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whenThe Top 10 Strangest Cover Athletes in Video Games
By Ebenezer Samuel
10. Sam Cassell
NBA Shootout (PSX, 1996)Shootout
NBA Shootout
9. Dontrelle Willis
MLB Slugfest (Xbox/PS2, 2006)Slugfest
8. Bernie Williams
MLB 98 (PSX, 1998)maybe
7. Joe Forte
NCAA Final Four 2002 (PS2, 2001)NCAA March Madness 2010NCAA
6. Rob Van Dam
Wrestlemania X8 (GBA, 2001)Wrestlemania X8
5. Eric Chavez
MLB 2005 (PS2, 2004)MLB 2005
4. Marcus Camby
NBA In the Zone (PSX/N64, 2000)In the Zone
3. Keith Van Horn
NBA Jam ’99 (N64/GBC, 1999)NBA Jam
1. Kordell Stewart
NFL ’97 (Saturn, 1996)NFL Blitz (N64, 1998)
Don’t hate on Sega too much, though. After all, just two years later, after an even bigger "breakout" year that included 21 TD passes and 17 interceptions, a digitally muscled-up Stewart landed on the cover of NFL Blitz. It was his last major gaming endorsement, and just as bad as his first one. The worst part of it all? NFL games typically do a great job choosing cover athletes, going with big names and taking few risks. Except for Stewart. And Hillis....