When Randy Moss made news with his fake moon on Sunday, we couldn’t get moons off our minds. So whether they refer to the posterior or to posterity, here are our top nine moon-related things in sports.
Jim McMahon
Punky Bears quarterback mooned a helicopter flying over practice before Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.
Warren Moon
Longtime quarterback threw for almost 50,000 career yards in the NFL, numbers that were simply out of this orbit.
Andre “Bad Moon” Rison
You can thank (or blame) ESPN’s Chris Berman for the one-time NFL receiver’s nickname.
Jarad Moon
The only player listed on an NFL roster with the last name. He’s a rookie center. Don’t go there.
Greg Minton
Nicknamed “Moon Man,” this Giants baseball reliever had a career ERA of 3.10 over 710 appearances.
Wally Moon
The former Dodger and Cardinals outfielder is the only player with the surname Moon in the Baseball Encyclopedia.
Archibald “Moonlight” Graham
Thanks to “Field of Dreams,” most of us know about his one major-league game.
Jim Mooney
It’s the closest the NBA comes to a Moon. The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder played 18 games for Philadelphia in 1952-53. Which leads us to …
Maurice Cheeks
Another former star who made his name in Philadelphia, Cheeks is now coach of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Edited by the sports staff of RedEye.
