MTV Rock N' Jock is a television series on MTV featuring actors, musicians, and other entertainers playing sports with professional athletes. The original episode was called The MTV Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby, and was changed to MTV's Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge, in year 2. The concept expanded to include basketball in 1991, football in 1997"Celebs dig into a bowl of fun at pregame bashes", USA Today, February 4, 2002.Justin Leonard, "Nelly's first movie role was 'cool'", Associated Press at Deseret News, May 31, 2005. and bowling in 1999http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/TechnicolorLover/bowlorama.html The game was an annual feature (with multiple reruns of most episodes) for many years on MTV.Rembert Browne, "Rediscovering Rock N' Jock", Grantland.com, October 25, 2011.James Montgomery, "The Greatest 'Rock N' Jock Softball' All-Stars Of All Time", MTV, July 14, 2010.
The original announcers were professional sportscaster, Steve AlbertSteve Albert and comedian Ken Ober who provided color commentary."RIP, Ken Ober", Newsday, November 17, 2009. Bill Bellamy"The Chat", The Washington Post, June 10, 2007. and MTV Sports host Dan Cortese initially participated as players and then as coaches in later years.
The fourth annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1995, losing to Jeopardy!.
Partial list of shows MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby (1990) Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA Date: Sunday, January 21, 1990 Team names: Aardvarks, Salamanders Team coaches: Sam Kinison (Aardvarks), Sammy Hagar (Salamanders) Announcers: Steve Albert, Ken Ober Sideline Reporters: Martha Quinn, Kevin Seal, Downtown Julie Brown, Jim Turner National Anthem: Steve Vai
Aardvarks Eddie Murray (1B) Baseball Player, Baltimore Orioles, 2003 Hall of Fame Bret Michaels (2B) Musician, Lead Singer of Poison Barry Larkin (SS) Baseball Player, Cincinnati Reds, 2012 Hall of Fame Corbin Bernsen (3B) Actor, Major League trilogy Mark McGwire (RF) Baseball Player, Oakland A's (583 home runs) Belinda Carlisle (RCF) Musician, Lead Singer, The Go-Go's Howard Johnson (LCF) Baseball Player, NY Mets MC Hammer (LF) Rapper/Dancer, 3x Grammy Award winner Tom Petersson Musician, Bass Player, Cheap Trick Roger McDowell (P) Baseball Player, NY Mets, 1986 World Series Champion Lou Gramm (DH) Musician, Foreigner, 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame David Faustino Actor, Married... With Children Brian Robbins Actor, Head of the Class Keanu Reeves Actor, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Salamanders Wally Joyner (1B), Baseball Player, California Angels, All-Star Tone Loc (2B), Rapper, Wild Thing (Tone Loc song) and Funky Cold Medina Shawon Dunston (SS), Baseball Player, Chicago Cubs, 2x All-Star Kevin Costner (3B) Actor, Dances With Wolves 2x Academy Award winner Darryl Strawberry (RF) Baseball Player, NY Mets, 1986 World Series Champion Kip Winger (RCF) Musician, Winger (band) Rafael Palmeiro (LCF) Baseball Player, Texas Rangers Steven Adler (LF) Musician, Drummer, Guns N' Roses, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame 2012 Bruce Hornsby (C) Musician, 3x Grammy Award winner Mark Langston (P) Baseball Player, California Angels, 4x All-Star Robert Wuhl Actor/Writer, Arliss Holly Robinson Peete Actor, 21 Jump Street Robin Zander Musician, Lead Singer, Cheap Trick Mike Lookinland Actor, "Bobby Brady" on The Brady Bunch Rick Caraballo Contest winner
MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1991) Location: Gersten Pavilion, Loyola Marymount University, CA Date: Sunday, September 15, 1991 Team names: Bricklayers, Violators Team coaches: Craig T. Nelson (Bricklayers), Magic Johnson (Violators) Announcers: Steve Albert, Ken Ober PA Announcer: Lawrence Tanner Referee: Hue Hollins Officiated 19 NBA Finals & 5 NBA All-Star games Sideline Reporters: Kari Wuhrer, Downtown Julie Brown Halftime Performer: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Loleatta Holloway, "Good Vibrations" Slam Dunk Contest: Mark Wahlberg 3pt Contest: Will Smith (5 of 15) Mascots: The Hornet, Phoenix Gorilla
