A 39-year-old trainer beat a few of sports activities’ greatest names and bagged a $250,000 prize final week.

Matt Dennish, a 6ft 6in PE trainer, secured a 3rd place end on the Fanatics Video games in New York Metropolis on the weekend, competing with professional athletes in a spread of various sporting challenges.

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Dennish was one in every of 50 followers to go up in opposition to 50 athletes and celebrities on the Javits Heart within the Large Apple.

Regardless of developing in opposition to the likes of NBA famous person James Harden, two-time Tremendous Bowl champ Eli Manning and WWE hero John Cena, Dennish secured a podium end.

The truth is, solely UFC fighter Justin Gaethje and seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner Tom Brady completed forward of the fan.

Dennish’s spectacular effort earned him the prize of a 2003-04 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor LeBron James rookie card, which he later offered to Brady for $250,000 and a signed card and jersey from the New England Patriots legend.

The unlikely success may have been right down to Dennish’s means to remain calm below stress, and a sneak preview of the eight occasions he could be going through the night time earlier than.

Chatting with PEOPLE, Dennish stated: “I used to be simply attempting to arrange as a lot as potential, but additionally keep calm and relaxed.

“And I knew that is sort of what it was going to return right down to, is the psychological aspect of issues. I do know I’ve the talents to compete, which is when, within the second, I can dial it in when the sunshine’s brilliant.”

Dennish was the best positioned fan after competing in an array of challenges that included NFL quarterback expertise, soccer objectives, basketball capturing and a WWE Famous person walkout.

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However regardless of being a far cry from the extent of the sporting icons he was up in opposition to, the York, Pa. native isn’t any stranger to success on the largest stage.

Dennish additionally unbelievably hit a half-court shot at a Philadelphia 76ers sport final yr.

The trainer is now considering he’ll want a trip following his newest success, recalling the storm that adopted him after his iconic second on the Wells Fargo Heart for the 76ers.

He stated: “I simply went to do it considering no one would find out about it.

“Nicely, after all I made it and it simply blew up and it was an exhausting week.

“So [I’m] sort of picturing the identical factor, at the least at summer time trip.”

Tom Brady was the general winner of the Fanatics Video games, incomes the highest prize of $1million – earlier than instantly giving all of it to charity.