Who were your sports heroes when you were young?

kaharthemad · Post by **kaharthemad** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:38 pm

I got into a conversation with a friend of mine over this. We started remembering the icons in sports we looked up to when we were kids. I got curious, who were the ones most of you looked up to?

Mine were:
Paul Molitor Brewers
Dan Quisenberry Relief pitch for the Kansas City Royals (wicked ass under arm)

Walter Payton aka Sweetness Chicago BearsDoes this man even need to be defined?

Marvelous Marvin Hagler(sp?) Boxing Champion.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:49 pm

Jerome Bettis and Barry Sanders (god)

Elaric Holyfist · Post by **Elaric Holyfist** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:43 pm

Frank Thomas - Spoke softly for the largest baseball player I've ever seen.
Kirby Pucket - How could you not love him.
Daryl Moose Johnston - Always made the most out of what he had.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:12 am

Bo Jackson
Deion Sanders
Ken Griffey Jr.
Kurt Rambis ! how can you not love Kurt Rambis?

horendus · Post by **horendus** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:45 am

Rolleigh Fingers (sp?) Pirates, his handlebar mustache owned everything.
Bo Jackson
Jose Cansaco
Berry Bonds

I hated Mike Greenwell, mostly because he was always an asshole (he hung out at my neighbors house and was always drunk and loud). We would all get together for a neighborhood bash and he was always there, yelling and drinking. /sigh

mofish · Post by **mofish** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:10 am

I hated sports as a kid. Only thing I watch now is NFL football. And if the Saints leave New Orleans, I wont even watch that.

Kaemon · Post by **Kaemon** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:52 pm

During my teens:

Don Mattingly
Tony Dorsett
Randy White
Bo Jackson, if it weren't for his injury...he woulda made the hall of fame in both sports. Bo knows.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:56 pm

Kaemon wrote:Bo Jackson, if it weren't for his injury...he woulda made the hall of fame in both sports. Bo knows.

Tadpole · Post by **Tadpole** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:45 pm

Cal Ripken Jr.
Dan the man Marino
Mario Lemieux

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:02 pm

Doug Gilmour

Now I hate the leafs so much.

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:50 pm

my big sister:) she was in basketball!!

Ginzburgh · Post by **Ginzburgh** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:54 pm

Gary Carter baby.

Respect.

Post by **Mop** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:22 pm

Uhh shit,

Will Clark
Ryan Sanberg
Dennis Eckersly (sp)
Jerry Rice
uhhh RUN T.M.C.
Bo Jackson
Kirk Gibson

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:28 pm

oh..!!! THE FRIDGE baby YEAH

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:38 pm

Dave justice before he was traded from the Braves.. then Javy Lopez, but then he was traded last year too =\

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:07 am

Showing my age and all....

Larry Robinson
Marcel Dion
Guy Lafleur
Gil Gilbert
Phil/Tony Esposito
Ken Dryden

Jirig · Post by **Jirig** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:07 am

David Robinson.
Cal Ripken Jr.

I never really followed football.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:40 am

Not one mention of Barry Sanders? :brdflick:

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:53 am

Pele.

Fuck American Football.

horendus · Post by **horendus** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:29 pm

kaharthemad · Post by **kaharthemad** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:39 pm

horendus wrote:Rolleigh Fingers (sp?) Pirates, his handlebar mustache owned everything.

Yeah I remember when he was traded to the Brewers. I guess that is when I knew him best. That boy had a cannon for a arm. Jeez he was a nasty relief pitcher.

horendus · Post by **horendus** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:20 am

Yeah, I remember one day I got to meet him and tried to get him to sign a ball for me. He walked over to the fence and told everyone to get lost. I didn't like him any more.

labbats · Post by **labbats** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:32 am

10sun wrote:Pele.

Fuck American Football.

Try and be more heterosexual pls~