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Ex-Jock Eyes
I can't imagine Phil Marlowe jogging along the beach, and I certainly can't see Sam Spade lifting anything heavier than, say, a Maltese Falcon, or strapping himself into a Nautilus machinebut these days there are a ton of P.I. who are healthy and fit, and more than a few were professional (or at least serious amateur) athletes at one time.
- Harvey Blissberg by Richard Rosen (played pro baseball, Red Sox outfielder)
- Tony Boyle by William Wall (boxed)
- Brock Callahan by William Campbell Gault (played pro football, L.A. Rams)
- Theodore "Tut" Claw by Vincent A. Paradis (boxing, wrestler, baseball pitcher)
- Johnny DeMarco by Frank Megna (still boxing, can't quite seem to quit)
- Sid Halley by Dick Francis (was a professional steeplechase jockey)
- James P. Hillton by Andrew McAleer (plays amateur hockey)
- John Byron Hyde by Benjamin Wolff (karate instructor)
- Miles Jacoby by Robert Randisi (was a boxer, former middleweight contender)
- Lincoln Keller by Lee Meadows (former Oakland Raiders defensive back)
- Max Klein by Paul Benjamin (played baseball, college level)
- Bonecrack Krajewski by Joe Gores (played college & pro football, Notre-Dame & L.A. Raiders)
- Jake Lassiter by Paul Levine (played pro football, linebacker)
- Bill "The Hook" Lockwood by Brad Latham (boxed)
- Cam MacCardle by Tucker Hallean (played pro football, NFL)
- Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald (ex-pro football; Rams, I think, but I could be wrong about that. A knee injury ended his career)
- Alex McKnight by Steve Hamilton (played baseball, former pro catcher)
- Gun Pederson by L.L.Enger (played pro baseball, Detroit Tigers)
- Hank Prince by Philip Lee Williams (played AAA baseball)
- Mark Renzler by Paul Engelman (played baseball, minor-league second baseman)
- Brad Shade by G.B. Joyce (pro hockey, played for the Montreal Canadiens and L.A. Kings)
- Spenser (boxed professionally for a brief time, still trains)
- Wyatt Storme by W.L. Ripley (pro football, former Dallas Cowboy)
- Streeter by Michael Stone (played pro football, linebacker)
- Joe Zanca by James N. Frey (former heavyweight contender)
Preliminary list respectfully compiled by Beeper, Paul Bergin and Kevin Burton Smith.
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