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Calling out sports figures with ringtones

Times have changed.

There was a time when the only way to make a phone call away from home was in a phone booth.

Now, you can't even find a phone encased in glass. Where is Superman to change?

Everyone has a cell phone. You can't walk as far as a Chris Duffy dribbler to third before you see someone yakking into one.

Or hear one ringing.

Phones have gotten so sophisticated now, you can download music and set it to play a special ditty for each person who calls you.

I'm sure that would make for some interesting tunes if some of sport's biggest stars gave you a ring.

Here are the ringtones I would have, if these people were in my circle:

• Michael Vick:

Who Let the Dogs Out?• Marvin Lewis:

Jailhouse Rock• Alex Rodriguez:

Hey Ya! Or

Heart of Glass• Adam LaRoche:

Blowin' In The Wind• Scott Kazmir:

Kashmir• Dale Earnhardt Jr.:

Fast Car• The Yankees:

Free Fallin'• Danica Patrick:

Oh, Pretty Woman. Or

Hot Stuff• Brett Favre:

Should I Stay, or Should I Go?• Jason Bay and Jack Wilson:

We Gotta Get Out of This Place• Roger Clemens:

Rocket Man. Or,

Money (That's What I Want)• Oakland Raiders:

Sunday, Bloody Sunday• Emmitt Smith:

Tiny Dancer• Ricky Williams:

One Toke Over the Line• Kobe Bryant:

Cryin.' Or,

YouCan't Always Get What You Want• Joe Torre:

A Change Is Gonna Come• David Wells:

The Weight• Chris Berman:

Hotel California• Andre Rison:

Ring of Fire• Larry Brown:

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For• Ben Roethlisberger:

Leader of the Pack• LeBron James:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T• Michele Wie:

Smells Like Teen Spirit• David Beckham:

London Calling• George Mitchell:

Let It Be• Pittsburgh Pirates:

Help!• Jose Canseco:

Sympathy for the Devil• Tiger Woods:

Eye of the Tiger• Phil Jackson:

Let's Stay Together (that's probably his ring tone when Kobe calls.)• Brian Minto:

The Boxer• Keyshawn Johnson:

Go Your Own Way• Mills Lane:

Let's Get It On• Greg Maddux:

Paint It Black• Pac-Man Jones:

I Fought The Law• Chris Henry:

The Authority Song• Will Clark:

The Thrill Is Gone• Billy Donovan:

Do You Believe In Magic?• T.O.:

Personality Crisis• Kevin Durant and Greg Oden:

School's Out• Wilt Chamberlain:

Sex Machine• This column:

The EndMike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.

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