7. Kurt Russell Was Very Nearly a Pro Baller Before He Fell Back On Acting
Goldie Hawn’s partner of over thirty years was an incredible athlete before his acting career took off. Like his father, the Silkwood star had an impressive baseball career. In the early 1970s, Russell was a switch-hitting second baseman for the California Angels. But then, while playing with the El Paso Sun Kings in 1973, Russell suffered a traumatic rotator cuff injury that forced him to retire from the sport. Luckily, baseball wasn’t his only talent, the 65-year-old’s had a very successful acting career starring in award-winning films like Overboard, Stargate, The Thing and The Hateful Eight.
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