Top 15 Sports Movie Villains of All Time

By Tyler

Ranking the Top 15 Sports Movie Villains

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All good sports films have a prominent antagonist to spice things up, and these are undoubtedly the 15 best sports movie villains ever.

15. Ben Chapman -- 42

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15. Ben Chapman -- 42

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Chapman is shown throughout the film 42 antagonizing Jackie Robinson, perfectly displaying the hatred that was unfortunately so common towards the Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman.

14. Bud Kilmer -- Varsity Blues

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14. Bud Kilmer -- Varsity Blues

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Kilmer is the epitome of what can be wrong with youth sports coaches in the film Varsity Blues, constantly verbally abusing the players on the West Canaan High School football team.

13. Bob Sugar -- Jerry Maguire

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13. Bob Sugar -- Jerry Maguire

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Sugar is the protege that goes against Jerry Maguire after he is fired by Sports Management International, showing that loyalty often does have a price.

12. David Simms -- Tin Cup

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12. David Simms -- Tin Cup

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Simms constantly underestimates Roy McAvoy throughout the film Tin Cup, although he ultimately loses his girlfriend and on the golf course to McAvoy.

11. Teddy KGB -- Rounders

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11. Teddy KGB -- Rounders

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Teddy KGB is a perfect portrayal of an unlovable Russian mobster, who shows no mercy in collecting debts for his illegal gambling ring.

10. Warden Hazen -- The Longest Yard

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10. Warden Hazen -- The Longest Yard

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Warden Hazen attempts to stop Paul Crewe and the inmates at all costs as warden in The Longest Yard, perfectly showing the cliche prison warden.

9. Rachel Phelps -- Major League

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9. Rachel Phelps -- Major League

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Phelps actually tries to stop her own team from winning baseball games, as she wants to move the Cleveland Indians to Miami and is willing to pull out all the stops to be successful.

8. Judge Elihu Smails -- Caddyshack

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8. Judge Elihu Smails -- Caddyshack

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Judge Elihu Smalls is a major pain in the butt for Ty Webb, eventually competing in a golf match with epic consequences and losing the ,000 pot in the process.

7. Jean Girard -- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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7. Jean Girard -- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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Girard is not entirely unlikable in his role as antagonist to Ricky Bobby, although they eventually do form a bromance of sorts.

6. Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson -- D2: The Mighty Ducks

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6. Wolf "The Dentist" Stansson -- D2: The Mighty Ducks

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Stansson constantly tries to embarrass Gordon Bombay on and off the ice in D2: The Mighty Ducks, developing a deserved reputation as a cheat and eventually ending up as the loser to Team USA and The Mighty Ducks.

5. Shooter McGavin -- Happy Gilmore

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5. Shooter McGavin -- Happy Gilmore

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It is impossible to not love Happy Gilmore, but Shooter McGavin makes it his life's mission to derail the hockey player turned golfer, although he ultimately gets embarrassed.

4. Johnny Lawrence -- The Karate Kid

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4. Johnny Lawrence -- The Karate Kid

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Johnny Lawrence is the big kid you are trained to hate in The Karate Kid, showing a will to win at all costs, but ultimately losing out to Daniel LaRusso.

3. Roy Turner -- The Bad News Bears

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3. Roy Turner -- The Bad News Bears

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Turner pushes the Yankees to win at all costs against The Bad News Bears; portraying the dad who believes in pushing kids to tears just to win a youth baseball game.

2. Ivan Drago -- Rocky IV

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2. Ivan Drago -- Rocky IV

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Drago is the Soviet boxer that dominated all opposition in site, killing Apollo Creed in a fight. Like always, Rocky somehow knocks out Drago in the end.

1. White Goodman -- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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1. White Goodman -- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

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Goodman leads Globo-Gym against Average Joe's in Dodgeball, forming a superteam that ultimately loses and forces the workout freak into oblivion.

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