MichiganPackers Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Not sure if there is already a thread on this, but I'm a young guy and I see that a lot of posters on here are relatively recent sports fans. Because of that and the amount of documentaries, highlights, etc. that we have access to from the past now, I wanted to start a thread on what players you wished you had seen most, but played before you started watching sports. Here are some of mine:Larry BirdBo JacksonSteve YzermanEric DickersonDeion SandersJoe MontanaJulius ErvingBart StarrBill LaimbeerJack LambertVladimir KonstantinovRay NitschkeDick Butkus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critical Thinker Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I'll add Tony Gwynn to the list. A player that almost never struck out and could and put the ball in play would have been fun to watch. Also, I only got to see the last few years of Dominik Hasek's career, but to this day he's still my favorite athlete. I wish I could have seen him more. It's _____________ and Toledo still sucks.[insert time here] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 NHLGordie HoweMaurice RichardBobby OrrBobby HullWayne GretzkyMLBBabe RuthLou GehrigTy CobbJackie RobinsonJohnny PeskyTed WilliamsHank AaronTony GwynnNFLBart StarrJoe MontanaJim BrownWalter PaytonBarry SandersNBAMichael JordanMagic JohnsonLarry BirdSoccerDiego MaradonaPeleFranz BeckenbauerJurgen KlinsmannBobby CharltonRoberto Baggio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Bobby OrrGuy Lafleur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The entire 1980's Oilers. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggens Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Willie MaysRoberto ClementeBob Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 NHLGordie HoweBobby Orr MLBBabe RuthHank AaronTy CobbJackie RobinsonWillie MaysHarmon Killebrew NFLOJ Simpson (I know, but he was awesome)Jim Brown NBAPistol PeteOscar RobertsonWilt Chamberlain Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Tony Gwynn and "Mean" Joe Greene Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Sammy BaughGale SayersOscar RobertsonWilt ChamberlainSatchel PaigeTy Cobb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The New York Knicks in the early 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Stan MusialCountless other legendary players that played long before my time, but Stan more so than anyone. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Kentucky BasketballDan Issel Jack Givens Pat Riley Rick Robey Wah Wah Jones (Only player to have number retired for both basketball & football)NCAA FootballJim Thorpe Red Grange Sammy Baugh Earl Campbell Sonny Collins (UK)NFLJim Brown (greatest RB ever) Gale Sayers Dick Butkus Deacon Jones Larry Csonka (72 Dolphins) Mercury Morris (72 Dolphins) Nick Buoniconti (72 Dolphins)MLBBabe Ruth "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Ty Cobb Willie Mays Ted WIlliamsNHLGordie Howe Bobby Orr Guy Lafleur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Spike Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 garrincha (brazil 1950), andrea di stefano (argentina) and ferenc puskas (hungary) (both of real madrid)....nuff said i reckon they have to be my all time football players in my bookeveryone says pele and maradonna but garrincha was pele AFTER needing corrective surgery on his legs as a kid (and needing braces like forrest gump) witch tells you a lotand whilst maradonna was a genious on the pitch (and surprisingly for an englishman i agree with him when he says that "shilton wouldnt own up to sweeping an ball that was over the line out of the goal ....why should i admit i used my hand to score) di stefano and puskas had an edge in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Detroit Tigers: Cecil Fielder Al Kaline Mark "The Bird" Fidrych Ty Cobb Hank GreenbergRest of MLB: Willie Mays Babe Ruth Nolan Ryan Randy Johnson (with the early 2000s Diamondbacks) Ted Williams George BrettDetroit Red Wings: Terry Sawchuck Gordie HoweRest of NHL: Bobby Orr Maurice Richard Wayne Gretzky Mario LemieuxDetroit Lions: Barry SandersRest of NFL: Joe Montana William "Refrigerator" PerryDetroit Pistons: All of the Bad Boys era playersRest of NBA: Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain Larry Bird Dominique Wilkins Bill Russell Earvin "Magic" Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I got to see Gretzky as an Oiler, so I would go with...Maurice RichardBobby OrrBobby Hull PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoehrin Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I'm