Is This Sports BEST#21 ever?

[milkyway21]

BEST ATHLETES BY NUMBER

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#21 ROBERTO CLEMENTE

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He is remembered as much for his humanitarianism as for his renown in right field. Clemente won four batting titles, 12 Golden Glove awards and finished his career with an average of .300. He died at 38, in 1972, in a cargo plane that was carrying supplies and food to Nicaragua.

Runner-up: Roger Clemens.

Worthy of consideration: Tim Duncan:cry, Sidd Finch, Kevin Garnett, Stan Mikita, David Pearson, Deion Sanders, Sammy Sosa,Warren Spahn, LaDainian Tomlinson, Dominique Wilkins.


:wakeup

[ShoogarBear]

Actually, I'm surprised they didn't give it to Clemens.

Clemens, Duncan, and Clemente is a tough group. And in another year or two, Tomlinson will make it tougher.

[milkyway21]

0 is not a tough number to win. Arenas won:lol


#3 Babe Ruth
#6 Russell "the NBA's Lord of the Ring"
#10 Pele (runner-up Maradona)
#13 Wilt Chamberlain

A Rod is near to being the youngest to a 500HR in his career I wonder if he'd be a runner up next yr?

[jaffies]

#50

nuff said

[milkyway21]

#50

nuff saidI was still trying to open it :lmao

thanks!

:clap to the Admiral
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#50 DAVID ROBINSON

The Admiral set San Antonio on its current dynastic course, winning the MVP in 1995 and two championships. He's also the only male basketball player in U.S. history to appear in three Olympic Games.

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what a beautiful picture.

[=RTM=]

How soon they forget #6


Give AJ some...................





















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[DieMrBond]

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The Admiral set San Antonio on its current dynastic course, winning the MVP in 1995 and two championships. He's also the only male basketball player in U.S. history to appear in three Olympic Games.

Runner-up: Mike Singletary.

Worthy of consideration: Rebecca Lobo, Dave Rimington, Ralph Sampson (college).

[milkyway21]

#33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

runner up : Larry Bird

IMO, is close.

[Brutalis]

#13 is Dan fucking Marino. Wilt my ass.

[ShoogarBear]

Yeah, right. Dan "0 rings" Marino.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

i like clemente there, i think everyone that knows his story has a fond spot for him

[drmvp]

#22. Emmitt James Smith. :smokin

[drmvp]

Worthy of consideration: Sidd Finch, Stan Mikita, David Pearson

Sorry, but who?


Worthy of consideration: Dominique Wilkins

Haha.


Worthy of consideration: Kevin Garnett

This loser/pretender can't even make the playoffs.

Switch Tim and Kevin, hypothetically: The Spurs don't win any championships; there's no way the T'wolves miss the playoffs.

Hell, put Tim with a lineup of C. J. Watson, Marcus Williams, Jacques Vaughn and Engelbert Humperdinck and he still makes the playoffs.

Now, lil' Kevin wants Nash to babysit him in Phoenix.

Don't ever even think of comparing Tim and Kevin favorably. I don't care one iota about stats. I'm talking about that genetic component of one's constitution that makes some winners and some losers.

We've got the winner. :toast

[Winery]

#20 Barry Sanders! God took his time when he give this guy his skills

[Spurminator]

I probably would have given it to Clemens... and I'm not sure if I see Duncan ever catching Clemens as far as historical legacy.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's good to know that a national sports media outlet recognizes that Tim Duncan is in the same company as a fictional pitcher.

The Curious Case of Sidd Finch (http://www.bostonbaseball.com/whitesox/baseball_extras/sidd.html)

The April 1, 1985 article is also famous for its subhead, which read:

"He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga —and his future in baseball."

[samikeyp]

If Timmy has to be behind anyone, I am ok with Clemente and Clemens.

[Oh, Gee!!]

#20 is.....................................not Manu [pwnt]

[Oh, Gee!!]

It's good to know that a national sports media outlet recognizes that Tim Duncan is in the same company as a fictional pitcher.

The Curious Case of Sidd Finch (http://www.bostonbaseball.com/whitesox/baseball_extras/sidd.html)

The April 1, 1985 article is also famous for its subhead, which read:

"He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga —and his future in baseball."


where can I get a Sidd Finch throwback?

[ShoogarBear]

I probably would have given it to Clemens... and I'm not sure if I see Duncan ever catching Clemens as far as historical legacy.How many people in the world outside of the US give a crap about Roger Clemens?

[ShoogarBear]

where can I get a Sidd Finch throwback?Actually, I think I have seen one. In SI, of course.

The Sidd Finch thing was modestly humorous when it came out, but SI has been eternally giving itself the Kluby like it was on the level of a Mark Twain masterpiece.

[samikeyp]

How many people in the world outside of the US give a crap about Roger Clemens?

Agreed but I was speaking only for myself, not the world. :)

Because of what he did for so many people, I have absolutely no problem with Roberto Clemente being there.

[Marcus Bryant]

Duncan has had a much greater impact on his team's success than Clemente or Clemens. And Duncan is in the same elite company in professional basketball history that those two are in baseball's. Someday people will realize the greatness of Tim Duncan.

[gaKNOW!blee]

how the hell is warren moon on there.

[Cry Havoc]

I probably would have given it to Clemens... and I'm not sure if I see Duncan ever catching Clemens as far as historical legacy.

If Duncan ends up with 6+ titles and continues at a high level of play, Clemens will be far back in his mirror, and even Clemente would have to cede authority. Not from a humanitarian perspective, obviously, but we're talking about sports here.

[Oh, Gee!!]

In the US the hierachy is Football, then Baseball, then Basketball, then everything else.

[whottt]

Clemente tops the list because he died tragically. I rate Duncan and Clemens both over him as far as on the field impact they had in their particular sport....