Sunday, March 30, 2025

Celebrity Jersey Cards #733 J.J. Watt & Al Hrabosky

Celebrity Jersey Cards is a weekly series in which I make virtual trading cards for celebrities wearing sports jerseys. Today we have two cross-sport stars. Today I continue my season-long march through all MLB teams.

After an outstanding career at the University of Wisconsin, J.J. Watt was drafted by the Houston Texans and enjoyed 10 great seasons with the team. He followed that with two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Watt's brothers Derek and T..J. also made the NFL, with T.J. still active with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Watt is a likely early ballot Hall of Famer, but for now, he gets a Celebrity Jersey Card.

Al Hrabosky enjoyed a lengthy MLB career, first with the St. Louis Cardinals, then the Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals. The Mad Hungarian was one of the best relievers of the 1970's. How did he find himself on a Houston Astros Celebrity Jersey Card? Hrabosky appeared in a few movies, including "The Slugger's Wife," where he appeared with Bucky Dent and Mark Fidrych. I didn't know about those last two, but they will be on Celebrity Jersey Cards in the future.

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