16 Professional Athlete Alter Egos From Commercials [Photos]
Written by
Trent Clark
Published on
November 19, 2014
Marketing is a competitive industry and professional athlete alter egos is a great example of companies using creative tactics as way to get instant atention. Progressive insurance just recruited LeBron James to assist in their latest campaign and earned a trending topic as a result.
Here are several other examples of professional athlete alter egos that were both memorable and hilarious.
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Photos: Progressive, State Farm
Deion Sanders a.k.a. Leon Sandcastle
The NFL Network transformed the game’s greatest cornerback to add some spice and spoof to their organization.
Chris Paul a.k.a. Cliff Paul
State Farm created the ideal twin who just happens to be the world’s most competent real estate agent.
Kylie Irving a.k.a. Uncle Drew
Nothing is more embarrassing than being schooled on the court by an old man and Pepsi MAX knew exactly how to highlight that.
Kevin Love a.k.a. Wes Johnson
Yet another Pepsi MAX metamorphosis.
Anfernee Hardaway a.k.a. Lil Penny
Chris Rock brough the character to life but Nike made sure the face was Hardaway’s.
Dwyane Wade a.k.a. Agent D3
T-Mobile turned the Miami Heat superstar in 007 for a handful of his ads with Kevin Hart.
Arian Foster and Marshawn Lynch a.k.a. Darian Foster and Marshawn Lynch, Sr.
Madden 25 gave the proper salute to the fathers who have been playing video games since day one.
Larry Johnson a.k.a. Grandmama
Converse helped make LJ’s crossdressing spectacle more memorable than his NBA career.
Nate Robinson a.k.a. Lights
Pepsi MAX kept pushing the Uncle Drew envelope by adding the five-footer dunk champion.
Maya Moore a.k.a. Betty Lou
It was ingenious for Pepsi MAX to add a WNBA star to their mix. Especially one who could dunk.
Peyton Manning a.k.a. #1 Fan
The legendary quarterback and Sprint intentionally did a lousy job at guising the celebrity promotion of their newest flip phone.
Séan Garnier a.k.a. Old Man
Spanish-language online marketplace company Coppel gave the soccer star a slick promo spot during the most recent World Cup.
The LeBrons
Before he was FloBron, Nike channeled the Nutty Professor’s Klump family for King James.
Bryce Harper a.k.a. An MLB Reporter
Gatorade didn’t put too much bank in Harper’s acting abilities but the spot was still a success.
Lester Speight a.k.a. “Terrible” Terry Tate
Arguably the funniest ad campaign on this list and it came courtesy of Reebok.
Michael Jordan a.k.a. Johnny Kilroy
Nike went the extra mile in making sure MJ’s return to the NBA after his first retirement was a glorious occasion. Kilroy even had his own Air Jordan sneaker.
