John Randolph Callahan 2022

[@charliebholtz]

Here’s a story about this guy. JR never eats tomatoes. Doesn’t like how they look, smell, and most of all, how they taste. A pure tomato hater. So it was late one night and we were eating in the cafeteria and this guy, let’s call him Marty, was trying to get him to eat a tomato, just because. But of course JR won’t touch the thing, he hates those little red vegetables with a passion. So Marty turns to me and says, with a glint in his eye: watch this. Marty looks at JR and says, ya know, Johnny Buckets, tomatoes will make you better at frisbee. JR looks confused, and says, really? (JR is very gullible). Marty says yes, I mean it. Then, and I kid you not, the most amazing thing happened. JR GOBBLED that tomato like a bear eating a hamburger. I’ve never seen a thing like it. It looks like he’s gonna puke because he hates tomatoes so much but he eats it in one bite because he thinks it’ll make him better at ultimate. Then he asks everyone at the table for their tomatoes and they give it to him because he’s Johnny buckets and how are you not gonna give him a tomato. Next thing you know he’s downing a bottle of ketchup. It was, honestly, the most inspiring thing I’ve ever seen. The next day he got 7 layout Ds at practice and was even more unguardable than usual. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think it worked. So if you see JR at a tournament, chomping some tomatoes with a grimace on his face, you’ll know why. If that’s not dedication to his craft I don’t know what is. Buckets for Callahan.

[@frederickpollmeier1861]

lol

[@rohanbadeau]

Absolute menace that man

[@morgannthain2537]

John Randolph took me in and raised me when I was an abandoned lost child. He could’ve just fed me and left, but instead he taught my hunter-gatherer frisbee skills so I would be able to fend for myself and become the gamer I am today.

[@leifhudnut8456]

John’s only weakness is his inability to whisper

[@elliottrosenberg2731]

JR is one of the hardest workers I know and consistently finds a way to come through in the clutch. I'm incredibly lucky to be his teammate and friend. Go dap him up with a vote he absolutely deserves it.

[@nathanieldick9818]

From the moment we caught John listening to Drops of Jupiter as pump up music for one of his track workouts, we knew he was gonna be different

[@NKolakovic]

I love this man! Dudes also such a pleasure to see on and off the field!

[@yoyonagase]

I wish that I wrote songs just as good as JR’s jump cut

[@owendonnelly733]

Whoever is editing Browns Callahan tapes needs a raise. Bangers

[@kalebzuckerman913]

Along with dominating on the field consistently, John is an incredibly nice and caring teammate and a pleasure to play with

[@solomon8400]

Really pleasant person to play against in addition to how great of a player! So much respect around the community

[@Redsoxfan013]

I’ve been waiting 4 years to see John’s body of work and it’s better than I ever ever imagined. The dude built the nations top program from his first day on campus. great teammate, lethal player, first overall draft pick in any conceivable situation. Congrats on an incredible career. can’t wait to see the finale.

[@AustenSummers]

This is the best callahan video of the year from what I've seen. The cuts are so explosive and the fakes at the beginning so convincing.

[@jacquesnissen6481]

It was over before it even started

[@calebmoran6211]

john smells really good too!

[@shaketheking2772]

No brainer callahan winner. Been waiting on this video for 5 years.

[@dice9180]

The game-saving blocks at 2:07 and 2:18 are especially wild. JR sure shows up when you need him

[@samhirschhorn6301]

lol 2:07 was a foul

[@horsge01]

@@samhirschhorn6301 and was upheld

[@griffin1643]

There’s no one scarier to guard and spirited on the field. JR deserves the Callahan a million times over!

[@patrickconnor239]

jr is an incredible leader, very proud to be his teammate

[@AndrewLynch24]

JR was the only player I didn't want to be guarded by at practice when we played Cascades together. His defensive footwork and positioning were just so good/annoying. (He was 18)

[@galaxybryan]

John had so many clips that editing this made me run out of Hard Drive Storage

[@solomonrueschemeyer-bailey5988]

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start 🤝

[@momothain]

Johnny is my work hard inspiration and a literal bucket

[@tylermacmaster749]

Ain’t no way this dude isn’t winning this year. Deserves it too!

[@doktarr]

I feel for the UMass defender at 3:10. "I *know* I should catch it, please leave me alone"

[@squidge903]

Also - "WHY TF WAS IT 4 ON 1??"

[@jesserumsey956]

I remember watching him play at nationals for high school, I can't imagine now.

[@c.ynthiab]

The buildup and drop at 0:43 made my balls drop and grow wings #redbull

[@REGRIGBY5678]

Most impressive clip to me is when he's just getting so aggressively fouled, arms and everything lol, at 3:41 but still maintains body position and boxes his defender out for the score. His jump cuts are elite, but this one hits diff for me.

[@tortareka2681]

That all depends on how hard the defender is pushing it could not be a foul at all.

[@REGRIGBY5678]

@@tortareka2681 Thats just not the foul rule, "It is the responsibility of all players to avoid contact in every way possible". It doesn't matter how hard the guy is pushing, if he pushes at all it's a foul.

[@tortareka2681]

@@REGRIGBY5678 its not a matter of how hard he is pushing but if he is pushing at all I also think this is a foul but as a spectator I just don't know if he was only laying his hands on Randolph to know where he was while looking for the disk

[@bigdaddytwochinz]

i broke my ankles just by watching from 0:42 to 1:20

[@Mellowyellow8888]

add that cutting move to your arsenal.. i guess its interesting because everyone bites on the direction his torso is facing not expecting a quick pushoff to the opposite direction..

[@matiaslee9308]

"He has chromosomes in his body that belong to a bengal tiger"

[@noellmayoral9010]

The list at the end is insane.

[@malcolmhecht5108]

The two most untouchable things are John in the handler set and the record John set at chicken finger friday for most fings downed. John lives "always compete" to the max

[@solomonrueschemeyer-bailey5988]

Now that John won, let the record reflect that Trails is actually the current leader with 26 in the standard 1 hr timeslot

[@nathanieldick9818]

@@solomonrueschemeyer-bailey5988 always compete

[@AustenSummers]

congrats

[@matthewmorris9532]

Had the absolute privilege of meeting and trading shirts with him at U24s: one of the top players in the world imo, unmarkable, unshakable, and a genuinely lovely person. Give this man a Callahan already.

[@AdityaPrabhu01]

Just.. wonderful.

[@bixw2829]

I've watched this video more times than I'm proud to admit

[@corbinatack8407]

no way john is still in college and is stealing my callahan song. lfg boy

[@tortareka2681]

Bros out here cooking everyone in a hoodie

[@rohanbadeau]

Cracked

[@sebastiansanchez-cj1ln]

He won!

[@willhosun]

So does he really squat 600lbs?

[@adamjemal3726]

i heard he doesnt lift weights

[@noellmayoral9010]

lol, the record against UW

[@bmocaptains355]

Voting starts today! All current college players are eligible to vote. How to vote: Go to usaultimate.org/ Log in Click "voting" Vote for John!

[@tsrevali8466]

Music?

[@bigdoge837]

I won MVP over JR in 7th grade. This could have been me

[@AECollectsLLC]

Did not like playing with or against this guy. Regardless, you cannot deny he is the best male on all fronts in the college game right now.

[@Mellowyellow8888]

was he called in or out at :36 sec? (just wondering considering a line judge was standing right there) slow mo showed he had his hand down first outside the end zone then his right foot touched.... and thus straddling the line..

[@willrichardson6680]

Truly great ultimate. Not a fan of the spikes.