MTV Rock N' Jock

MTV Rock N' Jock was a television series on MTV featuring actors, musicians, and other entertainers playing sports with professional athletes. The original episode was called The MTV Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby, and was changed to MTV's Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge, in year 2. The concept expanded to include basketball in 1991, football in 1997[2][3] and bowling in 1999[4] The game was an annual feature (with multiple reruns of most episodes) for many years on MTV.[5][6]

MTV Rock N' Jock
Created byPatrick Byrnes
StarringSteve Albert, Ken Ober, Dan Cortese, Bill Bellamy, Chris Connelly
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 – 90 minutes
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseApril 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)[1]
Part of a series on

MTV in the United States
Programs on MTV
MTV personalities
Censorship on MTV
MTV Generation
MTV News

The original announcers were professional sportscaster, Steve Albert[7] and comedian Ken Ober who provided color commentary.[8] Bill Bellamy[9] and MTV Sports host Dan Cortese initially participated as players and then as coaches in later years.

The fourth annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1995, losing to Jeopardy!.

Partial list of shows

MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby (1990)[10]

Aardvarks:
Eddie Murray (1B) Baseball Player, Baltimore Orioles, 2003 Hall of Fame
Bret Michaels (2B) Musician, Lead Singer of Poison
Barry Larkin (SS) Baseball Player, Cincinnati Reds, 2012 Hall of Fame
Corbin Bernsen (3B) Actor, Major League trilogy
Mark McGwire (RF) Baseball Player, Oakland A's (583 home runs)
Belinda Carlisle (RCF) Musician, Lead Singer, The Go-Go's
Howard Johnson (LCF) Baseball Player, NY Mets
MC Hammer (LF) Rapper/Dancer, 3x Grammy Award winner
Tom Petersson Musician, Bass Player, Cheap Trick
Roger McDowell (P) Baseball Player, NY Mets, 1986 World Series Champion
Lou Gramm (DH) Musician, Foreigner, 2013 Songwriters Hall of Fame
David Faustino Actor, Married With Children
Brian Robbins Actor, Head of the Class
Keanu Reeves Actor, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Pam Wright Contest winner
Salamanders:
Wally Joyner (1B), Baseball Player, California Angels, All-Star
Tone Loc (2B), Rapper, Wild Thing (Tone Loc song) and Funky Cold Medina
Shawon Dunston (SS), Baseball Player, Chicago Cubs, 2x All-Star
Kevin Costner (3B) Actor, Dances With Wolves 2x Academy Award winner
Darryl Strawberry (RF) Baseball Player, NY Mets, 1986 World Series Champion
Kip Winger (RCF) Musician, Winger (band)
Rafael Palmeiro (LCF) Baseball Player, Texas Rangers
Steven Adler (LF) Musician, Drummer, Guns N' Roses, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame 2012
Bruce Hornsby (C) Musician, 3x Grammy Award winner
Mark Langston (P) Baseball Player, California Angels, 4x All-Star
Robert Wuhl Actor/Writer, Arliss
Holly Robinson Peete Actor, 21 Jump Street
Robin Zander Musician, Lead Singer, Cheap Trick
Mike Lookinland Actor, "Bobby Brady" on The Brady Bunch
Rick Caraballo Contest winner

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MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1991)

Bricklayers:
Mark Wahlberg Actor/Rapper, Boogie Knights (28pts)
Morris Chestnut Actor, Boyz n the Hood (Co-MVP/50 points)
Robert Wuhl Actor/Writer, Arliss, Bull Durham
John Salley (Center/Power Forward) Detroit Pistons, 4x NBA Champion
Flea Musician/Bass Player, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dan Majerle (Small Forward) Phoenix Suns, 3x All-Star
Luke Perry Actor, Beverly Hills 90210
Kurt Rambis (Power Forward) LA Lakers, 4x NBA Champion
Jaleel White Actor, Urkel on Family Matters
Billy Wirth Actor, The Lost Boys
Spud Webb (Point Guard) Atlanta Hawks
Violators:
Magic Johnson(Point Guard/Shooting Guard) LA Lakers, 12x All-Star, Hall of Fame
Reggie Miller (Shooting Guard) Indiana Pacers, 5x All-Star, Hall of Fame (Co-MVP/76pts)
Will Smith Actor/Rapper, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 4x Grammy winner
Vlade Divac (Center) LA Lakers, Hall of Fame
Donnie Wahlberg Actor/Musician, New Kids On The Block (9pts)
Ron Harper (Point Guard) LA Clippers, 5x NBA Champion
Michael Bivins Singer/Rapper, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe
Corin Nemec Actor, Parker Lewis Can't Lose
MC Lyte Rapper/Actor, First solo female rapper to release a full album
  • Score: Bricklayers 180 > Violators 173

MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1991)

  • Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA
  • Date: Saturday, January 12, 1991

MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1992)

MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1992)

MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1993)

MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)

Homeboys:
Corbin Bernsen (#7, SS), actor
Chuck D (#1, LF), musician, Public Enemy
Ken Griffey, Jr. (#24, LCF), Baseball Player
Jose Canseco (#33, 1B), Baseball Player
Jon Bon Jovi (#5, 2B), Musician, Lead Singer, Bon Jovi
Gary Sheffield (#10, 3B), Baseball Player
Treach (#118, C), musician, Naughty By Nature
Brady Anderson (#9, RF), Baseball Player
Scott Ian (#15, RCF), musician, Anthrax
Dwight Gooden (#16, P), Baseball Player
David Bryan (#11, 1B), musician, Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora (#3, OF), musician, Bon Jovi
Flavor Flav (#911, RF/P), musician, Public Enemy
Awayboys:
Dan Cortese (#00, SS), MTV Host
Bret Michaels (#58, C), musician, Poison
David Justice (#23, RF), Baseball Player
Michael Richards (#8, LF), actor, Seinfeld
Frank Thomas (see Frank Thomas (designated hitter)) (#35, 1B), Baseball Player
Barry Bonds (#25, LCF), Baseball Player
Dweezil Zappa (#22, RCF), musician
Robin Ventura (#23, 3B) Baseball Player
Salt (Cheryl James) (#54, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Pepa (Sandy Denton) (#68, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Spin (Deidre Roper, see DJ Spinderella) (#7, 2B), musician, Salt-n-Pepa
Roger McDowell (#31, P), Baseball Player
Billy Ragsdale (see William Ragsdale) (#5, IF/OF), actor

MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1994)

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers)

MTV's Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)

  • Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA
  • Date: Saturday, January 15, 1994
  • Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
  • Team coaches: Norman Fell (Homeboys), Tom Arnold (Awayboys)

MTV's Fifth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1995)

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dan Cortese (Bricklayers)

MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1995)

  • Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
  • Team coaches: Dan Cortese (Homeboys), Bill Bellamy (Awayboys)

MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1996)

MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1996)

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Bill Bellamy (Violators), Dean Cain (Bricklayers)

MTV's Eighth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1997)

MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1997)

  • Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
  • Team coaches: Shaquille O'Neal (Violators), Bill Walton (Bricklayers)

MTV's Rock N' Jock Super Bowl II (1998)

MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling Ball (1999)

MTV's Tenth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1999)

MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling II (2000)

MTV Rock N' Jock Basebrawl (2001)

References
  1. "TODAY IN ROCK N ROLL HISTORY – APRIL 1, 2009".
  2. "Celebs dig into a bowl of fun at pregame bashes", USA Today, February 4, 2002.
  3. Justin Leonard, "Nelly's first movie role was 'cool'", Associated Press at Deseret News, May 31, 2005.
  4. http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/TechnicolorLover/bowlorama.html.
  5. Rembert Browne, "Rediscovering Rock N' Jock", Grantland.com, October 25, 2011.
  6. James Montgomery, "The Greatest 'Rock N' Jock Softball' All-Stars Of All Time", MTV, July 14, 2010.
  7. Steve Albert
  8. "RIP, Ken Ober", Newsday, November 17, 2009.
  9. "The Chat", The Washington Post, June 10, 2007.
  10. "Daily Trojan, Vol. 111, No. 8, January 23, 1990".
  11. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/rediscovering-rock-n-jock/
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