Black Betty - Sports Theme

Sports Theme

• Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Timlin used the song when he came out of the bullpen at home games.
• Texas Rangers' second baseman Ian Kinsler uses this song as his intro music when he comes up to bat.
• During his NHL career, Cam Neely reportedly would listen to this song once before every game as part of a supersitious ritual.
• MLB' first baseman-outfielder Darin Erstad uses this song as his intro music when he comes up to bat.
• The New York Yankees commonly play this song during their home games in Yankee Stadium most often during key rallies.
• ABN Amro used the name Black Betty for their main boat which won the Volvo Ocean Race 05/06.
• The Kansas City Chiefs play "Black Betty" before every kick at home games at Arrowhead Stadium at the Truman Sports Complex.
• The New Zealand A1 GP Team use a modified version of "Black Betty" sung as "Black Beauty" as the new theme song for their "Black Beauty" race car
• The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders use the song to pump up the crowd, usually before a big face-off
• The UNH Wildcats men's hockey team used to use the song during warmups until it was banned by the NCAA.
• The New York Mets major league baseball team used the Ram Jam version of this song as the theme song to their pre-game and post-game/Mets Extra shows on their radio station WFAN 660 AM New York for all of 2005 through 2012.
• Was used as the entrance song for Jesse Lennox at UFC 101.
• The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League hold a "Black Betty Day" once during training camp. The song is played all day long in the dressing room and on the practise field. In 2010, seven different versions of the song were played.
• World Snooker number 5 Stephen Maguire used the song as his entrance music at the 2010 World Open.
• Professional wrestler Adam Pearce used a remix of this song as theme music while appearing with Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro. Japanese wrestler Togi Makabe was known to have used this too.
• The New York Giants National Football League team used the Ram Jam version of this song before kickoffs through the entire 2000's, through the 2011 Super Bowl season. At Super Bowl 46 in Indianapolis, in which the Giants won, Black Bettys was played before many of the kickoffs.