I get a kick out of seeing Booster Gold referenced in places I don't expect. Although I know that our hero was the greatest football prospect of all time, that doesn't appear to be common knowledge even among people who claim to understand the game, which makes it extra amusing to see Booster pop-up in a football conversation.

Writes Jarrett Bailey in a March 20 article for USA Today's Touchdown Wire ("49ers need to fully embrace a rebuild and trade Brock Purdy"):

Purdy has never been the one credited for their success. He's never been the Batman or Superman of the Justice League-[esque] rosters the 49ers put on the field every Sunday over the last number of years. At best, he's been Green Lantern -- scrambling around, making things happen off-platform. and getting the ball to one of his several All-World playmakers. At worst, he's been Booster Gold -- the butt of several jokes and not looked at as a serious threat from the quarterback position. Rather, being seen as the trailer being pulled by this massive truck.

Hey, if we're picking teams, I'll take Booster Gold over Green Lantern any day. Green Lantern never played quarterback. (Although, honestly, I'd much rather have a Green Lantern on my football team than a Batman. Batman is famously not a team player.)

I have a hard time believing that the target audience of a USA Today sports column has any idea who Booster Gold is, but I certainly appreciate our oft-underestimated hero getting an outside-of-comics shout out.

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