Pros vs. Joes
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Pros vs. Joes was an American physical
Professional participants
Season One
Each of the first nine episodes of Pros vs. Joes consisted of a team of five professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Each team, other than the Red Team, appeared in two episodes. A special, "all-star", six-member Orange Team was put together for the season finale.
Red Team
- WWE
- MLB
- NBA
- NFL
- NFL
Blue Team
- NBA
- Jennie Finch, Softball
- MLB
- Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlon
- NFL
Yellow Team
- NFL
- Alexi Lalas, MLS
- Misty May, Volleyball
- NBA
- MLB
Green Team
- NFL
- NBA
- Gary Hall Jr., Olympic Swimming
- WNBA
- MLB
Purple Team
- MLB
- Justin Gatlin, Track
- USFL
- NBA
Orange "All-Star" Team
Winner: Charlie Brenneman
- Xavier McDaniel & Clyde Drexler, Basketball
- John Rocker & Darren Daulton, Baseball
- Bill Goldberg & Kevin Greene, Football
Season Two
Each of the second-season episodes of Pros vs. Joes consisted of a team of four professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Unlike the first season, returning teams wore different colored uniforms upon their return. Like the previous season, the teams on the season opener and finale wore red and orange uniforms respectively. The Season Two winner was US Army Veteran SGT Jay McKeown.
Red Team
- MLB
- Mixed Martial Arts
- NFL
- NBA
Purple Team
- MLB
- NBA
- NHL
- NFL
Green Team - Winner - Rodeny Williams
- MLB
- NFL
- Roy Jones Jr., Boxing
- NBA
Teal/Gold Team
- Cobi Jones, MLS
- NFL
- MLB
- NBA
Blue Team / Burgundy Team - Winner - Jackson Wright
- MLB
- NFL
- Robby Ginepri, pro tennis ATP
- NBA
Yellow Team
- NFL
- MLB
- NHL
- NBA
Light Blue Team (The New Yorkers)
- MLB
- NBA
- NBA
- MLB
Orange "Allstar" Team (Finale)
Winner - Jay McKeown
- NFL
- NBA
- NBA
- NFL
- Roy Jones Jr., pro Boxing
- Mixed Martial Arts
Season Three
For Season Three, the format was changed to a "Last Man Standing" format, akin to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament with regionals held at the now demolished Miami Orange Bowl, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where the finals were also held. The format now featured eight "Joes" in the opening round that tests them in a contest that will eliminate two of the Joes from contest. Those six remaining Joes were then ranked from one through six with the top seed taking on number six, number two against number five and number three against number four in a home sport of one of the pros, with the top two seeds choosing from the three pros. The winners advance to overtime, but now includes a bench where the Joes change from one uniform into another. Again the fastest among the three advanced to the finals. Gabriel Canape, a wireless rep from Lebanon, Missouri, was the winner.
As in past seasons, the pros are designated by the color of their uniforms.
Green Team (South Regional I)
- Jimmy Smith, football
- Kurt Angle, Olympic and Pro Wrestling (TNA)
- Kendall Gill, basketball
Sudden death: Wrestling battle royal
Joes: Eddie Dubose, Brent Allen, Jason Vogel, Matt Hill, Dallas Robinson, Steve Huff
Winner: Jason Vogel
Purple Team (Northeast Regional I)
- Ricky Williams, football
- Arturo Gatti, boxing
- Charles Oakley, basketball
sudden death: Punt Return for TD
Joe: "Iron" Mike Hall, Robert Foster, Mark Rohling, Donnie Frazier, Faheem Hammett, and Kevin Witt
Winner: Donnie Frazier (Hall gave it to him) [1]
Light Blue Team (Central Regional I)
- Kenny Anderson, basketball
- Joe Carter, baseball
- Raghib Ismail, football
Sudden Death: rebounding
Joes: Jay Williams, Micheal Martin, Chris Rich, Tony Railing, Derek Schafer, Will Hunter
Winner: Derek Schafer
Red Team (Northeast Regional II)
- Jessie Armstead, football
- Derrick Coleman, basketball
- Marty McSorley, ice hockey
Sudden Death: onside kicks
Joes: Mike Kotsch, Pablo Healing, Rahul Soni, Jermaine Reid, Joe Goodwin, John Grkovic
Winner: Joe Goodwin
Dark Green Team (West Regional I)
- Warren Moon, football
- Nick Van Exel, basketball
- Al Leiter, baseball
Sudden Death: TD Returns
Joes: Terrius Moseby, Dave Hubert, Dan Falkner, Jerry Lehman, Carvel Gardner, David Ortiz Jr
Winner: David Ortiz Jr
Royal Blue Team (South Regional II)
- Christian Okoye, football
- Paul Coffey, ice hockey
- Dan Majerle, basketball
Sudden Death: scoop and score
Joes: Clayton Monte, Greg Macaluso, Brian Peters, Mark Kilibarda, Art Miller, Devon Tilly
Winner: Clayton Monte
Yellow Team (West Regional II)
- John Randle, football
- John Franco, baseball
- Mitch Richmond, basketball
Sudden Death: intercept the ball
Joes: Dion Santo, Clarence Chaney, Adam Wasserman, Justin Simonsen, Micheal Stange, Trent Madsen
Winner: Trent Madsen
Gold Team (Central Regional II)
- Brady Anderson, baseball
- Sean Elliott, basketball
- Jeff George, football
Sudden Death: strip the dummy
Joes: Red Simmons, Gabriel Canape, Cory Driggs, Cakvin Lafiton, Tim Fritz, Kirby Sykes
Winner: Gabriel Canape
Purple Team (Semi-Final)
- Rod Woodson, football
- Antonio Davis, basketball
- Pernell Whitaker, boxing
Maroon Team (Finals)
- Jamal Anderson, football
- Allan Houston, basketball
- MMA/ football
Season Four: Pros vs. Joes: All Stars
For the fourth season, which premiered April 27, 2009 at 11 pm ET/PT, the new hosts are
, and is titled "Pros vs. Joes All Stars". In addition, the format changed to a 3-on-3 competition between teams made up of three pros and three joes in three separate skill events and an end game between the teams. If the Joes beat the Pros, they get $10,000.Basketball I
Football I
Basketball II
Football II
References
Further reading
- Gonzalez, John (2021-06-17). ""Violently Stupid and Insane": The Oral History of 'Pros vs. Joes'". The Ringer. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
External links
- Official website
- Pros vs. Joes at IMDb