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(Beware. Aging Boomer Moment approaching.)I was driving along today -- and, no, neither directional was on, thank you -- listening to Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" for the third time since the second Reagan Administration, and I came upon these lyrics: "Laughed down by the putting green -- I popped `em in their holes." Now, assuming that there isn't some Brit slang in there that I'm missing, I have to think that's the strangest golf reference in the history of rock music. (If there are others, send them along). This got me thinking about odd sports references in other songs. Not songs that are specifically about sports, so Dylan's "Who Killed Davey Moore?" is out, as is that godawful Fogerty song about baseball. Just odd-lot lyrics and verses. Unfortunately, this also eliminates Sister Winona Carr's "Life Is A Ballgame," but that's the way it goes.

Baby Ruth and Dizzy DeanBest and Colin CowdreyLittle Mo, Virginia WadePistol Pete and O.J.I've always like Di Maggioand Rockne's pretty knute you knowI could never whack a ball with such velocity

Van Morrison tosses legendary jockey Lester Piggott (and at a decent price, too ) into "In The Days Before Rock And Roll" -- "When we let and we bet/on Lester Piggott/10-1!" -- and there have to be more of these.

Hey, it's school vacation week. We should have some fun.Here's Sister Winona, BTW.