Aretha Franklin as a football player
A scouting report from Legends Draft, the parody game where famous people play football. The ratings are made up for fun.

Photo: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain
Natural position
DL Defensive lineman
Grade
88OVRDemands R-E-S-P-E-C-T from every offensive lineman.
Ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Arm
- 56
- Speed
- 62
- Power
- 89
- Smarts
- 83
- Clutch
- 91
Best positions
Anyone can line up anywhere. Each position weighs the five ratings its own way, and off the natural position a legend loses a few points.
- DLDefensive lineman, natural88
- OLOffensive lineman86
- FBFullback81
- LBLinebacker78
Scouting report
- Pros
- The Queen of Soul. Every offensive lineman learns to respect her. 89 power, 91 clutch.
- Cons
- 62 speed.
- Pro comp
- Chris Jones
Aretha Franklin in real life
Real life
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)
- Lived
- 1942 to 2018
- From
- United States
- Known as
- singer, songwriter, activist, pianist
- Active
- 1956 to 2017
- Honors
- National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Legend Award, and 40 more
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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