Given the very long and rich history of sport ($1 to Willard), in the tri-state, it's difficult to pick out one. I'll try though. :)
I think the man who most exemplified class was Lou Gehrig. If there was any scandal or tawdriness associated with the "Iron Horse", I would be hughly stuned. Babe Ruth certainly had his well-documented failings but I can't recall anything bad associated with Gehrig. Being of German ancestry in that era, more than likely he was a Republican too!
True that. I guess I was just referring to the players in my lifetime. My kids swear I am a thousand years old, but actually, I was born in 1958. The Iron Horse was certainly an exemplar, of class. Thanks for your reply !