Who?

I'm being flippant here for a reason. I don't care at all about football, and can't remember the last time I've even seen the Super Bowl (or even have notice who was playing). My eyes glaze over if I'm with friends and they start talking about football. But I've heard of the Patriots. Hell, I even know the name of their head coach.

I'm an on-and-off recreational home/casino poker player, but I've never heard of Daniel Negreanu. Professional poker just hasn't achieved popular culture penetration to the degree that football has.

It wouldn't take following poker much to learn who he is. Poker doesn't have regional teams or Superfans like football, but it definitely has stars. Just because you don't know who they are doesn't mean they aren't.

I couldn't name anyone on the Patriots, and I can definitely name more poker pros than I can football players. Doesn't mean anything.