Many people often get confused and assume Jewish heritage/Yiddiskite because of a last name or other connections. Today we bring you a list of former Non-Jewish players who have been mistaken for Jews.
Current Players:
Lance Berkman – Very Jewish last name. And Yankee fans would’ve loved it. Be he is not Jewish.
David Eckstein- Eckstein is commonly mistaken for a Jew, but he is as not Jewish as they come.
Rex Grossman – You don’t get a name like that unless somewhere in your lineage their were Jews. But Rex is NOT Jewish. But he does have a Super Bowl appearance.
Mike Jacobs – I would love to claim some of his home runs, but he ain’t a MOT.
Patrick Kane – Sick with a stick not with Shtick.
Ray Lewis – Haha. No.
J.J. Putz – Great last name. Not a Jew.
Ben Roethlisberger – Gutsy and awesome. But not Jewish.
Stephen Strasburg – Do anything for this phenom to be Jewish, but no Jewish link.
Amare Stoudemire – He tried really hard to be Jewish, but it takes more than a trip to Israel.
Ben Zobrist – Up and coming star, but not associated with the Star of David.
Retired:
David Cone – Not spelled Cohen. And not Jewish.
Marty Schottenheimer – Nope.
Reggie White – He was a non-Jew very into religion and Torah. Wish more of us were.
Associated by Family:
Rod Carew – Please do not listen to Adam Sandler. Carew never converted, but we sure wish he had.
Frank Thomas – Yes his first wife is Jewish. And yes, so are many of his kids. But Thomas (although my favorite player of All Time) is not by any means Jewish.
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