Professional athletes seem to have no problem accessing their inner child — they get to play games for a living, after all.
That goes double on Halloween. Here are Chicago sports figures (and a few with Chicago ties) trotting out their costumes.
Artem Anisimov as a knight
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Simple but classic. Might have been better if he worked his stick into the sword part of the outfit, though.
Robin Lopez as Elliott from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
Gotta love a costume that also doubles as a green form of transportation.
Mitch Trubisky as Mike Ditka
We might be splitting hairs here seeing as the current Bears quarterback stopped short of calling it a costume (“I would say I’m dressed as a legend”). But it’s not as if he dressed up as Da Coach for the Thanksgiving Day game, so, costume it is.
Allen Robinson as Bobby Boucher
Let’s go Mud Dogs!
Chase Daniel as the dog catcher from “101 Dalmatians”
Truth be told, Daniel’s costume is fine, but the kid is cute as can be and that’s a spot-on Cruella de Vil.
Devin Hester as Pennywise
First, he was a nightmare for opposing defenses. Now, he’s scaring the bejesus out of all of us.
Eric Kush’s truck as a gravesite
Anyone can dress up themselves, but the Bears lineman has taken Halloween to a whole other level.
Artemi Panarin as a dog
Well, he doesn’t exactly look happy about it. Neither does the actual dog, for that matter.
Woodridge resident Luke Fanella as the Blackhawks’ bench
Good luck to anyone trying to top this. Scratch that, it can’t be done.
Matt Szczur as a Cubs player
Szczur most recently suited up for the Padres, which makes this costume somewhat unexpected?
Bobby Portis as one-half of Kid ‘n Play
Please tell us there’s a music video to go with this …
Jay Cutler as Bowser
You just knew Cutler’s wife, Kristin Cavallari, had something epic up her sleeve. Now we have our answer.
Matt Davidson and family as The Incredibles
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Ben Zobrist as … well, we’re not quite sure
And given the comments in his Instagram post, the same goes for everyone else the Cubs veteran encountered on Wednesday.
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