Wednesday, October 31, 2007

In case you ever wanted to see an Ahman Green Jack-o'-Lantern

You'd think there would be a lot of pro sports jack-o'-lanterns out there, because apparently there are jack-o'-lantern cut out kits for basically every pro team. But that isn't the case. Luckily we found some of the more bizarre sports jack-o'-lanterns you will ever see. So let's get to them.

The first is the Ahman Green Jack-o'-lantern, which is somewhat rare.
And as an added bonues, he autographed it too.

If you're worried that Ahman's the only pro (or former pro) out there signing jack-o'-lanterns, fear not. Stan Musial is doing it as well, because we all know signing jack-o'-lanterns is how most athletes make money on the side.

I'm starting to wonder if both these guys are a little hard-up for cash. Anyway, both of those pumpkins were just sold on eBay. I have no clue how rampant the practice of athletes signing jack-o'-lanterns for cash is, but I'm sure Pete Rose is interested.

Coaches are also getting in on the jack-o'-lantern action, like Mike Holmgren. Oddly enough, this jack-o'-lantern may actually be a better coach than Holmgren.


And lastly, here are some other unique sports jack-o'-lanterns.


That last one's not really sports-related, but whatever, it's awesome.

For more jack-o'-lantern goodness, Home Run Derby has some great ones, including an Ozzie Guillen pumpkin.

-WCK

33 comments:

  1. I think the Big Papi one is my favorite. I'm guessing the most time was spent trying to find a pumpkin big enough to represent his head, which, it should be noted, appears to be roughly the same size as Barry Bonds'.

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