Date: January 6th, 2015 7:05 AM
Author: Marvelous state
Fun fact about the road not taken: Nealon is a former kicker/QB from his days at Connecticut’s Fairfield University. At the open-mike stage of his standup career, he’d arranged a try-out with the USFL’s L.A. Express.
“I went out and bought six USFL footballs, which were lighter than an NFL football, went to Fairfax High in Hollywood and used their football field for a few months.
“I thought it might be a hook to be a football player/comedian. But my comedy career took off before tryouts.”
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/05/16/kevin-nealon-always-humiliated-working-with-adam-sandler
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2775874&forum_id=2.#27064601)