Favorite athlete of ALL time!

Walter Payton

 

It's changed through the years:

Youth: Tom Seaver
Teen/young adult: Joe Montana
Adult: Willie McGee

 

Pretty young? My brother had a poster of Junior on his bedroom wall when he was in high school, and my brother is now 37 years old.

 

Outing Alert: Joe Williams is David Petraeus

 

Eddie Giacomin
Don Maynard
Wayne Chrebet
Mark Price
Jerry West
Thurman Munson
Rico Carty

 

Jordan, Tyson, Sandberg, Rice, Shaun Alexander

 

Chris Spielman. As much for his post-football life, as his career on the field.

 

So much for no explanations, but I'm going to break that one, too.

Mario Lemieux. Adversity? The guy beat cancer during his career. Impact? Many believe he saved the Pittsburgh Penguins twice, with his arrival and when he bought the team. But mostly it was a joy to watch somebody that good play for my favorite team. At his best, nobody was better.

 

Willie Mays

 

Ron Bloomberg, the first Jewish pro athlete I knew as a child. Followed by Dave DeBusschere and Fran Tarkenton.

I learned about sport as a kid in the late 60's-early 70's the NY area

 

Da Boomer! First DH in history!

Except his name is spelled Blomberg.

 

li know. Damn iPad spell check