There are golfers out there who will tell you that Happy Gilmore had a little bit of an influence on them when they were younger, and it turns out that’s not the only fictional Adam Sandler character who inspired someone to try out a specific sport.
While every Adam Sandler fan spent most of the week celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Happy Gilmore’, former NFL player Rich Ohrnberger shared how watching ‘The Waterboy’ inspired him to go try out for his middle school football team.
It’s a good thing he decided to watch that movie because it showed him the way to the NFL, where he played five years as an offensive lineman.
