Philly sports fans have been remembering some guys since the first ball was thrown at the Baker Bowl or Shibe Park over a century ago. The folks at Deadspin popularized the online version of "Remembering Some Guys." And when the bamboo strikes real good, sometimes we want to remember some Philly guys on social media as NBC Sports Philly's Twitter and Facebook accounts prompted on Tuesday evening.
Quote this tweet with literally the most random Philadelphia athlete you can possibly think of that'll make your followers say: "Wow, I remember that guy!" — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) June 26, 2019
The responses were clear: people love remembering some Philly sports guys.
Here are 10 of our favorite responses.
Antonio Alfonseca. What do I win? https://t.co/OIevcbFcvn — Phil E. Phanatic (@Phil_E_Phanatic) June 26, 2019
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One of the more popular responses was pitcher Antonio Alfonseca who had an unremarkable stint in Philly in 2007 but is frequently remembered for being a polydactyly. He had six fingers on one hand and Wikipedia says his nickname was "El Pulpo" which translates to "The Octopus." Tough to forget that guy.
Here's a photo of Antonio Alfonseca and his six fingers to make your day easier/weirder #polydactyly pic.twitter.com/09lw8zCvOd — Covenhoven (@covenhovennyc) September 4, 2015
Did Michael Zordich invent Zubaz? You'd probably believe me if I told you he did. What do we remember about Mike Zordich? Mostly just the look.
Michael Zordich https://t.co/qKh3EjOm2y — Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) June 26, 2019
Our @SantanderBankUS Alumni Captain for #WASvsPHI is former safety Michael Zordich!
📰: https://t.co/ZniGYafGuq#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/bCkfeee33f — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 2, 2018
Willie Burton broke the record for points scored in a game at the Spectrum by a Sixer when he went off for 53 in an improbable game in 1994. Remember that?
Luca Sbisa https://t.co/jNmNmgFKZh — Mark Magowan (@_magowan) June 26, 2019
I'm not a big hockey guy so picking a rando was tougher but I was always a fan of Luca Sbisa because the guy's name was Luca and he was a hockey player from Italy. Amazing.
Reno Mahe and Gizmo Williams.
These two were among the most-frequently mentioned in our polling. People like to remember special teamers, it seems. The best thing I remember about Reno was that he worked at Chickie's and Pete's while playing for the Eagles. Talk about lunch pail kinda guy. Plenty of people remember Gizmo because the guy's name was Gizmo and he flipped. People remember flips.
What do we remember about Kjell Samuelsson? Dude was huge! Like a Chewbacca on skates.
28 - Flyers #28 Kjell Samuelsson was a giant on the Flyers blueline. At 6 feet 6 inches and 235 lbs, he's the largest player to ever don the orange and black. https://t.co/1BQtOKTm72 pic.twitter.com/VJ4yaHmC32 — Philly By The Numbers (@Phillybynumbers) September 28, 2018
Dickie Thon https://t.co/O4ROwukSWS — John Collius (@JCollius) June 26, 2019
People love to remember Dickie Thon and Rick Schu. I think it's the quirky names. Fun fact: Dickie's name was actually Richard. Rich Schu had the unenviable job of taking over third base for Mike Schmidt. Tough job.
Markelle Fultz. Lol. Remember that guy?
Markelle Fultz https://t.co/q52ebHGkai — Dr. Cody Pepsi (@Coderan) June 26, 2019
That was fun. You know who I remember? Raja Bell. Pretty good name for a guy playing in Philly. Plus, Kobe eventually hated him. David, too, I guess. He hit for the cycle once.
Who else do you remember?