Back in 1992, Donald Trump was simply a rich businessman of varied success that would make appearances at celebrity golf tournament events, not the President of the United States. For example, Trump took part in then Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly’s “Stargaze Shootout” in 1992, which was an event for athletes and celebrities prior to his golf tournament the next day.
At that event in Buffalo, New York, there was a competition to see who could throw a football through a hole for the prize of plane tickets and, according to the YouTube description, qualify for the million dollar toss later in the event. Chris Collinsworth served as one of the emcees for the introductions and called Trump “my man” for being able to get a date with Marla Maples (Trump’s then girlfriend).
Trump said he was “nervous as hell” before the throw and then laughed off a joke about his airline before successfully tossing the ball through the hole, to the surprise of everyone including himself.
It’s odd to see Trump act so humble after the throw, saying he had no idea how he made the throw and that it proves there’s luck in football. After what we’ve seen from Trump recently, I expected him to talk about how he could’ve been the greatest quarterback that ever lived had he wanted to, but chose to be a businessman instead.
Also, look at how luxurious Trump’s hair is in this. It’s the same really weird combover thing happening, but there’s significantly more of it than there is now. It was such a simpler time in 1992, when oversized button-down shirts tucked into jeans were the wave and Donald Trump was throwing footballs through holes instead of lying constantly as the President.
Trump’s throwing skills were supposed to be put on display for the world to see on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, but he declined the Washington Nationals’ invitation to throw out the first pitch due to scheduling conflicts. Both George W. Bush and Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at Nationals Park during their presidencies, but for now, we’ll have to settle for some old footage of The Donald tossing the pigskin.
