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Only Thing Better Than Ric Flair Lotto Tix? Voicemail to Gamecock's AD

Posted: Sep 30th 2009 1:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Pro Wrestling

Ric Flair is one of those celebrities who won't go away. I'm cool with that -- I enjoy his presence at Panthers games on the Jumbotron and I freaking LOVE his lottery tickets (when you purchase one, the little register screen says, "WOOOOOO!" which is just beyond awesome). Know what I love more than that though? The voicemail he left on the South Carolina athletic director's answering machine before the Ole Miss game last Thursday.

It's basically the most awesome thing of all time. (Hear it after the jump.)

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Ric Flair Is Honored With His Own Commemorative Lottery Tickets (WOO!)

Posted: Sep 21st 2009 11:30AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Wrestling, Blogs, Sports Media, Sports Advertising, Current Events

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Ric Flair is an icon among wrestling fans, not only worldwide but in North Carolina as well. He's always appearing on the Carolina Panthers jumbotron, screaming something or another about not drinking and driving (WOO!) and he's been known to show up at college football games and tailgates across the state.

And now he's been honored with his own commemorative scratch-off lottery tickets, designed specifically to help the children of North Carolina become more smarter. Or something.

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Flair's Son Arrested for Heroin Possession

Posted: Apr 28th 2009 4:32PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: Pro Wrestling

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The 21-year-old son of professional wrestling legend Ric Flair was arrested and charged with heroin possession on Sunday in Charlotte. Richard Reid Fliehr, known to wrestling fans simply as "Reid Flair," was booked after police say they found heroin in his car. He was also charged with driving while impaired, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a revoked license.

Athletes Mugshots

Richard Reid Fliehr: The pro wrestler, who has a history of legal problems and is pictured here on three different mug shots, is charged with heroin possession Sunday. Click through the gallery for more police booking photos of sports stars.

Mecksheriff.com

Dustin Johnson: The PGA Tour golfer was arrested in March and charged with driving under the influence in South Carolina.

J. Reuben Long Detention Center / The Sun News / AP

Matt Jones: The NFL wide receiver was arrested in 2008 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Police say they found a substance that tested positive as cocaine and traces of marijuana in a car Jones and others occupied. In March, he violated his probation when he failed a test which showed that he had alcohol in his system.

Washington County Sherriffs Office

Carl Eller: Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller, seen here after being arrested last April, was convicted in January for assault on a police officer and refusal to take a sobriety test.

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/AP

Jamal Anderson: The former Atlanta Falcons star was charged with felony cocaine possession and misdemeanor marijuana possession in February.

Fulton County Sheriff

Rampage Jackson: The UFC star was arrested on July 15 after a 3-mile chase and multiple collisions. Jackson was hospitalized for a mental health evaluation following the arrest.

Costa Mesa Police Department, AP

Antoine Walker: The former NBA player was charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Miami Beach in January. Police say officers smelled alcohol and that Walker looked sleepy.

Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Dept., AP

John Daly: The golfer was taken into custody in October by Winston-Salem, N.C., police after he was reportedly found drunk outside a Hooters restaurant. Officers said Daly "appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative."

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, AP

Charles Barkley: The former NBA star was arrested on suspicion of DUI after police say he ran through a stop sign in Scottsdale, Ariz., on New Year's Eve.

Gilbert Police Department / AP

Michael Rayfield Hodges: Police say that Hodges bit off the fingertip of an officer during a jail scuffle in November. Hodges also faces charges after charging into the secure area of the Tri-Cities Airport in Washington state.

Franklin County (Wash.) Corrections

This is Fliehr's third brush with law enforcement officials. In March, he was charged with driving while impaired and in June 2007, he was charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury.

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Lamar Odom's Childhood Heroes: Magic Johnson and Ric Flair

Posted: Nov 30th 2008 12:40PM by Nate Jones (author feed)
Filed under: Lakers, NBA Gossip

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Everyone knows that Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom grew up idolizing Magic Johnson. Although he hasn't had the same success as Magic, it's obvious that Odom patterned a lot of his game after him. Like Magic, Odom is a point guard in a power forward's body who is at his best when he is aggressively pushing the ball on a fast break.

Playing with Kobe Bryant has forced Odom to become more of a traditional power forward, but luckily, Odom had another childhood hero to help him prepare for the physicality of the power forward position. Here's Jannis Carr of the O.C. Register with the scoop:

Odom said his favorite [wrestler] is "Ric Flair," a retired professional wrestler known for his platinum blonde locks, in-ring antics and use of the catchphrase, "Woooooo!" Odom said he cried as a boy when he discovered the action wasn't real.

One of his most cherished birthday gifts was one of Flair's trademark full-length robes, replete with rhinestones, sequins and colorful feathers along the neckline.

The Lakers should spice things up a bit and let Odom rock that robe for his warm up outfit before games. Or maybe they can let him cut a promo like this.

As well, now that I know Ric Flair was one of Odom's childhood heroes, I understand this random act of violence on Ray Allen last season. Allen is just lucky Odom didn't put the figure four leg lock on him and make him tap out.

FanHouse's Top Five: The Nature Boy Is Back

Posted: Oct 1st 2007 8:45AM by Larry Brown (author feed)
Filed under: Top Five

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FanHouse's Top Five scans the sports blogosphere for the best posts of the last 24 hours so you don't have to. Got something for this feature? Hit us up at fanhouse@googlegroups.com.

1) Ric Flair's now giving financial advice? Well, I guess it could be worse.

2) An early favorite for college football hit of the year.

3) Looks like MLB.com's shop jumped the gun on the whole Mets NL East crown thing. Any Yankee or Philly fans care to rub it in?

4) If you want to start a fire your coach .com campaign, it might cost you some kessef. Is Norv Turner's spot taken?

5) The Extrapolater is back with his Porn Name All-Star teams, this time, it's the ACC.

If Joakim Noah Puts Aaron Afflalo in the Figure Four, You'll Know Why

Posted: Mar 26th 2007 3:54PM by mjd (author feed)
Filed under: Florida Basketball, March Madness

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Winning back-to-back national championships is hard. Winning the championship once, and then rallying to put everything back in place to do it again ... it can be tricky. So when the Florida Gators are looking for advice on how to do just that, who better to talk to them than a man who's won sixteen world championships?

I know of only one man with such a resume ... "The Nature Boy," Ric Flair. Flair, with his gritty determination, the strength and skill of a warrior, the figure-four leg lock, the chops to the chest, and the intricately-sequined robes, has won the world championship sixteen times. You don't accomplish something like that without learning something about a burning competitive desire.

So when Billy Donovan was looking for someone to motivate the Gators before their battle against Butler, Flair was the only choice.

The Gators coach asked former wrestling star Ric Flair to speak to the Gators. Flair, who once appeared at Florida's Midnight Madness, strutted through the locker room and did his well-known "Whoooo!"

"We were up, we were energized," Florida forward Corey Brewer said.

"I remember when we kids," Florida guard Lee Humphrey said. "Some of my buddies had those dolls and we used to beat up on the dolls - Macho Man ( Randy Savage) and Lex Luger and Ric Flair."

It's your move, UCLA. I suggest the Reverend Slick.