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Posted on 6/11/26 at 9:17 pm to madmaxvol
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Below is my list for the best athlete/figure from each SEC State
For Tennessee I'd also put Ed Too Tall Jones....Wilma Rudolph...Pat Summitt in the discussion.
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 10:59 pm to VFL67
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7. South Carolina: Kevin Garnett or Joe Frazier
Shoeless Joe Jackson.
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Jackson still holds the now Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox franchise records for triples in a season and career batting average. In 1999, he ranked number 35 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The fans voted him as the 12th-best outfielder of all time. He also ranks 33rd on the all-time list for non-pitchers according to the win shares formula developed by sabermetrician Bill James. Baseball legend Babe Ruth said that he modeled his hitting method after Jackson's.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:32 am to VFL67
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6. Tennessee: Reggie White or Ric Flair
Ric Flair is an actor. An entertainment. 'Rasslin' is not a sport. It is a show.
Reggie White
Wilma Rudolph
'Big Doug' Atkins
Tommy 'Hitman' Hearns
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:56 am to VFL67
Texas: Robert R. Neyland
Was considered by many to be the second greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century. Following only the great Jim Thorpe.
Captain of the football team.
20 game winner on the baseball team
Three time West Point heavyweight boxing champion.
Legendary coach with one of the largest stadiuns in the nation bearing his name.
What a helluva man.
Was considered by many to be the second greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century. Following only the great Jim Thorpe.
Captain of the football team.
20 game winner on the baseball team
Three time West Point heavyweight boxing champion.
Legendary coach with one of the largest stadiuns in the nation bearing his name.
What a helluva man.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:08 am to VFL67
Spurrier should get an honorable mention for Tennessee
Posted on 6/12/26 at 9:04 am to gladchiefisgone
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Below is my list for the best athlete/figure from each SEC State
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For Tennessee I'd also put Ed Too Tall Jones....Wilma Rudolph...Pat Summitt in the discussion.
All worthy.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:21 am to VFL67
Louisiana- Terry Bradshaw
Posted on 6/12/26 at 10:55 am to VFL67
Y'all are in here arguing about whether or not Ric Flair's an athlete and it took 8 pages before anyone mentioned Pat.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 1:04 pm to Mo Debumly
Wrestling is athletic...It is obviously preplanned but Ric Flair is the GOAT in it without question..he won 16-21 World Titles(depends what you qualify by company)
Posted on 6/12/26 at 4:17 pm to Gatorbait2008
quote:So is circus and rodeo clown.
Wrestling is athletic..
quote:So, you admit it is a show?
.It is obviously preplanned but Ric Flair is the GOAT in it without question..he won 16-21 World Titles(depends what you qualify by company)
Posted on 6/12/26 at 4:36 pm to VFL67
Lolo Jones----> Louisiana.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 4:40 pm to Mo Debumly
Billy Cannon for the boot..
Posted on 6/12/26 at 5:49 pm to RaginAstros
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Billy Cannon for the boot..
He was born in Mississippi
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:17 pm to Mo Debumly
Um..yes...it is called Sports Entertainment. Like pretty much every show and Movie, the result is preplanned.
Also being a rodeo clown is not being an athlete at all..tough, yes. But if you are seriously fricking trying
to say these are not athletes? (John Cena, Roman Reigns, Dave Batista)
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I mean, you have to be very insane to think people like Dwayne Johnson, Mark Henry(literally won World's strongest man), Brock Lesner(who also won a heavy title in the UFC), HHH, etc are not athletic.
The Entertainment is preplanned, but that does not mean the participants are not athletic...at all.
Also being a rodeo clown is not being an athlete at all..tough, yes. But if you are seriously fricking trying
to say these are not athletes? (John Cena, Roman Reigns, Dave Batista)
LINK
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I mean, you have to be very insane to think people like Dwayne Johnson, Mark Henry(literally won World's strongest man), Brock Lesner(who also won a heavy title in the UFC), HHH, etc are not athletic.
The Entertainment is preplanned, but that does not mean the participants are not athletic...at all.
This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:36 pm to Gatorbait2008
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Best Sports Figure Born
Rasslin is entertainment. It is NOT a sport.
Sure, there athletes in the show. Keyword: SHOW
Rodeo clown is a very tough, athletic job. Try it sometime.
I hate to be the one to burst your bubble, but Rasslin' ain't real.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 7:42 pm to VFL67
Those are some great picks y’all. As far as pure athletic ability, one would have to consider Matt Jones and Darren McFadden. Sports Figure would be Bear Bryant, no question.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:17 pm to Arkyologist
Don Hutson>Bear Bryant.
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:24 pm to VFL67
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Florida:
Deion Sanders
Bob Hayes
Roy Jones Jr
Emmitt Smith
Noah Lyles
Chris Evert
Ray Lewis
Derrick Brooks
Deacon Jones
David Robinson
Matt Stafford
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Buck O'Neil
Roman Reigns
Lamar Jackson
Vince Carter
Tracy McGrady
Daryl Dawkins
Derrick Henry
This post was edited on 6/12/26 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:29 pm to captdalton
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Ali and Floyd Mayweather have the exact same dynamic
What a joke.
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