Bricklayers #14 Mark Wahlberg Actor/Rapper, Boogie Nights (28pts) #5 Morris Chestnut Actor, Boyz n the Hood (Co-MVP/50 points) #22 John Salley (Center/Power Forward) Detroit Pistons, 4x NBA Champion #3 Flea Musician/Bass Player, Red Hot Chili Peppers #9 Dan Majerle (Small Forward) Phoenix Suns, 3x All-Star #90210 Luke Perry Actor, Beverly Hills 90210 #31 Kurt Rambis (Power Forward) LA Lakers, 4x NBA Champion #8 Jaleel White Actor, Urkel on Family Matters Billy Wirth Actor, The Lost Boys #4 Spud Webb (Point Guard) Atlanta Hawks
Violators #32 Magic Johnson (Point Guard/Shooting Guard) Los Angeles Lakers, 12x All-Star, Hall of Fame #31 Reggie Miller (Shooting Guard) Indiana Pacers, 5x All-Star, Hall of Fame (Co-MVP/76pts) #33 Will Smith Actor/Rapper, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 4x Grammy winner #12 Vlade Divac (Center) Los Angeles Lakers, Hall of Fame #23 Donnie Wahlberg Actor/Musician, New Kids On The Block (9pts) #4 Ron Harper (Point Guard) Los Angeles Clippers, 5x NBA Champion #10 Michael Bivins Singer/Rapper, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe #25 Corin Nemec Actor, Parker Lewis Can't Lose #21 MC Lyte Rapper/Actor, First solo female rapper to release a full album #30 Robert Wuhl Actor/Writer, Arliss, Bull Durham
Score: Bricklayers 180 > Violators 173
MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1991) Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA Date: Saturday, January 12, 1991 Homeboys
Anthony Kiedis (#2), Singer/Actor, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Awayboys
MC Hammer (#17), Rapper Dave Winfield (#31), Baseball Player, California Angels, 12-time MLB All-Star streak between 1977 and 1988
MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1992)
MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1992) Announcer: Steve Albert
Homeboys
John Corbett (#50), Actor/Singer, Northern Exposure
Awayboys
Anthony Kiedis (#0.0), Singer/Actor, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Point Break MC Hammer (#2), Rapper Rafael Palmeiro, Baseball Player, Texas Rangers, 2-time MLB All-Star (1988 and 1991)
MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1993)
MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1994) Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA Date: Saturday, January 23, 1993 Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys Team coaches: Corbin Bernsen (Homeboys), Dan Cortese (Awayboys)
Homeboys Corbin Bernsen (#7, SS), actor Chuck D (#1, LF), musician, Public Enemy Ken Griffey Jr. (#24, LCF), Baseball Player Jose Canseco (#33, 1B), Baseball Player Jon Bon Jovi (#5, 2B), Musician, Lead Singer, Bon Jovi Gary Sheffield (#10, 3B), Baseball Player Treach (#118, C), musician, Naughty By Nature Brady Anderson (#9, RF), Baseball Player Scott Ian (#15, RCF), musician, Anthrax Dwight Gooden (#16, P), Baseball Player David Bryan (#11, 1B), musician, Bon Jovi Richie Sambora (#3, OF), musician, Bon Jovi Flavor Flav (#911, RF/P), musician, Public Enemy
Awayboys Dan Cortese (#00, SS), MTV Host Bret Michaels (#58, C), musician, Poison David Justice (#23, RF), Baseball Player Michael Richards (#8, LF), actor, Seinfeld Frank Thomas (#35, 1B), Baseball Player Barry Bonds (#25, LCF), Baseball Player Dweezil Zappa (#22, RCF), musician Robin Ventura (#23, 3B) Baseball Player Salt (Cheryl James) (#54, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa Pepa (Sandy Denton) (#68, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa Spin (Deidre Roper) (#7, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa Roger McDowell (#31, P), Baseball Player Billy Ragsdale (#5, IF/OF), actor
MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1994) Location: Bren Events Center, Irvine, CA. Hosts: Van Earl Wright and David Alan Grier Team names: Violators, Bricklayers Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers) Bricklayers
#00 Dan Cortese #X David Duchovny #2 Mitch Richmond #3 Clifford Robinson #7 Kenny Lofton #11 Dean Cain #15 David Charvet #32 Queen Latifah #33 Mark Curry #34 Isaiah Rider #44 Rick Mahorn
Violators
General Manager: Kareem Abdul-Jabaar #4 Chris Webber #5 KayGee #9 Eric Nies #11 Nate Morris (Boyz II Men) #20 Gary Payton #22 Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) #23 Bill Bellamy (player-coach) #24 Ken Griffey Jr. #31 Reggie Miller #34 Joey Lawrence #40 Shawn Kemp #44 Michael Rapaport
MTV's Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (1994) Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA Date: Saturday, January 15, 1994 Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys Team coaches: Norman Fell (Homeboys), Tom Arnold (Awayboys)
MTV's Fifth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1995) Team names: Violators, Bricklayers Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers)
MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1995) Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys Team coaches: Dan Cortese (Homeboys), Bill Bellamy (Awayboys)
MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1996)
MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1996) Team names: Violators, Bricklayers Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dean Cain (Bricklayers)
MTV's Eighth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1997)
MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1997) Hosts: Steve Albert and Chris Connelly Team names: Violators, Bricklayers Team coaches: Shaquille O'Neal (Violators), Bill Walton (Bricklayers) Bricklayers
#3 Stephon Marbury #8 David Arquette #11 Dean Cain #17 Jerry O'Connell #21 Kevin Garnett #22 Sheryl Swoopes #32 Chris Spencer #33 Marcus Schenkenberg #40 Coolio #69 Flea #77 Elisa Donovan
Violators
#00 Method Man #6 Judd Nelson #7 Michelle Timms #8 Bill Bellamy #10 Shareef Abdur-Rahim #12 Michael Bergin #20 Gary Payton #23 Brian McKnight #31 Brent Barry #33 Jonathan Taylor Thomas #43 Busta Rhymes
MTV's Rock N' Jock Super Bowl II (1998)
MTV's Eighth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1998) Date: September 17, 1998 Hosts: Marlon Wayans and Jayson Wlliams Emcee: DJ Funkmaster Flex
This year was a four-team tournament
All-Stars (green)
#20 Gary Payton (captain) #3 Bryon Russell #6 David Boreanaz #8 David Arquette #10 Elise Neal #12 Nicholas Brendon #33 Marcus Schenkenberg
Players' Club (yellow)
#21 Kevin Garnett (captain) #3 Damon Stoudamire #00 Method Man #1 Redman #87 Erick Sermon #357 Cam'ron
NSYNC (blue)
#13 Mark Jackson #33 Antawn Jamison #1 1/2 Justin Timberlake (captain) #4 Lance Bass #7 Chris Kirkpatrick #21 JC Chasez #28 Joey Fatone
Team MTV (red)
#2 Derek Fisher #42 Chris Mills #8 Bill Bellamy (captain) #12 Tsianina Joelson #13 Syrus Yarbourough #22 Carson Daly #37 Chadwick Pelletier #69 David "Puck" Rainey
MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling Ball (1999) Musical Guests: Method Man & Redman, New Radicals
MTV's Tenth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1999) Stars
Andre Young (aka Dr. Dre), Rapper Jeremy London, Actor Reginald Noble (aka Redman), Rapper/Actor Melissa Joan Hart, Actress Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice), Rapper/Actor Brian McKnight, Singer-Songwriter/Producer Michael Bergin, Actor Clifford Smith Jr. (aka Method Man), Rapper/Actor
MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling II (2000)
MTV Rock N' Jock Basebrawl (2001)
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