So, I've probably seen this commercial two hundred times this month. Yet, when it plays, as it does ten times in every Bowl Game, I almost roll on the floor laughing. An off topic subject for a hunting forum, but funny as anything I've seen in years.
Some of you are too young to remember Ickey in his prime. He was a damn good running back who came out of nowhere; UNLV can be correctly called "nowhere" when talking about football. He played one season in 1988 and was a true star his rookie year. Too bad an ACL ruined his career a few games into the 1989 season.
Even though he rushed for over 1,000 yards his rookie year, he was better known for his signature TD celebration; "The Ickey Shuffle." It was classic. And, the focus of the recent Geico TV commercial.
Mrs. Fin used to pull her hair out as I would do the "Ickey Shuffle" whenever something good happened to us. One-Two-Three to the left, One-Two-Three to the right, three steps back, and fake like spiking the ball. She hated it. Now, when I do it, she laughs as hard as I do. I'm thinking it might need to be part of the TV show someday, even though I've never been as good at it as Ickey Woods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrsR9NByc4
I saw a documentary about him a while back. It was compelling to watch. A guy who looked to be headed down the path of NFL stardom; wealth and fame in his future. Only to have it all come crashing down. In the interview, he didn't seem outwardly upset about it, rather forging ahead and making a fun life for himself. I hope he is getting filthy rich with the Geico gig.
Anyhow, I know I am probably the oddball in the group, but if you ever watched Ickey Woods in his prime football career, you would know why that TV commercial almost brings me to tears of laughter. Beyond funny, Just saw it again in the TCU-Ole Miss Bowl game and decided to post this and see if anyone else finds it as comical as I do.
One-Two-Three; One-Two-Three ...............
Some of you are too young to remember Ickey in his prime. He was a damn good running back who came out of nowhere; UNLV can be correctly called "nowhere" when talking about football. He played one season in 1988 and was a true star his rookie year. Too bad an ACL ruined his career a few games into the 1989 season.
Even though he rushed for over 1,000 yards his rookie year, he was better known for his signature TD celebration; "The Ickey Shuffle." It was classic. And, the focus of the recent Geico TV commercial.
Mrs. Fin used to pull her hair out as I would do the "Ickey Shuffle" whenever something good happened to us. One-Two-Three to the left, One-Two-Three to the right, three steps back, and fake like spiking the ball. She hated it. Now, when I do it, she laughs as hard as I do. I'm thinking it might need to be part of the TV show someday, even though I've never been as good at it as Ickey Woods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrsR9NByc4
I saw a documentary about him a while back. It was compelling to watch. A guy who looked to be headed down the path of NFL stardom; wealth and fame in his future. Only to have it all come crashing down. In the interview, he didn't seem outwardly upset about it, rather forging ahead and making a fun life for himself. I hope he is getting filthy rich with the Geico gig.
Anyhow, I know I am probably the oddball in the group, but if you ever watched Ickey Woods in his prime football career, you would know why that TV commercial almost brings me to tears of laughter. Beyond funny, Just saw it again in the TCU-Ole Miss Bowl game and decided to post this and see if anyone else finds it as comical as I do.
One-Two-Three; One-Two-Three ...............
