[pissant]

Scratch Billie Jean King for sure. Put in Lou Gehrig and Richard Petty and Rocky Marciano.

Oh, and Jennie Finch

[WinOne4TheGipper]

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.

[stylin19a]

If Jackie Robinson is #1, Branch Rickey should be #2.

My hero ? Ted Williams...pilot in WWII & Korea.

[NonValueAdded]

He might not be a top ten contender, but Doug Flutie is pretty high up in my book.

[marblehead17]

I have to go with the 1980 US hockey team. They were amazing.

[End Times Sentinel]

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)

[randog]

My vote: Kelly Leak (stoner kid on the Bad News Bears), or Super Dave Osborne (for obvious reasons).

[softwarecreator]

More that could be considered:

• Wayne Gretzky
• Jim Brown
• Lance Armstrong
• Lou Gehrig

[185JHP]

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.

[Dan from Michigan]

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

[marmar]

Reggie White..........AC Green......men of convictions...

[So Cal Rocket]

Pat Tillman.

[thoughtomator]

Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken belong on there.

[sharktrager]

I would have to drop DiMaggio and King if we are talking about heroes.

Being a hero goes beyond on court achievements.

In Joe's case I believe the man he was is far from heroic. When he died his home was full of things like golf clubs he scammed from charities. Those who truly knew him best have not spoken kindly of how he lived his life after baseball. If you want a list of greatest baseball players, I would put him on it, but talent alone does not a hero make.

Billie Jean, in my opinion, is given credit for improving the status of women players to a degree she has not earned. Her behavior did as much to alienate the public as it did to advance the image of women in sports. I believe you can look at others who broke barriers and get a much better image of how one should face the situation.

Who would I replace them with? I would have to give it a lot of thought.

For sure, one would be Gherig. I believe what he accomplished was amazing, and the way he handled adversity is inspirational. In fact, I feel leaving him off a list like this is a travesty.

The other would likely be Knute Rockne. I believe he personified all that is good in a coach and in athletics.

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[jocon307]

Yes, Billie Jean King kind of spoils an otherwise good list. They should have chosed Babe Didrikson if they felt they HAD to have a woman. Or how about one of those skater babes or gymnast gals. Nothing against Ms. King, but to me she is just an icon of the the ugly feminism that has done so much to harm this nation.

[pax_et_bonum]

Roger Staubach should be on this list.

He's not only one of the greatest football players ever, he's also a real-life leader.

[Horatio Gates]

[danny5555]

Mohammed Ali, Michael Jordan,Carl Lewis.

[old and tired]

This is the most politically correct sports list I've ever seen. Billie Jean King a hero? Magic Johnson? Mohammed Ali?

Any list of sports heroes that doesn't include Lou Gehrig isn't worth the paper it's written on.

[normy]

Bill Clinton to Ali after the torch-lighting ceremony, "They didn't tell me who would light the flame, but when I saw it was you, I cried.'"

Clinton is soo lame.

[dfwgator]

His personal life aside, I think Lance Armstrong should be on the list.