The Hollywood stars also serve the same function, although in their case they're more personally active as well. Of five active NFL players found to have made presidential campaign donations, one is surprised to learn he made the list. But, through a team spokesman, Davis says he has no knowledge of making those donations. Davis speculates the donations might have occurred in conjunction with his golf tournament in San Diego. Another of the givers from the NFL is Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who made the first political contribution of his life, to his state's governor, Bush.
Pro golfers are easily the donors most heavily represented among athletes.
Among them are Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Hubie Green, Mark O'Meara and Loren Roberts. But, in terms of sports, the overriding lesson of this campaign is that those who hope to enter the political arena probably won't make great gains at stadiums. Bush's presidential father understood that. That kind of goes with the territory.