Urban Meyer: Did you know?

Posted 7/27/2005  |  Filed under Urban Meyer, Best Of, Nobody Asked, But...  |  Permalink  

Some interesting tidbits about Urban Meyer revealed Wednesday at the SEC Media Days:

  • Meyer played defensive back at the University of Cincinnati.
  • Meyer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves, and played two seasons of minor league ball.
  • Meyer is licensed to practice law in 11 states. He can practice medicine in six.
  • Meyer briefly dated Scarlett Johansen.
  • Meyer once won a complete dinette set on “Sale of the Century.”
  • Meyer has pi memorized to 650 decimal places.
  • “Starship Troopers” was loosely based on Meyer’s Ohio upbringing.
  • The only way to make Meyer disappear is to say his name backwards.
  • Meyer trained 2003 Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker.
  • Condoleeza Rice won’t leave the house without running her wardrobe by Meyer.
  • Meyer talked Hulk Hogan into joining the NWO.
  • That “50-year-old grandmother” in the Bowflex commercial? Did her.
  • Meyer can eat an entire watermelon, including the skin and seeds, in one sitting.
  • Meyer is part marsupial.
  • Meyer designed most of Urban Outfitters’ summer collection.
  • In 1986, Meyer co-wrote “The Rain” with R&B singer/songwriter Oran “Juice” Jones.
  • Meyer first drove Wade Boggs to the Bosley Institute.
  • Meyer invented “LOL.”
  • Meyer’s favorite drink: formaldehyde with a splash of grenadine.
  • Meyer can deadlift over 500 pounds. With his mind.
  • The Y2K scare was a hoax created by Meyer.
  • David Brinkley’s last words were “Urban Meyer.”
  • Meyer is a secret character in “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”
  • Ken Shamrock thinks Meyer is the world’s most dangerous man.
  • Meyer speaks nine languages, including Klingon and Aramaic.
  • Meyer can breathe underwater.
  • Meyer authored the Roe v. Wade opinion while sitting on the toilet.
  • Meyer is widely considered the unofficial tenth member of the Wu-Tang Clan.
  • Meyer comes up with the names of hurricanes. He’s most proud of “Georges.”


 
 
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