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10-30-2007, 03:47 PM
The winner claims one of the 16 seeds in the Sports II Bracket of the Tournament of Rick. The matchup:
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander (Rick) Fox (b. July 24, 1969, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player. Selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Played for thirteen seasons in the NBA (from 1991–1997 with the Boston Celtics and from 1997–2004 with the Los Angeles Lakers). Rick's acting credits include the HBO prison drama Oz and a number of basketball themed films, namely Eddie, He Got Game, and Blue Chips. He has guest starred in One Tree Hill, "Missing" (TV series Lifetime) and Shark, with James Woods. He also appeared in the movie Holes. Recently, Fox appeared in the TV show "Dirt". Fox married the actress, singer and former Miss America Vanessa Williams on September 25, 1999. Fox filed for divorce in August 2004.
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Ricky Pierce
Ricky Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959 in Dallas, Texas) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award twice as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. His first was during the 1987-1988 season, and the second two years later, in 1989-1990. He set the then-record for consecutive free throws made with 75 in 1991 with the Seattle SuperSonics. He retired after the 1997-1998 season in his second stint with the Bucks. Since retiring, Pierce has developed his own basketball that assists with shooting accuracy with specially-designed fingertip-placement markers.
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander (Rick) Fox (b. July 24, 1969, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player. Selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Played for thirteen seasons in the NBA (from 1991–1997 with the Boston Celtics and from 1997–2004 with the Los Angeles Lakers). Rick's acting credits include the HBO prison drama Oz and a number of basketball themed films, namely Eddie, He Got Game, and Blue Chips. He has guest starred in One Tree Hill, "Missing" (TV series Lifetime) and Shark, with James Woods. He also appeared in the movie Holes. Recently, Fox appeared in the TV show "Dirt". Fox married the actress, singer and former Miss America Vanessa Williams on September 25, 1999. Fox filed for divorce in August 2004.
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Ricky Pierce
Ricky Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959 in Dallas, Texas) is a retired American National Basketball Association player. Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award twice as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. His first was during the 1987-1988 season, and the second two years later, in 1989-1990. He set the then-record for consecutive free throws made with 75 in 1991 with the Seattle SuperSonics. He retired after the 1997-1998 season in his second stint with the Bucks. Since retiring, Pierce has developed his own basketball that assists with shooting accuracy with specially-designed fingertip-placement markers.