Best sports personality you've ever covered...

This thread is inspired by my emailing in my application for "Kickoff 2007," or as it's not named anymore, "SEC Media Days." The first couple of years there, Lou Holtz was still at South Carolina. We used to predict how many one-liners or quips he'd use during his appearace. He always gave you good quotes to work with, but he'd also throw out some really funny stuff. A couple of times I thought I'd fall in the floor I was laughing so hard. It was a little boring last year without him. I've always thought what a blast South Carolina beat writers had while he was coaching there. So, please share with us, some of the best personalities you've covered, not just giving you good quotes to work with, but anyone who had a frustrated stand up comedian in them like Holtz. Some you keep you laughing while you were covering him/her.

 

John Force, without a doubt.

 

Force. Great call.

I'm a big fan of Dale Jr. because he really seems earnest. I like that.

Spurrier.

 

I have REALLY limited experience covering anything beyond preps, but Greg Oden is a lot of fun in a press conference.
Great sense of humor, humble and well-spoken for a college freshman.. But then again, I guess he wasn't your typical college freshman in terms of media exposure, so he's had practice.

 

Brendan Shanahan.

 

No experience, but is Bill Parcells as exciting an interview as he seems on ESPN?
He always seems to be coming up with something funny/explosive/sarcastic etc...

anyone with first-hand knowledge?

 

No. He's a bitter pain in the ass who won't tell you jack shit and won't let his assistants talk. Occasionally, he'll say something interesting or funny. Usually, he's just a jerk.

 

Picabo Street

 

Bo Schembechler... but Force is a pretty good one...

 

I'll always be a big supporter of Brian Urlacher. During my first pro gig, he took time after the postgame media circus to answer questions I had for a feature I was doing. Just a stand-up guy.

 

Ricky Carrigan of Compton High, California high school champion in the 100 and 200 in 1991.