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Dru Edwards 10-21-2013 04:05 PM

Who is, or was, your favorite athlete?
 
Who is, or was, your all time favorite athlete? I'm talking about hockey, baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, etc. Sometimes it's tough to keep it to a single one so feel free to add 2-3 if you need to or break it out by sport.

For me, Wayne Gretzky, although my first favorite athletes were Jim Rice and Guy Lafleur.

HHP 10-21-2013 04:10 PM

Toss up between Sonny Jurgensen of the Redskins and Bobby Clarke of the Flyers. Honorable mentions to Diron Talbert and Stu Grimson.

sfden1 10-21-2013 04:12 PM

Hunter Pence (outfielder for the Giants). He strikes me as a bit of a throwback and I like that.

fitness1 10-21-2013 04:16 PM

Back in the day it was Phil Esposito....

Then I moved to the town where Brad Van Pelt grew up and got to know him some and see first hand what a great athlete and person he was.

About 10 years later, Elway came on the scene at Denver. To me he was the last true hero who stayed with the same team until the end.

mr. beaumont 10-21-2013 04:27 PM

Ryne Sandberg

kydave 10-21-2013 04:29 PM

Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.

"I ain't got nothin' against no viet congs..."

The Louisville Lip

:D

jpd 10-21-2013 04:45 PM

Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Barry Sanders, Stevie Yzerman, Smokin' Joe Frazier, Wes Unseld, Cassius Clay, 1980 U.S. Hockey Team, 1968 Detroit Tigers.

Acousticado 10-21-2013 04:50 PM

Early in my life, it was Dave Keon, a forward with my beloved Toronto Maple Leafs. In my teens, Russ Jackson, a great QB with the CFL Grey Cup winning Ottawa Rough Riders was also my sports hero, in part because he became my high school principal soon after his career ended (he was a terrific principal/guy, very involved with students). When Wayne Gretzky came along, I admired him a lot and after all these years, I still do.

David Eastwood 10-21-2013 04:50 PM

I didn't arrive in the US until 1984, so my favourites are based on my experience since then - Larry Bird and Joe Montana are the two who spring to mind immediately.

HHP 10-21-2013 04:54 PM

One of the best in my lifetime wasn't even human, Secretariat.

PorkPieGuy 10-21-2013 04:55 PM

http://media.nj.com/entertainment_im...0a26_large.jpg

Dru Edwards 10-21-2013 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HHP (Post 3665074)
Toss up between Sonny Jurgensen of the Redskins and Bobby Clarke of the Flyers. Honorable mentions to Diron Talbert and Stu Grimson.

I didn't realize you were a hockey fan. Bobby Clarke is understandable (I have a Clarke jersey) - he has one of the greatest NHL photos with the Stanley Cup missing his front teeth. Stu Grimson, why him?


Quote:

Originally Posted by fitness1 (Post 3665086)
Back in the day it was Phil Esposito....

Then I moved to the town where Brad Van Pelt grew up and got to know him some and see first hand what a great athlete and person he was.

About 10 years later, Elway came on the scene at Denver. To me he was the last true hero who stayed with the same team until the end.

I have an Esposito jersey as well. He could score goals and gave an inspiring speech a the 1972 Team Canada - Team Russia Summit Series after Canada fell behind early in the 8 game series.

John Elway, just great.

HHP 10-21-2013 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dru Edwards (Post 3665125)
I didn't realize you were a hockey fan. Bobby Clarke is understandable (I have a Clarke jersey) - he has one of the greatest NHL photos with the Stanley Cup missing his front teeth. Stu Grimson, why him?

What's not to like about a guy with a nickname like "Grim Reaper"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w46NEkrJ40

noledog 10-21-2013 05:17 PM

Greg Jones #6/#33 fullback from Beaufort SC (next to Parris Island where I went to boot camp) and played under Bobby Bowden at FSU then drafted in 2004 in the 2nd rd to the Jacksonville Jags up until this past season and now plays for the Texans. He is an unsung hero on many levels both as a person and in the community as well as being a great athlete. I'm not much for celebrity stuff or autographs but I do have his sig. on both my FSU Championship football and my Jags AFC Central Championship football when the Jags were in that division and won back to back titles.

At FSU: rushed for 2,535 yards and 23 touchdowns; 6th all-time.
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0731..._jones_400.jpg
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0731...ones1x_576.jpg

guitargarden 10-21-2013 05:23 PM

As a child, my favorite player was Carl Yastrzemski. I was hundreds of miles away at college on the day he played his last game at Fenway Park. Those were the days before the Internet. My mom sent me the special section from The Boston Globe honoring him.


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