22 Celebrities Who Owned A Sports Team That You Had No Clue About

20. Burt Reynolds — Tampa Bay Bandits

Before becoming a global icon by starring in hits such as Gunsmoke and Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds played football as a running back at Florida State. Even as his acting career exploded, Reynolds maintained his love for the sport, co-owning the Tampa Bay Bandits of the now defunct USFL from 1982 to 1986. Tampa’s name was inspired by the Reynolds aforementioned hit Smokey and the Bandit film trilogy, as well as by their sponsor, Skoal Bandit.