Nelson Mandela 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: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, CC BY-SA 2.0
Natural position
LB Linebacker
Grade
88OVRBoxed as a young man. Leads the defense with a calm smile.
Ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Arm
- 62
- Speed
- 72
- Power
- 85
- Smarts
- 93
- Clutch
- 95
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.
- LBLinebacker, natural88
- OLOffensive lineman84
- SSafety83
- FBFullback81
Nelson Mandela in real life
Real life
President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
- Lived
- 1918 to 2013
- From
- South Africa
- Known as
- politician, autobiographer, lawyer, political activist
- Active
- since 1994
- Honors
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, International Simón Bolívar Prize, Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize, Sakharov Prize, and 85 more
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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