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re: Top 5 Athletes born in your state
Posted on 5/29/21 at 11:07 am to _Hurricane_
Posted on 5/29/21 at 11:07 am to _Hurricane_
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Mobile also produced Satchel Paige, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams
Yeah Mobile has more MLB Hall of Famers per capita than any other city. Only trails NY and Chicago overall
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Posted on 5/29/21 at 11:57 am to Farmer1906
quote:Admitted cheater remove from list
Lance Armstrong - Cycling
Posted on 5/29/21 at 12:29 pm to WildcatMike
quote:Phil Simms? Jim Bunning? Allen Houston? Shaun Alexander?
Ali
Wes Unseld
Pee Wee Reese
Paul Hornung
Daryl Waltrip
Just throwing them out there for KY nomination as well.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 12:35 pm to _Hurricane_
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Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith moved to Cali when he was 6 and was a high school teammate of Eddie Murray.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 12:36 pm to Auburn80
It’s tough to pick a top 5 and depends on eras people are familiar with. My best shot for Pennsylvania-
Wilt Chamberlain
Joe Montana
Johnny Unitas
Reggie Jackson
Kobe Bryant
Others-
FOOTBALL-
Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Jack Hamm, Toney Dorsett, George Blanda, Fred Biletnikoff, Lenny Moore, Ernie Davis, Chuck Bednarik, Mike Ditka, Randy White
BASKETBALL-
Pistol Pete Marovich, Earl ‘the Pearl’ Monroe
BASEBALL-
Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Josh Gibson, Roy Campanella, Joe McCarthy, Mike Piazza, Ken Griffey, Sr
HOCKEY-
Mike Richter
GOLF-
Arnold Palmer
Wilt Chamberlain
Joe Montana
Johnny Unitas
Reggie Jackson
Kobe Bryant
Others-
FOOTBALL-
Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly, Jack Hamm, Toney Dorsett, George Blanda, Fred Biletnikoff, Lenny Moore, Ernie Davis, Chuck Bednarik, Mike Ditka, Randy White
BASKETBALL-
Pistol Pete Marovich, Earl ‘the Pearl’ Monroe
BASEBALL-
Honus Wagner, Stan Musial, Josh Gibson, Roy Campanella, Joe McCarthy, Mike Piazza, Ken Griffey, Sr
HOCKEY-
Mike Richter
GOLF-
Arnold Palmer
This post was edited on 5/29/21 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 5/29/21 at 3:21 pm to Auburn80
Virginia:
1. Secretariat (horse racing)
2. Lawrence Taylor (football)
3. Justin Verlander (baseball)
4. Allen Iverson (basketball/football in HS)
5. Sam Snead (golf)
Honorable Mention: Moses Malone, Bruce Smith, Russell Wilson, Michael Vick, Ralph Sampson, David Wright, Arthur Ashe, Charles Haley, Alonzo Mourning, "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, Kenny Easley, Billy Wagner, the Upton brothers, the Barber brothers, Ronald Curry
Posted on 5/29/21 at 4:22 pm to dchog
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He had to lose weight and get on the golf team for Arkansas. So he lost the weight by drinking whiskey and eating popcorn.
He's a legend in my book.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 6:41 pm to Che Boludo
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2. Joe Louis
Are boxers great athletes ? Of all the sports, I think boxing requires the least athletics, unless you include NASCAR.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 6:56 pm to Irons Puppet
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Are boxers great athletes ? Of all the sports, I think boxing requires the least athletics, unless you include NASCAR.
You never boxed. Pull any athlete from any sport, Bo Jackson, Deion, doesn’t matter. Make them go three rounds with someone decent, and they’ll be sore in places the never knew they had.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 7:45 pm to troyt37
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You never boxed. Pull any athlete from any sport, Bo Jackson, Deion, doesn’t matter. Make them go three rounds with someone decent, and they’ll be sore in places the never knew they had.
I have boxed, the Navy required it in OCS. I considered myself a good athlete in my younger days, but boxing required endurance and the ability to take a punch. No athletic prowess required beyond moving your feet and keeping your head away from the gloves. I don't compare that to hitting a fastball, catching a football or dribbling a ball that has a 28in circumference.
Posted on 5/29/21 at 9:35 pm to Irons Puppet
Boxers are great athletes. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holyfield, Tyson, and other greats would have been awesome athletes in other sports as well. What if Ali or Holyfield or Joe Lewis would have made football their chosen sport? They would have been greats there also.
Posted on 5/30/21 at 3:44 pm to Auburn80
1. Jesse Owens
2. Bo Jackson
3. Carl Lewis
4. Hank Aaron
5. Willie Mays
Honorable Mention:
Joe Louis, Ozzie Smith, Evander Holyfield, Satchel Paige, Charles Barkley
2. Bo Jackson
3. Carl Lewis
4. Hank Aaron
5. Willie Mays
Honorable Mention:
Joe Louis, Ozzie Smith, Evander Holyfield, Satchel Paige, Charles Barkley
Posted on 6/2/21 at 4:58 pm to Tanny Bogus
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Posted on 6/2/21 at 7:51 pm to RD Dawg
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5) Bobby Jones
Clearly, you need to look up the word "athlete" in the dictionary and learn what it actually means.
Posted on 6/2/21 at 7:54 pm to Auburn80
Jackie Robinson
Clyde Frazier
Herschel Walker
Sugar Ray Robinson
Calvin Johnson
Clyde Frazier
Herschel Walker
Sugar Ray Robinson
Calvin Johnson
Posted on 6/2/21 at 8:40 pm to troyt37
You are right about Dizzy Dean. Wife was from MS and they retired here! Still well thought of enough to have a rest stop on US 49 named after him. ??
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