#46
|
|||
|
|||
As a young kid, I really liked Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra. Mostly Mantle's skills and Berra's quips. Never quite warmed up to Roger Maris, even in '61...his big year. I was 11 that year and, since my dad had grown up on Long Island, the Yankees were "his team" and became mine as well. We seldom missed a Yankee game. Until a few years ago, I could recite the typical opening lineup by memory (probably still can, but haven't tried in a while).
But I also read a lot of books and articles about my dad's childhood sports heroes back then, and they became favorites of mine, too. Especially Lou Gehrig and, to a lesser extent, Babe Ruth. I admired Ruth's obvious homerun skills, but there was just something special about Gehrig to me. Admirable in a number of ways. Dirk |
#47
|
|||
|
|||
+1 for the Champ. Personally, I did not agree with his politics, but they stripped him of his title for refusing to be drafted, and I did not agree with that, either! Like a REAL champ, he came back and retook his title. What class!
__________________
Dogs prefer finger-pickers over flat-pickers 35-to-1 because we give the very best back scratches! |
#48
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Barry Sanders was just so exciting to watch. Too bad he never made it to the Big Game. His running without a shoe clip is a classic. Quote:
Gretzky was just amazing to watch. I hope he makes it back into the NHL is some capacity. Bo came with a lot of hype and he lived up to it. One of my favorite players and he was every with advertisements, commercials, etc. Remember the "Bo Knows...." commercials? I remember watching the MLB all star game and he won MVP. |
#49
|
|||
|
|||
Jessie Duff!
|
#50
|
|||
|
|||
There are too many to try and pick just one at the moment.
I was partial to many of the Yankees with Whitey Ford, Yogi, Mickey, and Roger. I liked Willie as well and a few more. Football I remember Johnny U and the Colts. In basketball, my favorite is Jerry West. After all, he came from a small community not far from where I live. But I will second Wilt and Kareem and Larry Bird. It would take a while to ponder upon all of these to decide on just one. And during that time, I figure I would think of a few more like "Refrigerator Perry" that I enjoyed watching. Just too many. As one can tell, I am partial to the early guys who played for little pay compared to today's standards.
__________________
Tom |
#51
|
|||
|
|||
One of my all time favorites is one most never heard of, Jochen Rendt. He drove for Lotus in the sixties.
On one of the rare occasions a Formula One race was on TV, Wide World of Sports was carrying the 1970 Monaco GP. Its a tight street circuit and late in the race, Sir Jack Brabham had a major lead and was cruising to a win. Back in the pack, Rendt just decided to go for broke and was driving like a maniac, drifting through the turns, making wild passes.The cameras picked up on the charge and started to cover him and in a few laps, it was clear he was going to catch up to Brabham. Brabham couldn't see him coming in his mirrors as the course is so tight and there were no radios so his team couldn't warn him. Rendt showed up out of nowhere, pressured Brabham into an error in the final turn, and passed Brabham on the last lap to win. Haven't seen a better F1 drive before or since. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC2v4A_y4VI |
#52
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#53
|
|||
|
|||
Derek Jeter
|
#54
|
|||
|
|||
Broadway Joe Namath. Broke most of the rules and still won. Now there's a role model.
|
#55
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
Phil Playing guitar badly since 1964. Some Taylor guitars. Three Kala ukuleles (one on tour with the Box Tops). A 1937 A-style mandolin. |
#56
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
I could name a few from the red Sox, the Reds, Dodgers, and more. I use to park it in front of the old black and white with rabbit ears watching the games. I would always have a basketball, football or baseball in my hands while watching the games with dad.
__________________
Tom |
#57
|
|||
|
|||
Billie Jean King.
|
#58
|
|||
|
|||
Dr. J.
I cannot think of a more dominant, more likable, more entertaining and charismatic athlete in my lifetime. |
#59
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#60
|
||||
|
||||
Cal Ripken Jr.
Bel isi, -kyle
__________________
My neglected music blog: www.kylescobie.com Be sure to check out my brother's music: www.kurtscobie.com |