"Winning isn't everything. Wanting to win is." - Catfish Hunter
September 13, 2005
Top poker pro T.J. Cloutier -- winner of 51 major tournaments and the leading all-time money winner at the World Championships -- is a former professional football player. A high-school athlete from Daly City, California, he attended the University of California at Berkeley on a football and baseball scholarship, playing in the Rose Bowl in 1959.After a stint in the army, he played tight end in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes and the Toronto Argonauts. A knee injury sidelined him, leading him to the poker table.
World Poker Tour commentator and expert player Vincent Van Patten started playing in his dad's (actor Dick Van Patten) regular home game while still in his teens. He followed in his father's footsteps before teaching himself to play tennis and reaching the highest professional level in the 1980s, ranking 25th in the world and beating the likes of John McEnroe. Upon retirement, he traded in his racquet for a stack of chips.
By The Poker Source Staff
Courtesy of ThePokerSource.com
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