Smack-Off 1997 was an event on The Jim Rome Show on March 28, 1997. It was the third installment of the show's annual event, the Smack-Off. The show was invented by Jim Rome and show producer Travis Rodgers (T-Rodge), in order to showcase the best callers of the year. The best caller of the day in the Smack-Off is named "King of Smack."
Invitees:[]
- Aaron - Boise
- AJ - Tampa Bay
- Bob - Omaha did not call
- Boone - Pasadena
- Boston Phinn - Los Angeles
- Chad - Dove Canyon
- Chris - Albuquerque (did not call)
- Dave F. - Denver
- Dean - Huntington Beach
- Doc Mike Di Tolla - Tustin Ranch
- Dorian - Inglewood (did not call)
- Eddie - Oklahoma City (did not call)
- Efrem - Long Beach
- Gangsta Chick - Sacramento
- Gino - San Antonio
- Greg - Las Vegas
- Greg - Mira Mesa
- Greg - Portland
- Iafrate Ken - Cincinnati
- Irie Craig - Long Beach
- Jay - Los Angeles
- Jeff - Jacksonville (did not call)
- Jeffrey E. Di Tolla - San Diego
- Joe - San Diego
- John - Los Angeles
- John - Syracuse
- Jonathan - Syracuse (did not call)
- Kerwin - Riverside
- Lamar - San Antonio
- Lance - La Costa (did not call)
- Lisa - Green Bay
- Mac - San Antonio
- Mitch the Rat - Wichita
- Pete - Sacramento
- Poindexter - Houston
- Quinn - San Antonio (did not call)
- Quinn the Car Fixer - Green Bay
- Raider Mike - Redondo Beach
- Rich - Anaheim Hills
- Robin - Boulder
- Ron - San Diego
- Scott - Hollywood
- Screamin' Mike - Las Vegas
- Script Fu - Los Angeles (did not call)
- Silk - Huntington Beach
- Steve - Loyola Marymount
- Terrence - Sierra Madre
- Tom - Green Bay
- Trapper - Dana Point
- Tyrone - Fresno (did not call)
- Wayne - Tucson
- William - San Diego (did not call)
Top Ten[]
- Maloney in Denver
- Iafrate
- Steve in Loyola Marymount
- Terrence
- Greg in Mira Mesa (the roach)
- Screamn' Mike in Vegas
- Dean in Huntington Beach
- Lisa in Green Bay
- John in Syracuse
- Silk