Walter Thurmond Played Softball in Jheri-Curl Disguise Under Alias "Dick Mahoney"

Walter Thurmond, who played safety for the Eagles last season, retired earlier this offseason. Today, a truly hilarious story emerged of his time in Philadelphia when a reader tipped off Crossing Broad that a mysterious local softball player named Dick Mahoney might have been Thurmond.

Mahoney was brought onto the Bishop’s Collar softball team based on recommendations of a friend of a friend, and proceeded to hit 7 home runs in the first 2 games.

The reader who discovered the connection was told that Mahoney left the team because he was moving to LA to pursue a filmmaking career, which matches with what Thurmond said upon retirement.

Then, Thurmond’s girlfriend posted this:

Philadelphia sportwriter Les Bowen then got confirmation from Dick Mahoney’s agent, Walter Thurmond.

@CrossingBroad Txted w/Dick Mahoney’s agent, Walter Thurmond. He says, unlike Walter, Dick has not retired, but he has “changed locations.”

— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) June 14, 2016

 

 

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