| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/7/2007 4:45:26 PM | | I would have to say Sir Donald Bradman. Statistically I don't know if his records (batting average etc) will ever be surpassed. His career was also shortened significantly by World War II but he still played just as well either side of the war, and unlike many other world sports champions he was modest and encouraging to potential new players, if a little aloof. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/8/2007 12:29:03 PM | It's actually more like a 170-something way street if all countries of the world only look toward their own bellybutton for the answer......
You might get 'Gerd Müller' as an answer from Germany , 'Diego Maradona' from Argentina, 'Hans Krankl' from Austria, 'Ingemar Stenmark' or 'Björn Borg' from Sweden, 'Michel Platini' from France, to name just a few.
In any event, if the entire world is supposed to be included in this survey, the answer is pretty much guaranteed to be a soccer player. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/8/2007 2:33:21 PM | | see wolfie you made the "america.......rest of the world" statement. americans love that " us against them" dynamic. but i will give you something else to consider, perhaps americans are more in tune with the rest of the sporting world than the rest sporting world is in tune with america. the cultural diversity of this country is far greater than that of any other country on earth. that could be why you see so many names from american sports | |
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Posted: 7/9/2007 1:30:00 AM | Bob Ueker
"Just a little high."
"Must be the front row." 
Bob credited his major league success to always making sure
he never smoked, never drank and always got plenty of rest.............. during the game. | |
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Posted: 7/9/2007 4:38:15 AM | yes...without question it has to be Muhammed Ali for me because he was more than just a brilliant boxer ...he remained true to his roots... he stood for something ...and he paid the price for his stance.....
wiseone
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Posted: 7/9/2007 5:51:57 PM |
I'd have to say that football player that quit playing to go serve in the war and was killed.
I know you probably mean Pat Tillman of the Cardinals; but there was another one that did the same thing:
AL BLOZIS: JERSEY CITY GIANT
By Victor Mastro, Frank Alkyer, and others
You can't help but notice in Jersey City. There's the Al Blozis Hospital, the Al Blozis Little League, Blozis Hall, a senior citizen's apartment house, and several other memorials. If you didn't know, you might think Blozis was a wealthy philanthropist. Instead, he was a rugged football player.
And a legitimate American hero.
Al died over forty years ago while serving his country. His grave in St. Avold Cemetary in France is marked by a plain white cross. The simple inscription reads "Alfred C. Blozis 2 lt 110 inf 28 div New Jersey Jan 31 1945." Similar crosses stand over the graves of thousands of Allied soldiers who died in WWII, and America recalls their sacrifice each Memorial Day. In Jersey City, they remember Al Blozis daily.
On January 31, six weeks after he'd played in the 1944 NFL championship game, Lt. Blozis sent out a detail of nine men in the deep snows of the Vozges Mountains sector of France. Seven returned shortly through the heavy snow. When the other two had not reported in several hours, Blozis set out to look for them. His men saw him fade into the snow storm. Then there was one short blast of German machine-gun fire; Lt. Blozis was dead...four months later the regiment was sent home.
New York Giant football coach Steve Owen had been a great tackle in his day. He prided himself on building impregnable lines. Big Al -- the gentle giant of huge size and calm temper -- was just what he needed.
The Giants made Blozis their third draft choice in 1942. The New Yorkers, eastern division champs in 1941, had been hit hard by military call-ups. The team started strong, sagged through the middle of the season, and had to win its final two games to finish at .500.
Blozis was an impressive rookie, pairing with veteran Frank Cope to keep New York strong at the tackle position. Had there been an all-rookie team selected, he no doubt would have been named to it.
In 1943, the Giants finished second in the division and Big Al was named to virtually every All-NFL team, including the Associated Press, United Press, New York News, and Pro Football Illustrated.
This was still before the two-platoon system, and players went both ways. Al was justly famous for his defensive prowess, but his offensive contributions brought him even more applause in '43. Rookie runner Bill Paschal bulled his way to a league-leading 572 yards and ten touchdowns, mostly running behind Blozis' earth-shaking blocks.
