It's not Le'Veon, Zeke or David Johnson ... no, according to Christian Okoye -- the best running back in the NFL is Kareem Hunt!! Of course, the Chiefs' legend is super biased. But, still ... the Nigerian Nightmare is convinced Kareem is the league's top runner -- saying K.C.'s superstar is a clone of one of the all-time greats. "You know who he reminds me of? Walter Payton," Okoye tells TMZ Sports. Christian broke...
- 9/3/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-nfl star Christian Okoye has ordered his foundation to start directing funds to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa ... telling TMZ Sports the issue hits close to home because he still has family there. "I still have immediate and extended family in Nigeria," Okoye says ... "We've been looking into ways my foundation can help."Okoye's foundation was created to help at-risk youth -- but Christian says the organization will launch a new fundraising campaign specifically...
- 10/9/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
NFL legend Christian Okoye -- one of the most famous Nigerian-born athletes of all-time -- is calling out the President of Nigeria ... telling TMZ Sports he Failed to take immediate action after 276 girls were abducted ... and it makes him sick. Okoye -- who lived in Nigeria until he was 21 -- tells us he's been following the terror crisis in his homeland and says it's "very unfortunate that things like this can go on without the world's knowledge.
- 5/8/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Though Mark Burnett has produced shows as different as "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "On the Lot" and "Rock Star," his original credits were on the "Eco Challenge" franchise and many of his subsequent shows have been variations on that theme. "Survivor" is "Eco Challenge" for lazy, scheming people. "Pirate Master" was "Eco Challenge" with swashbucklers (and Christian Okoye). "The Apprentice" was "Eco Challenge" in the urban jungle. Now, Mark Burnett Productions is behind History Channel's "Expedition Africa: Stanley & Livingstone," which is "Eco Challenge" for intellectually curious viewers. Based on early episodes, "Expedition Africa" is more exciting...
- 5/29/2009
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
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