not so sure if there's anyone I would want to see so much as I would just like to go back in time before TV existed, because every athlete I can come up with played in the days of black and white film.I would to go to a baseball game and know its going to end in two hours. Or go to a title fight at Yankee Stadium. Or go to a hockey game and actually see white boards. Or any sporting event without seeing Budweiser logo feces sprayed all over the place. To me that would be a far more unique experience then watching Babe Ruth belt a homer or Joe Louis knock someone out.How great of an experience it would actually be? I'm not sure. Those are the aspects of yesteryear that I would love to see come back. But I'm all set the rampant racism of pre 1960's America, and having it take an hour plus to get to the stadium/arena if you lived more then 10 miles away. Not to mention also seeing players who were using Spring Training and Training Camp to get in shape as opposed to shake off some rust as is the case now. An average player in any of the four major sports today taken as is would probably be an All-Star if transported back 60 years as is, given the advantages they would have in diet, medicine and training. So as much as I think the influx of money has hurt sports in regards to making it more commercialized, its certainly helped out a great deal in generating better athletes.As far as a list goes:1. Babe Ruth.2. Satchel Paige3. Wilt Chamberlain4. Sugar Ray Robinson5. Ty Cobb6. Joe Louis7. Jack Dempsey8. Josh Gibson9. Ted Williams10. Rogers Hornsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysfan12 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Louisville FootballBrowning NagleChris RedmanTom JacksonTed WashingtonJohnny UnitasLouisville BasketballDarrell Griffith (and the Doctors of Dunk in general)Pervis EllisonDeJuan WheatCharlie TyraWes UnseldTampa Bay Rays/Devil Rays1998-2000 Devil Rays (Rolando Arrojo, Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Fred McGriff).Indianapolis ColtsJohnny UnitasLenny LylesJohn MackeyChris DickersonJeff George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm not so sure if there's anyone I would want to see so much as I would just like to go back in time before TV existed, because every athlete I can come up with played in the days of black and white film.I would to go to a baseball game and know its going to end in two hours. Or go to a title fight at Yankee Stadium. Or go to a hockey game and actually see white boards. Or any sporting event without seeing Budweiser logo feces sprayed all over the place. To me that would be a far more unique experience then watching Babe Ruth belt a homer or Joe Louis knock someone out.How great of an experience it would actually be? I'm not sure. Those are the aspects of yesteryear that I would love to see come back. But I'm all set the rampant racism of pre 1960's America, and having it take an hour plus to get to the stadium/arena if you lived more then 10 miles away. Not to mention also seeing players who were using Spring Training and Training Camp to get in shape as opposed to shake off some rust as is the case now. An average player in any of the four major sports today taken as is would probably be an All-Star if transported back 60 years as is, given the advantages they would have in diet, medicine and training. So as much as I think the influx of money has hurt sports in regards to making it more commercialized, its certainly helped out a great deal in generating better athletes.As far as a list goes:1. Babe Ruth.2. Satchel Paige3. Wilt Chamberlain4. Sugar Ray Robinson5. Ty Cobb6. Joe Louis7. Jack Dempsey8. Josh Gibson9. Ted Williams10. Rogers HornsbyOh yeah, Satchel Paige! I forgot to put him on my list! Nice choice, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMUBrent Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 NHL:Gordie HoweThe Islanders DynastyMaurice RichardMLB:Hank GreenbergBabe RuthStan MusialAl KalineNFL:Bobby LayneThe 1950s Lions (Back when you could say Detroit Lions and elite franchise in the same sentence...)The 1970s SteelersNBA:The Bad BoysLarry BirdMagic Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 NHL:Gordie HoweThe Islanders DynastyMaurice RichardMLB:Hank GreenbergBabe RuthStan MusialAl KalineNFL:Bobby LayneThe 1950s Lions (Back when you could say Detroit Lions and elite franchise in the same sentence...)The 1970s SteelersNBA:The Bad BoysLarry BirdMagic JohnsonHow old are you? I always assumed we were about the same age. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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