Super Bowl XLIV: West Palm barmaid to star in Lingerie Bowl
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| Wednesday 3 February 2010 3:08 pm
For a fleeting moment this week, Ashley Thames will occupy one of the rings of the great football circus.
Thames, 26, a barmaid at Duffy’s in Delray Beach, is the tight end of the Miami Caliente, a team in the Lingerie Football League.
She’s also in model-shape.
And in this league, that’s the point.
It so happens that the Caliente, young women who play the world toughest game with shoulder pads fitted over their bikini tops, is in the league’s conference finals Thursday at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. Winners meet in the Lingerie Bowl VII on Super Bowl Sunday, also at the Seminole Hard Rock Resort.
“Of course sex appeal is what the league sells,” the 5-foot-4, 135-pound Thames said. She wears No. 13, just like Miami Dolphins great Dan Marino, one of her heroes. “But we also are very athletic women who just happen to put on makeup before we get on the field. The girls in basketball and softball, they’re butch. We’re feminine.”
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Thames, during Wednesday's Lingerie Football League Media Day at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood. (Bill Ingram/The Palm Beach Post)
“But there have been broken teeth and ankles among the girls,” Thames says.
Actually, Thames’ herself is nursing a disclocated shoulder, but Thames says that won’t prevent her from playing Thursday against the Chicago Bliss.
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Thames is the sister of Florida Atlantic’s first starting quarterback when the school started football in 2000, Blake Thames, And even if she appeared in the league’s Media Day Wednesday at the Indian casino lathered in baby oil and glitter, she says she learned football with her brother and his teammates from Forest Hill High School.
“I learned the hard way,” she says.
Said Caliente head coach and former University of Florida star QB Bob Hewko: “Ashley’s tough. I have to look out for her myself, otherwise she’ll play with a dislocated shoulder.”
The 10-team league is gaining momentum, according to Commissioner Mitchell Mortaza, and the ladies, 20 per team, are starting to make a couple bucks. Players get 20 percent of each game’s ticket revenues, which can amount to about $2,000 per girl.
There’s no telling how many fans will fill the Hard Rock Live stands for this week’s games, but one thing is sure: It’s serious business.
“I’m using the playbook from my old coach (former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, who coached Hewko at UF),” Hewko said. “That’s 55 plays, and they all learned the entire thing. My QB throws 60 yards.
“I prefer hanging around with sweaty hot women than sweaty guys, but you’d better believe it’s serious business.”
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OMG….R u kidding…..
She learned football from her friends at Forest Hill High School, the school that lost 50 some games in a row, they rock on the futbol pitch though…
Where is Bozo the Clown when you need him ???”?
Honestly ?????? Is this a Male or Female Quiz ????
Is the 15 min. up yet?
Looks like she has already played a few games without her helmet and facemask on.
YUCK!!! Saggy tits and hairy pits.
That ribbon is covering up “her” manhood.
That’s just plain nasty!
go ashley you look great go falcons!!! your brother was awesome when we won lol loved you guys good job
Did she bang Tiger too?
Dude looks like a lady - NOT!
Why did they cover up her Manhood and adams apple ??? Are we making a strap on commercial or are they bringing Bucwheats Cereal back ??? Looks like we need to be concentrating on American Humans and not what Liberals Dream about !!
No camel toe on this beast.
Give me a double. Love hairy pits.
What a nasty *****….
eewwwwwwww. Feminine! Are you kidding me?. Rocky BalBOZO. She’s gross.
I’d hit that
She is a great girl and we all kick butt back in the day at Forest Hill at flag football. Yes, we were way better than the guys (that lost many games) and we enjoyed every minute of it. Best luck to you, Ashley!!!! We have your back and support you! Renee B.
I’d throw her a pass,, and you should she see her at work… cute…..you go girl.
Oh, dear.
Thames is GROSSSSSS~!!!! EWWWWW!
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LEAVE THE THING ALONE ITS UGLY !
Ashley Thames; please, suicide ASAP….everybody’s laughing, some are ‘hurlin’…………..
nice girl for exotic lingerie !!
Kisses!
Ashley is one of the best looking ppl I know. And I’m pretty sure that she looks better then more then half of you UGLY ****** that left comments above me. Most of yall sit at home all day and eat while my BFF works out. “Hey I’m sorry that your FAT, UGLY, and LONELY!!” Love ya Ashley (your #1Fan) Nicole