MTV Rock N' Jock
MTV Rock N' Jock is a television series on MTV featuring actors, musicians, and other entertainers playing sports with professional athletes. The original episode was called The MTV Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby, and was changed to MTV's Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge, in year 2. The concept expanded to include basketball in 1991, football in 1997 and bowling in 1999
The game was an annual feature for many years on MTV.
The original announcers were professional sportscaster, Steve Albert and comedian Ken Ober who provided color commentary. Bill Bellamy and MTV Sports host Dan Cortese initially participated as players and then as coaches in later years.
The fourth annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1995, losing to Jeopardy!.
Partial list of shows
MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock Diamond Derby (1990)
- Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA
- Date: Sunday, January 21, 1990
- Team names: Aardvarks, Salamanders
- Team coaches: Sam Kinison, Sammy Hagar
- Announcers: Steve Albert, Ken Ober
- Sideline Reporters: Martha Quinn, Kevin Seal, Downtown Julie Brown, Jim Turner
- National Anthem: Steve Vai
;Salamanders
MTV's First Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1991)
- Location: Gersten Pavilion, Loyola Marymount University, CA
- Date: Sunday, September 15, 1991
- Team names: Bricklayers, Violators
- Team coaches: Craig T. Nelson, Magic Johnson
- Announcers: Steve Albert, Ken Ober
- PA Announcer: Lawrence Tanner
- Referee: Hue Hollins Officiated 19 NBA Finals & 5 NBA All-Star games
- Sideline Reporters: Kari Wuhrer, Downtown Julie Brown
- Halftime Performer: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Loleatta Holloway, "Good Vibrations"
- Slam Dunk Contest: Mark Wahlberg
- 3pt Contest: Will Smith
- Mascots: The Hornet, Phoenix Gorilla
; Violators
- Score: Bricklayers 180 > Violators 173
MTV's Second Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1991)
- Location: Dedeaux Field, USC, Los Angeles, CA
- Date: Saturday, January 12, 1991
- Anthony Kiedis, Singer/Actor, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- MC Hammer, Rapper
- Dave Winfield, Baseball Player, California Angels, 12-time MLB All-Star streak between 1977 and 1988
MTV's Third Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1992)
Announcer: Steve AlbertHomeboys
- John Corbett, Actor/Singer, Northern Exposure
- Anthony Kiedis, Singer/Actor, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Point Break
- MC Hammer, Rapper
- Rafael Palmeiro, Baseball Player, Texas Rangers, 2-time MLB All-Star
MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)
- Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA
- Date: Saturday, January 23, 1993
- Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
- Team coaches: Corbin Bernsen, Dan Cortese
; Awayboys:
MTV's Fourth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1994)
- Location: Bren Events Center, Irvine, CA.
- Hosts: Van Earl Wright and David Alan Grier
- Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
- Team coaches: Bill Bellamy, Dan Cortese
- #00 Dan Cortese
- #X David Duchovny
- #2 Mitch Richmond
- #3 Clifford Robinson
- #7 Kenny Lofton
- #11 Dean Cain
- #15 David Charvet
- #32 Queen Latifah
- #33 Mark Curry
- #34 Isaiah Rider
- #44 Rick Mahorn
- General Manager: Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
- #4 Chris Webber
- #5 KayGee
- #9 Eric Nies
- #11 Nate Morris
- #20 Gary Payton
- #22 Michael McCary
- #23 Bill Bellamy
- #24 Ken Griffey Jr.
- #31 Reggie Miller
- #34 Joey Lawrence
- #40 Shawn Kemp
- #44 Michael Rapaport
MTV's Fifth Annual Rock n' Jock Softball Challenge (1994)
- Location: Blair Field, Long Beach, CA
- Date: Saturday, January 15, 1994
- Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
- Team coaches: Norman Fell, Tom Arnold
MTV's Fifth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1995)
- Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
- Team coaches: Bill Bellamy, Dan Cortese
MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1995)
- Team names: Homeboys, Awayboys
- Team coaches: Dan Cortese, Bill Bellamy
MTV's Sixth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1996)
- Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
- Team coaches: Bill Bellamy, Dean Cain
MTV's Seventh Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1997)
- Hosts: Steve Albert and Chris Connelly
- Team names: Violators, Bricklayers
- Team coaches: Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Walton
- #3 Stephon Marbury
- #8 David Arquette
- #11 Dean Cain
- #17 Jerry O'Connell
- #21 Kevin Garnett
- #22 Sheryl Swoopes
- #32 Chris Spencer
- #33 Marcus Schenkenberg
- #40 Coolio
- #69 Flea
- #77 Elisa Donovan
- #00 Method Man
- #6 Judd Nelson
- #7 Michelle Timms
- #8 Bill Bellamy
- #10 Shareef Abdur-Rahim
- #12 Michael Bergin
- #20 Gary Payton
- #23 Brian McKnight
- #31 Brent Barry
- #33 Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- #43 Busta Rhymes
MTV's Eighth Annual Rock N' Jock B-Ball Jam (1998)
- Hosts: Marlon Wayans and Jayson Wlliams
- Emcee: DJ Funkmaster Flex
All-Stars
- #20 Gary Payton
- #3 Bryon Russell
- #6 David Boreanaz
- #8 David Arquette
- #10 Elise Neal
- #12 Nicholas Brendon
- #33 Marcus Schenkenberg
- #21 Kevin Garnett
- #3 Damon Stoudamire
- #00 Method Man
- #1 Redman
- #87 Erick Sermon
- #357 Cam'ron
- #13 Mark Jackson
- #33 Antawn Jamison
- #1 1/2 Justin Timberlake
- #4 Lance Bass
- #7 Chris Kirkpatrick
- #21 JC Chasez
- #28 Joey Fatone
- #2 Derek Fisher
- #42 Chris Mills
- #8 Bill Bellamy
- #12 Tsianina Joelson
- #13 Syrus Yarbourough
- #22 Carson Daly
- #37 Chadwick Pelletier
- #69 David "Puck" Rainey
MTV Rock N' Jock Bowling Ball (1999)
- Musical Guests: Method Man & Redman, New Radicals
MTV's Tenth Annual Rock N' Jock Softball Challenge (1999)
Stars- Andre Young (aka Dr. Dre), Rapper
- Jeremy London, Actor
- Reginald Noble (aka Redman), Rapper/Actor
- Melissa Joan Hart, Actress
- Rob Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice), Rapper/Actor
- Brian McKnight, Singer-Songwriter/Producer
- Michael Bergin, Actor
- Clifford Smith Jr. (aka Method Man), Rapper/Actor