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For the Love of Sports and Fame: Hollywood Actors Who Used to be Athletes

Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan is known as being a hilarious standup comedian. In 2012, she showed off his talent in his successful comedy, special Mr. Universe, and his memoir Dad is Fat was released just one year later. Before he was a comedy legend, Gaffigan was a college athlete.

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During his first year of college, he joined the football team. In 2007 Gaffigan joked about his short football career at Purdue, saying, “I have so many fond memories from Purdue. Most seem to involve walking. I walked onto the football team and walked away after I didn’t like getting my head bashed in.”

Gaffigan is married to Jeannie Gaffigan, and the couple has five beautiful children together. Although they are seven people, the family infamously lived in a two-bedroom apartment in New York City. They have since moved to a bigger home.