best throws of the other kind.

No pigskins or pigs on this list. Just magic. Nine of them are here.

The Gong Show (1976-1980). Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002): The insanely underrated always insane The Gong Show and the insanely underrated movie, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which is about the insane genius Chuck Barris, the creator and star of The Gong Show. Confused? Good, that’s exactly the secret sauce behind and in front of Chuck Barris.

The Gong Show: So here’s the deal. Chuck Barris was not only the creator and host of the way-way-way ahead of its time The Gong Show, but he was also a highly successful producer of game shows such as The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game. Read about Chuck here and watch a bunch of clips. We at The Throne were always partial to Gene-Gene the Dancing Machine, but less so with the Unknown Comic. What about you?

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: So here’s the deal again. Chuck said he was a C.I.A. assassin, and George Clooney made a damn good movie based on Chuck’s “autobiography,” Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. No, that is not Chuck in the poster above, that’s Sam Rockwell. As if the story itself isn’t reason enough to watch this movie, but Sam Rockwell as Chuck Barris? Come on, watch the clip, and we dare you not to watch the film. Damn, what’s wrong with you people anyway? Just watch it.

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