WI James Garner had stuck to racing?

Answering TheMann's intriguing proposal for Lucas as director & race team owner got me on this one.

What might have happened to Garner had he turned pro & given up acting? (TBH, I have no idea when he was racing as an amateur...:eek:) What films might he never have made? Who might have had their careers go better as a result?

Bear in mind, I'm not looking for him as a celebrity racer or a part-time actor, but a full-time driver.

So, any thoughts?
 
Garner has some real talent behind the wheel of a race car. Something he liked to showcase on The Rockford Files. He might've been great

While we're on the subject, how might Lee Majors have done if he had taken up that opportunity to try out for pro football (with the Eagles IIRC)?
 
Travis Fimmel, who plays Ragnar Lothbrok in 'Vikings' and is in the Warcraft movie, was drafted to play AFL for St Kilda in 2002. He broke his leg and became a male model instead, being the first male model to make $100K, and St Kilda played in the 2008 Grand Final which was a draw but they lost the rematch. Maybe Trav could have kicked that extra point the Saints needed to win the flag in 2008.
 
Dayton Kitchens said:
Garner has some real talent behind the wheel of a race car. Something he liked to showcase on The Rockford Files. He might've been great
AIUI, he did his own driving in "Grand Prix". (Could be they all did.) He did say he'd driven for some owners before he got serious about acting, but IDK if that was at a really pro level.
Dayton Kitchens said:
While we're on the subject, how might Lee Majors have done if he had taken up that opportunity to try out for pro football (with the Eagles IIRC)?
You could start a thread...;)
 
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