Not in Hall of Fame If it's not in the Hall of Fame, it's at Not in Hall of Fame

2023 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame - Round 1

Spearchucker Jones

TV Show/Movie Appeared: M*A*S*H (1970)
Actor/Actress: Fred Williamson
Position Portrayed: Running Back
Played For:: The M*A*S*H 4077th/San Francisco 49ers
Why you should vote:: The army doctors don’t win that football game without Jones.
Why you should not vote:: His character was not relevant enough to get past for the first season of the T.V. version.
Easily the most racially insensitive name on the ballot, “Spearchucker” Jones (allegedly named due to his prowess with a javelin) was an army doctor in the Korean War who was also a professional Football player. We will ignore the fact that there were no known African American doctors serving in Korean M*A*S*H units and also ignore the television version, who lasted only a few episodes. Here, we are going to look at the cinematic version played by one of our favorite athlete turn actors, Fred “The Hammer” Williamson; who the 4077th held out of the first half of the climactic football game, so that the surgeons could up the bet, and then input their ringer. We will grant that M*A*S*H easily could have been made without “Spearchucker” Jones, but the 4077th could not have won the game without him.