…Eight Jewish Athletes!!!!!!!!
Retired MLB slugger Shawn Green, arguably the best Jewish ballplayer since Sandy Koufax
New New York Knick Amar’e Staudemire
Deceased Formula One driver François Cevert (né Albert François Cevert Goldenberg)
Former WCW and WWE World Champion Bill “Goldberg” Goldberg
Junior Goodwill Games Gold Medalist and Philadelphia sports legend Greg “Goldberg the Goalie” Goldberg
US Olympic Gold Medalist Lenny Krayzelburg
Israeli Boxer and former WBA Super Welterweight Champion Yuri Foreman
Australian Rugby League great Albert Rosenfeld
*And two extra Jewthletes for good luck (and because we’re two days late). But no Hall of Famer Rod Carew, because, contrary to popular belief, he did not convert.
Former NHL Defenseman and NYC native Mathieu Schneider
And, finally, New York Mets young First Baseman Ike Davis, who’s adept at catching pop-ups and the hearts of New York’s Jewesses
That’s it for Hanukkah 2010, folks! Hope you got that Far Side off-the-wall calendar you wanted. See you in ’11!
Jumped The Snark 