1944 was a big year for the Giants. World War II call-ups had stripped the NFL of many of its stars, but the Giants still had Blozis, Cope, guard Len Younce, and Hall of Famer Mel Hein in the line. Ken Strong gave them strong place-kicking, and Arnie Herber came out of retirement to give New York a passing attack. Veteran Ward Cuff and Paschal were fine runners. Bill again led the league, this time with 737 yards and nine touchdowns. New York went 8-1-1, posting five shutouts, with both the loss and the tie suffered at the hands of the emerging Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles finished second to New York when they played a second tie with Washington and lost late in the year to the Bears. Unfortunately, Paschal was limping on a badly injured ankle for the championship game with the Packers, considerably reducing the Giants' attack. Although New York had topped Green Bay 24-0 only four weeks earlier, that had been with Paschal at full-throttle. The title game developed into a defensive struggle. Green Bay took a 14-0 lead at the half, and a New York second-half rally -- sparked by Herber passes -- could garner only one touchdown.
Blozis entered the service right after the championship game. He didn't have to go. His size put him outside the limits of the draft, but he was determined to do his part. Six weeks later, he was killed.
The Giants retired Blozis' number 32, and he has been named to several all-1940's teams despite his short career of only three years. In 1986 he was elected to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. One of the most fitting tributes is that the****nson High School gymnasium -- where it all began with his huge figure silhouetted against the window -- has been renamed the Alfred C. Blozis Gym.
BLOZIS, Alfred C. (The Human Howitzer); Tackle
Born: January 5, 1919, in Garfield, NJ ; Died: January 31, 1945, near Colmar, France
Hgt: 6-6 Wgt: 250
College: Georgetown U. (1939, 1941)College Honors: College All-Star Game - 1942
Nat. FB Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame (1986)
High School:****nson H.S., Jersey City, NJ
Draft Choice: 3rd round, New York Giants - 1942
Pro Career: 3 years: 1942-44 New York Giants
1943 All-NFL (1st) A.P., U.P., N.Y. News, PF Illus. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/9/2007 10:00:03 PM | I would have to say Michael Jordan. His persona and skills trancended every border in the world. Russian, African and Chinese and many other nations outh have had some kind of influence from him.
Ali is alot of peoples choice but alot of people from my fathers generation (same as Ali) love him as a boxer but hate him as a person...the draft dodging thing. He may have paid a price as some say but others paid a far greater price. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/10/2007 8:46:49 AM | I still say Michael Schumacher
7 times champion of the world.
And the highest paid sports person in the world in his day. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/11/2007 5:19:06 AM | I'm in a toss up between 3 people. Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher, and Bruce Lee.
All three made major and undeniable contributions to their respective sports, and are legends. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/11/2007 7:20:37 AM | Anybody mention Babe Ruth?
Tazio Nuvolari, Giacomo Agostini
And Roger Banister...being first is unbeatable....having the most is always temporary. | |
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| who is the number 1 sporting legend?
Posted: 7/11/2007 6:33:18 PM | I'm going out on a limb here and simply say...
Bill Belichick - had very little big names on one team and turned the patroits into a dynasty. Thats coaching as its finest!! In my books thats the greatest sporting achievement ever. With out a doubt the best NFL coach to ever coach the game. | |
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Posted: 7/12/2007 3:41:14 PM | i love golf,..... tiger could not stand him in the beginning, this guy is unbelievable, he is only getting better, look at his body, this guy is cut no longer the skinny little boy he's the man, as u know he will SHATTER all golfing records, will not suprise me if he shoots 59 back to back . when he does this watch out.
I can not stand tennis, but has roger fedder ever lost , when he is in the finals? I remember connors, macinroe, borg back in the day, i beleive fedder has beaten all their records we do not hear much or anything about him. | |
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Posted: 7/13/2007 2:28:42 PM | | That's hard...cause I watch so many sports, but if I had to whittle my list down to the definitive number one in my mind it would have to be the one, the only...Ayrton Senna. | |
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Posted: 7/13/2007 4:52:36 PM | ^^^ so glad someone else mentioned big red.
his belmont not only set a record no one's touched before or since, but he ran each fraction faster than the previous. NO ONE does that. it's unheard of.
a post-mortem revealed that his heart was 1 1/3 as large as the largest horse's heart should be. | |
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