SAM TODD UNCOVERS PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS WHO HAVE SHONE ON TELEVISION SHOWS...

AN OLYMPIC sailor wins £1,500 for a Premier League linesman on a BBC teatime quiz show.
That might sound like an unlikely scenario, but it was one which became a reality when Darren Cann appeared on Pointless in February 2021.
Although his freelance writer mate Dave was very good, it was Cann who won the money in the final round.
After selecting Sailing from a board of categories that also contained Acting Emilys, Authors Born in the 19th Century and Johann Sebastian Bach, he correctly chose Shirley Robertson...