Day 2: 5 Days of Fankle, The Mystery and History of Ray Finkle
FNGs: none
PAX: @Sunshine, @Pumps, @Pots, @Finkle, @Martini, @Florence/FloJoe, @Bobby Boucher, @Warbucks
Warm Up: Mosey around the park track then circled up for 10 SSH, Daisy Pickers, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio Arm Circles f/b and Michael Phelps in cadence.
The Workout: First event was 4 corners in the parking lot and at each corner YHC shared historical facts about the real Ray Finkle aka Uwe Detlef Walter von Schamann. As usual Hollywood has twisted the facts about this fictional character. After a deep dive into the history of this modern day marvel “Finkle” we find a true champion and a culprit! Back to the workout…
At each corner we did a prescribed exercise. Round 1 was 4X4’s (4 burpees into plank then 4 merkins, 4 mountain climbers, and back up), lunges – 10 each leg, alternating shoulder taps in cadence to 10 and ending with Bobby Hurleys. Round 2 was Boat Canoes, Crab cakes, Jack Webbs (set of 4), and star jumps.
2nd event was getting personal under our newly rehab’d pavilion. We did 2 sets of gyno-crunches, procto-derkins, and step-ups 10 each side.
3rd event was California Rolls down at the wall. We did sets of 10 Irkens and dips R/R till we reached the end of the wall.
Finkle Facts:
- In the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective the character Ray Finkle is in reality Dolphins kicker Uwe von Schamann.
- Uwe Detlef Walter von Schamann (born April 23, 1956) is a former professional American football placekicker. He played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, from 1979 to 1984.
- In the real Super Bowl XIX, Von Schamann made three field goals and an extra point in this game.
- In the movie Finkle missed the game-winning field goal in a fictional Super Bowl XIX. The latter play actually occurred six years later in Super Bowl XXV by the Buffalo Bills kicker Scott Allen Norwood. The real culprit…
- Norwood’s field goal range was unusually short for a professional kicker and he had difficulties in converting field goals over 40 yards throughout his career, especially on natural grass (the Bills’ home stadium used AstroTurf, which mitigated this issue).
- Super Bowl XXV, which was played on January 27, 1991, cemented Norwood’s name in football history when he missed a 47-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds left in the game, giving the New York Giants their 2nd Super Bowl victory, and started the Bills’ string of four consecutive Super Bowl losses. This kick was made famous by the “wide right” call by the TV announcers. Later video analysis revealed the holder mistakenly aligned the laces to the right, thereby positioning the kicked ball to fade right once in the air. Hmmm…interesting…Although the Bills signed Björn Nittmo as Norwood’s potential replacement in the 1991 offseason, Norwood remained with the Bills through that season. The Bills returned to the Super Bowl and Norwood was perfect throughout the postseason, including a 44-yard field goal that served as the decisive margin in the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos.
- What was the dolphin’s name in the Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Movie? Snowflake
- What was Ray Finkle’s other name in the movie? Lois Einhorn
- Who did Ray Finkle murder in the movie? Roger Podacter, the Dolphin’s head of operations.
- The name of the mental hospital that Ray Finkle escaped from was named Shady Acres Mental Hospital.
- The mental hospital where Ventura goes undercover was named Shady Acres as a play on the name of director Tom Shadyac.
Mary: We did round-robin style with a mixture of abs, stretches, squats and the Sweater Fox (Boxcutters) decided to show up again to torture @Warbucks…
Announcements: CSAUP on Saturday, December 11
T-Claps (Recognition):
Prayer: @Bobby Boucher’s M is looking for a new employment opportunity, @Farva’s back injury, @K I T T Y L I T T R and M recovering from sickness. Remember those who need hope during the Christmas season. Be the salt and light our community needs fellas!
