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Cal Athletes' Top 20 TV Commercials: No. 18 Jonny Moseley
Jonny Moseley (right) at the 2018 Olympics Jack Gruber-Imagn Images

Cal Athletes' Top 20 TV Commercials: No. 18 Jonny Moseley

Originally posted on Cal Bears on SI  |  By Jake Curtis  |  Last updated May 12, 2025 11:39 AM ET

We are ranking the top 20 TV commercials featuring current or former Cal athletes. The rankings are based primarily on the appeal of the ad, but the number of commercials involving a given Cal athlete is given some weight as well.

You may not have known that 1998 Olympic gold-medal-winning freestyle skier Jonny Moseley went to Cal.

Well, he graduated from Cal in 2007, well after he was named 1998 Sportsman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee, five years after he hosted Saturday Night Live, and five years after he gave a commencement convocation address at Cal.

Ski Magazine named him as one of the 10 most influential skiers of all time, so it's not surprising he became an attractive pitchman for TV commercials.

No. 18: Jonny Moseley

A spot for Toyota that aired in December 2023, which shows the staying power of his fame

Something called "culture cravings," sponsored by a .sandwich company

Another "culture cravings" ad, and both of these Sunway spots aired during the 2018 Winter Olympics. Now it makes sense:

And a 2016 TV ad for Squaw Valley

And last, but not least, is this humorous TV ad for Sprint that aired about two decades ago

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This article first appeared on Cal Bears on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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