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Calling all heroes (Top 10 Sports heroes of all time)
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Posted on 07/21/2005 8:28:44 PM PDT by pissant
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Scratch Billie Jean King for sure. Put in Lou Gehrig and Richard Petty and Rocky Marciano.
Oh, and Jennie Finch
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:28:45 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
If the nameless guy had won, we would never hear of the "Battle of the Sexes" anymore. And the media would have failed to see the hypocrisy.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:31:40 PM PDT
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(It's going to be a hoot to see the Swimmer judge ANYONE'S character.)
To: pissant
If Jackie Robinson is #1, Branch Rickey should be #2.
My hero ? Ted Williams...pilot in WWII & Korea.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:32:06 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(In golf, some are long, I'm "Lama Long")
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:32:43 PM PDT
by
VastRWCon
To: pissant
He might not be a top ten contender, but Doug Flutie is pretty high up in my book.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:32:56 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Iraq is the bug light for terrorists" (Mike McConnell 7/2/05))
To: WinOne4TheGipper
I think the whole thing was staged anyhow! ;o)
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:33:16 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
I have to go with the 1980 US hockey team. They were amazing.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:33:19 PM PDT
by
marblehead17
(I love it when a plan comes together.)
To: pissant
Hard to believe Shooty Babbitt isn't on that list.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:33:29 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: stylin19a
Very good choice. Didn't Dimaggio volunteer as well?
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:34:21 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
My vote: Kelly Leak (stoner kid on the Bad News Bears), or Super Dave Osborne (for obvious reasons).
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:35:53 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: VastRWCon
Are you being serious? Marino?
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:36:14 PM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:36:33 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(In golf, some are long, I'm "Lama Long")
To: pissant
More that could be considered:
- Wayne Gretzky
- Jim Brown
- Lance Armstrong
- Lou Gehrig
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:41:41 PM PDT
by
softwarecreator
(Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires)
To: pissant
Tops in my book and thats the only book that matters. This is the web and opinions are just that and yours and everyone elses have no effect on my life, remember everyone has an opinion and its just an opinion. See my first sentance.
To: pissant
Gehrig hit 23 Grand Slams. When he was 20 and taking batting practice he picked up one of the Babe's bats (probably "accidentally on purpose") and hit 6 in a row over the fence.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:44:09 PM PDT
by
185JHP
( "The thing thou purposest shall come to pass: And over all thy ways the light shall shine.")
To: pissant
1. Steve Yzerman - Brought the Red Wings back to their glory days.
2. Magic Johnson - 79 Spartans.
3. - Kirk Gibson - Tigers and Dogers fans agree with me here.
4 - Chris Spielman - Who every football player should aspire to be on and off the field.
5 - Tom Izzo - Build the Spartans into NCAA title winners.
6 - The Bad Boys - The 89 Pistons took on the entire world and won. Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, John Salley, Dumars, Rodman, James Edwards, Vinnie Johnson, and Chuck Daly 7 - The 97 Red Wings - 42 year wait ended.
8 - Bobby Layne - The last Lions QB to be a champion
9 - Anna Kournikova - I have to throw one hottie on this list.
10 - Jeff Smoker and TJ Duckett - Buzzer beating touchdown to beat scUM - that hated school in Ann Arbor
To: pissant
Reggie White..........AC Green......men of convictions...
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:50:50 PM PDT
by
marmar
(Even though I may look different then you...my blood runs red, white and blue.....)
To: pissant
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:52:07 PM PDT
by
So Cal Rocket
(Proud Member: Internet Pajama Wearers for Truth)
To: pissant
Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken belong on there.
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posted on
07/21/2005 8:54:37 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(How many liberties shall we give up to maintain the pretense that we are not at war with Islam?)
To: Dan from Michigan
I have to think about a top ten list, but somewhere on it is Scotty Bowman. Nine championships, most nhl wins, first class guy....
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