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per AV Club:
11. Kevin McHale, Cheers
The brilliance of Sam Malone’s history as a sports star is that it allowed Cheers plenty of opportunities for guest stars, perhaps none so hilarious as that of Celtics’ legend Kevin McHale. First appearing in season nine’s “Cheers Fouls Out,” McHale is hired by Sam to be a ringer in the latest bar war with Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern, a three-on-three game. McHale working behind the bar only serves to exacerbate Woody’s imaginary grudge match against Larry Bird, who apparently goes to great lengths to run down the good name of Woody’s home town. McHale is a natural comedian and an easy fit in the Boston-based world of Cheers, making his reappearance a year later, in “Where Have All The Floorboards Gone,” all the sweeter.
http://www.avclub.com/article/introducing-keith-hernandez-20-athlete-cameos-aren-222124
Go Gophers!!
11. Kevin McHale, Cheers
The brilliance of Sam Malone’s history as a sports star is that it allowed Cheers plenty of opportunities for guest stars, perhaps none so hilarious as that of Celtics’ legend Kevin McHale. First appearing in season nine’s “Cheers Fouls Out,” McHale is hired by Sam to be a ringer in the latest bar war with Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern, a three-on-three game. McHale working behind the bar only serves to exacerbate Woody’s imaginary grudge match against Larry Bird, who apparently goes to great lengths to run down the good name of Woody’s home town. McHale is a natural comedian and an easy fit in the Boston-based world of Cheers, making his reappearance a year later, in “Where Have All The Floorboards Gone,” all the sweeter.
http://www.avclub.com/article/introducing-keith-hernandez-20-athlete-cameos-aren-222124
Go Gophers!!