Or actors. There are people who think John Wayne was a great American because of the movies he was in.
“Or actors”
Really, if you boil it down, athletes are nothing more than entertainers, just like actors, musicians etc.
They exist to distract us for a short time from the realities we deal with every day.....most of which they are too rich to have had to experience themselves.
And people are more than willing to give them their hard earned money that makes them richer and not think twice about it......that has always baffled me.
Toying with blasphemy there...
He was, listen to how he talked about our country.
He was a great American.