William Shakespeare 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: Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain
Writer Icon1564-1616
Natural position
QB Quarterback
Grade
90OVRWrote about 39 plays. Calls 39 more at the line.
Ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Arm
- 85
- Speed
- 62
- Power
- 60
- Smarts
- 99
- Clutch
- 89
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.
- QBQuarterback, natural90
- KKicker86
- SSafety77
- CBCornerback73
William Shakespeare in real life
Real life
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
- Lived
- 1564 to 1616
- From
- Kingdom of England
- Known as
- playwright, poet, stage actor, writer
- Active
- 1590 to 1613
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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