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re: Top 5 Athletes born in your state
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:28 pm to Tiger on the Rag
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:28 pm to Tiger on the Rag
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Bo at the top without doubt. Bo would be top 5 of all states in my opinion
You are not wrong, but it is all how you frame it.
Longevity and impact to the sport were deciding factors that kept him out of my top 5.
Bo was one of the most gifted athletes in American sports history without a doubt. Absolutely deserving of a #1 ranking on others lists. Tremendous human being
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Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:40 pm to Che Boludo
1. Rocky Marciano
2. Patrick Ewing
3. Tom Glavine
4. Doug Flutie
5. Howie Long
2. Patrick Ewing
3. Tom Glavine
4. Doug Flutie
5. Howie Long
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:40 pm to Pickle_Weasel
You forgot Lance Alworth.
This post was edited on 5/28/21 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:42 pm to RD Dawg
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Jim Brown
2) Ty Cobb
3) Sugar Ray Robinson
4) Herschel Walker
5) Bobby Jones
IDK man. Jackie Robinson would be too 5 for me
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:45 pm to PanhandleSlim
Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders both made all pro in football and baseball. That is hard to do. I put them in my top 5 list for the entire country.
Posted on 5/28/21 at 12:48 pm to Tiger on the Rag
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Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders both made all pro in football and baseball.
Jackson was not an all-pro in football and deion was never an all-star in baseball. Bo made one all-star game in baseball and 1 pro-bowl in football (baseball in 1989 and footbakll in 1990). Deion was an 8 time all-pro in football and never had any accolades like that in baseball. They're still in any top 5 list obviously for best athletes
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:09 pm to lsufball19
Jackson was the first athlete to be selected as an All-Star in both MLB and the NFL. Sanders first to win superbowl and world series. I thought he had made the allstar team but I guess he did not.
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:15 pm to Tanny Bogus
Played against Shabazz in high school (football and baseball). Truly a freak athlete.
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This post was edited on 6/2/21 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:36 pm to Auburn80
Deion sanders
Emmitt smith
Steve Carlton
Bob Hayes
Chris evert
Emmitt smith
Steve Carlton
Bob Hayes
Chris evert
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:41 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Pat Summit
Reggie White
Doug Atkins
Steve Spurrier
Penny Hardaway
Reggie White
Doug Atkins
Steve Spurrier
Penny Hardaway
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:45 pm to WestRockyTop
Steve spurrier was born in Florida
Posted on 5/28/21 at 1:59 pm to lsufball19
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Deion was an 8 time all-pro in football and never had any accolades like that in baseball. They're still in any top 5 list obviously for best athletes
Woulda won WS MVP had the Braves beat the Blue Jays in '92.
Posted on 5/28/21 at 2:02 pm to RD Dawg
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Steve spurrier was born in Florida
I stand corrected....thanks
Posted on 5/28/21 at 2:04 pm to Che Boludo
Ty Cobb
Jackie Robinson
Jim Brown
Herschel Walker
Bobby Jones
Shout out to Paul Anderson; was strongest man in the world for years, and did it the old fashion way.
Posted on 5/28/21 at 2:26 pm to joeleblanc
Lol, reading these lists just illustrates the talent gap. Danny Ainge makes #1 on any list for Oregon. To his credit, he was an Alll-American in 3 sports in high school and a scratch golfer.
Oregon has one of the more infamous athletes in Tonya Harding
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Oregon has one of the more infamous athletes in Tonya Harding
.This post was edited on 5/28/21 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 5/28/21 at 2:44 pm to PanhandleSlim
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IDK man. Jackie Robinson would be too 5 for me
Tough choice but who do you pick him over?
Jim Brown:Arguably GOAT NFL RB
Th Cobb: All time MLB great
Herschel: Arguably GOAT CFB RB
Sugar Ray: Arguably GOAT middleweight and top 10 boxer all time
Bobby Jones:GOAT amateur golfer
Not much room for Jackie
This post was edited on 5/28/21 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 5/28/21 at 3:10 pm to Auburn80
His pro career sucked but in terms of sheer, raw, athletic ability Matt Jones has to be up there for Arkansas. He was freakishly athletic despite being... well... kind of a stoner.
Posted on 5/28/21 at 3:15 pm to mizslu314
Yogi Berra
Max Scherzer
Leon Spinks
JoJo White
Ed McCauley
Too Early: Jayson Tatum, Bradley Beal, and Scott Mayfield
Max Scherzer
Leon Spinks
JoJo White
Ed McCauley
Too Early: Jayson Tatum, Bradley Beal, and Scott Mayfield
Posted on 5/28/21 at 3:17 pm to mizslu314
I think it's safe to put Max in the top 5 now. He's HOF bound.
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