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spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Arnold Schwarzenegger","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Arnold-Schwarzenegger.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Wally Fong", "AP", "358", "248", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Professional body builder<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Became the youngest person to be named Mr. Olympia (23) in 1970. Won the competition six straight years. <br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Was elected governor of California in 2003, and rumor has it that he will run for U.S. Senate in 2010.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Ben Nighthorse Campbell ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Ben-Nighthorse-Campbell.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "236", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Olympian in judo<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Was the captain of the U.S. Olympic Judo Team in the 1964 Summer Olympics.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>In 1986 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat and served three terms. In 1992 was elected senator from Colorado. In 1995 he switched political parties and became a Republican. He retired in 2004.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Bill Bradley ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Bill-Bradley.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "263", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Basketball<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>While at Princeton University, he was a three-time All-American and the 1965 National Player of the Year.<br><r/> <br>Played 10 years in the NBA. Won two titles with the New York Knicks (1970, '73). Was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. <br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>In 1978 he was elected senator from New Jersey, and he served for 18 years. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for president in 2000.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Bob Mathias","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Bob-Mathias.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "AP", "358", "255", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Olympian in decathlon<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>In the 1948 Summer Olympics, he became the youngest person to win a gold medal in track and field and was named the nation's top amateur athlete.<br><r/><br>Led Stanford University to the 1952 Rose Bowl in football.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>From 1967-75, he served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the northern San Joaquin Valley of California.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Dwight Eisenhower","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Dwight-Eisenhower.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "273", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>At West Point, started as a varsity running back and linebacker in 1912. He even tackled the legendary Jim Thorpe in a game in 1912.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>President of the United States from 1953-61.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Gerald Ford","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Gerald-Ford-2-jpg.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "193", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Played center and linebacker for the University of Michigan. Led the team to undefeated seasons and national titles in 1932 and 1933.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>In 1973 Spiro Agnew resigned as Richard Nixon's vice president and Ford was nominated to take Agnew's position. After Nixon resigned amid the Watergate scandal in 1974, Ford assumed the presidency.";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Heath Shuler ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Heath-Schuler.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jane Rudolph", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "243", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>By the time he finished his collegiate career, Shuler held nearly all of the passing records at the University of Tennessee.<br><r/><br>The third pick in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He retired in 1997 because of a foot injury.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Was elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat from North Carolina's 11th Congressional District in 2006.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Jack Kemp","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Jack-Kemp.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Anonymous", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "178", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Played 13 seasons in the AFL as a quarterback. Won back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and '65. <br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Was a member of Congress from 1971-89. Ran for president in 1988. Bob Dole's running mate in unsuccessful presidential election against Bill Clinton in 1996.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Jesse \"The Body\" Ventura ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Jesse-Ventura.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Craig Lassig", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "226", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Professional wrestling<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Fought Bob Backlund numerous times for the WWF title, was a WWF tag team champion, had a notable rivalry with Hulk Hogan and is a WWE Hall of Famer.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Elected governor of Minnesota in 1998.";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Jim Bunning","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Jim-Bunning.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "354", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Baseball<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1955-1971. Played in nine All-Star Games and threw a perfect game in 1964. Was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>In 1998 he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. He previously served in the House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, starting in 1987.";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Jim Ryun ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Jim-Ryun.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Orlin Wagner", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "233", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Olympian in track<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Participated in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. Set world records in the mile, 1,500 meters and 800 meters.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' 2nd District from 1996-2007.";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Lynn Swann ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Lynn-Swann.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "276", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Played in the NFL from 1974-82. A three time Pro-Bowler. Four-time Super Bowl champion. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor in 2006.<br>";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Matthew \"The Law\" Lindland","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Matt-Lindland.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "David Guttenfelder", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "235", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Olympian in wrestling and mixed martial arts<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>He represented the U.S. in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.<br><r/><br>His mixed martial arts record consisted of 20 wins and 5 losses.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat, in 2008.";

spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i++] = new Array("","Ralph Metcalfe","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/Athletes%20Turned%20Pro/080604_Ralph-Metcalfe.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "216", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Olympian in track<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Participated in the 1932 and '36 Summer Olympics. He jointly held the world record for the 100 meters. Was known as the world&#146;s fastest human from 1932-34.<br><b>Political career</b><br>Began his political career as a South Side alderman for the city of Chicago, then was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois' 1st Congressional District.";

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spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football and swimming<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Played football and was the captain of the swim team at Eureka College.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Served as governor of California from 1967-75. Served two terms as president of the United States from 1981-89.<br>";

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spt_Athletesturnedpolticians[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br><b>Sport</b><br>Football<br><r/><br><b>Achievement</b><br>Played in the NFL from 1976-89. Named to the 1980 All-Decade Team. Seven Pro Bowls. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1995.<br><r/><br><b>Political career</b><br>Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994-2002.";

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