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Wayne Gretzky Feelin' 7-Up
Greatest Hockey Legends.com —
Ah sometimes YouTube is an amazing place where you can find real gems. Here's one such precious find. It's Wayne Gretzky's 1981 7-up commercial. The spot co-stars brother Keith Gretzky and captures on video the only time #99 lifted weights in the entire 1980s decade. 7-up and Wayne Gretzky: The two greatest things on ice! Labels: Wayne Gretzky ...
Commercial Break - October 31
TheScore.com Blog —
It's once again time for a word from our sponsors. (Though again, these are, obviously, not actually our sponsors.) This girl is lucky she's got huge cans, because she's about as sharp as a bag of wet hair. Ralph's Williams Stadium? Orcheshire Park, New York? ...
Morning Blogdome: Sure, This is a Sports-Related Video ... Kinda [Morning Blogdome]
Deadspin —
... and gets soaking wet: Yeah, I thought that might get your attention. [Hot Clicks] • Introducing "The Johnny": Drew Gooden has a name for his frightening facial hair. [SLAMonline] • Michael Wilbon is Kimbo Slice: For Halloween, that is. [FanHouse] • Wayne Gretzky wants you to drink a 7-UP: And so does his little brother's mullet. [Ball Hype] • Steve Nash is one funny S.O.B.: Not a bad motivator for ...
Wayne Gretzky 1981 7-Up Commercial
TheScore.com Blog —
If you were paying attention, you probably noticed that I included this one in one of my Commercial Break posts a couple weeks ago-- but chances are, you weren't paying attention. And even if you were, I've been thinking about it a lot lately-- a lot-- and I've decided that this gem really needs to have it's own post. I mean... how does Wayne manage to do so many reps of such heavy weights and still deliver his lines so flawlessly? How does his brother Keith's hat stay on his head? How did someone possibly write such an amazingly uplifting song about 7-Up? Are they in a bowling alley??? Why do two guys need a whole fucking tub of 7-Up ...
Honoring hockey's greatest commercial pitchmen
Puck Daddy —
Advertisers love using athletes (and, occasionally, ice girls) in their commercials and ads, believing that if a potential consumer sees their favorite player pitching a product or service, that consumer will rush out and buy it with the hope of starting a loyal relationship between buyer and seller. In a recent perfect matching of athlete and service, Alexander Ovechkin spurred all prehistoric looking kids in the Washington D.C. area to get haircuts when the Washington Capitals superstar landed an endorsement deal with Hair Cuttery. Back in the day, the New York Rangers and Vidal Sassoon ...
Brothers: Keith and Brent Gretzky
Greatest Hockey Legends.com —
[image] Alright, so you know enough about Wayne Gretzky already, but what about younger brothers Keith and Brent? Keith never did make it to the NHL. But he did get on the cover of The Hockey News, and a spot in Sports Illustrated's Faces In The Crowd when he was 13. He also stole the spotlight in this 1981 7-Up commercial starring both him and Wayne. Brent did briefly. His career as the " Not As Great One " lasted 13 games. But in that time he scored 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points. In doing so he made sure the Gretzkys were the highest scoring pair of brothers in NHL history. Well, I guess Wayne, who left home when ...
