Who were some of the pioneers of the flamboyant NFL Touchdown Celebration?
Ernest Givens brought the world the disco-cool “Electric Slide.” Icky Woods got us grooving with his patented “Icky Shuffle.” Vai Sikahema occasionally showed us his “Punches of Power.” Randy Moss raised eyebrows with his “Man on the Moon” post-TD taunt. Warren Sapp once even did his best Beyonce impersonation. More recently, Steve Smith took a turn as both Captain Jack Sparrow and a cover girl, while Chad Johnson hit us with everything from “The Proposal” to “The Irish ####.”
To take the oft-maligned art of Touchdown Celebrating to the next level, current NFL stars would be wise to take notice of these non-ballers and their nifty moves (special thanks to YouTube.com, the site linked to show you these awe-inspiring performances)...
Carlton
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s Carlton has moves for days and then some… The Carlton Dance
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine
Chuck Barris’ boy and one of the biggest stars from The Gong Show... Gene Gone Wild
Bobby Badfingers
Regis and his crew should be ashamed. After all, who has more talent than… Bobby and His Fingers
Chunk
The Goonies biggest dweeb shakes what his mama gave him … The Truffle Shuffle
Napoleon Dynamite
Sikahema’s nephew (I’m flippin’ serious) doing what only he can do… Darrin's Dance Grooves
Elaine
Added due to popular demand, Seinfeld's own Elaine (best I could find)… The Little Kicks
Big Ern
Kingpin's Ernie McCracken (not his in-lane dancing, but "still very good")… "Hi... Not You"
Chris Farley
Chris Farley, God bless his soul, inspires Sapp's next celebration… Dancing King
Adam Best is a filmmaker and sportswriter who resides in Miami. He and his brother Zach have their own Kansas City Chiefs blogsite -- Arrowhead Addict.com. Best also covers the Miami Dolphins and NFL for Real Football 365.com. He was one of 16 finalists on Fox Sports.com's Next Great Sportswriter II contest.