Best Player/Best Person

[DanOregon]

Watching Bonds and A-Rod last night made me wonder who is the athlete who is best on and off the field. Who doesn't cheat on a spouse, use drugs, get cranky with media, get into off-field scrapes with the law, and is a genuinely good person while still performing his or her sport at the highest level?

Any nominations?

 

[Chi City 81]

Peyton Manning, Paul Pierce and Marvin Harrison off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many more.

 

[pallister]

Peyton Manning? Et tu, Doc?

 

[BYH]

Randy Kutcher?

 

[Moderator1]

Dale Murphy in the old days.

 

[pallister]

Walter Payton epitomized what you're looking for, IMO.

 

[Chi City 81]

Peyton Manning? Et tu, Doc?

C'mon. The only thing he's ever been guilty of his throwing his teammates under a bus after a loss. Other than that, he's been an exemplary professional.

Can't even say Tom Brady anymore because of the ****ing around with multiple women.

 

[pallister]

Just kidding. He's seems like a decent guy. But I can't believe you didn't think of Sweetness first.

 

[Chi City 81]

Because he's dead. I figured this was for active athletes only.

I can't even say Urlacher. Tommie Harris, maybe.

 

[BYH]

Twelve years ago, Kirby Puckett would have been a popular answer.

How about we just decline to answer because we have no idea what goes on behind the scenes for the good guys, the bad guys and everyone in between.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Peyton Manning? Et tu, Doc?

Can't even say Tom Brady anymore because of the ****ing around with multiple women.

Don't think that used to be a negative mark in the old days for a single guy. See: Namath,Joe.

 

[pallister]

Rex Grossman wouldn't say Tommie Harris.

 

[Gutter]

Even though he's relatively young, Chris Paul is very genuine off the court.

 

[JackyJackBN]

With a bow in BYH's direction--I don't know what I don't know--Ernie Banks gets my vote.

As for active athletes, in these parts Matt Hasselbeck qualifies for consideration.

And the recently passed Buck O'Niel struck me as a mighty good man, although he may have taken part in some shenanigans along the way. I just regret that I got to the museum in KC a few months too late to have a chance to meet him.

 

[pallister]

No on Ernie Banks.

 

[BYH]

No on Ernie Banks.

Oh there's a shock.

Pallister votes for Richard Dotson!!!

 

[Beef03]

I hear Warrick Dunn is supposed to be good.

NHLers in general are supposed to have a pretty good reputation, whether or not they are a good quote. The ones I know for the most part are genuinely good in the community.

 

[DanOregon]

Are you sure you mean Randy Kutcher and not Kevin Romine? Check the Wikipedia thread for an entertaining conspiracy theory.

 

[pallister]

Actually, BYH, my opinion of Ernie Banks has nothing to do with my White Sox fandom. I harbor no animosity toward Cubs of the past, and, as long as they never win anything, I will harbor no animosity toward Cubs of the present and future.

But if I have to make a choice, I vote for LaMarr Hoyt.

 

[BYH]

Actually, BYH, my opinion of Ernie Banks has nothing to do with my White Sox fandom. I harbor no animosity toward Cubs of the past, and, as long as they never win anything, I will harbor no animosity toward Cubs of the present and future.

But if I have to make a choice, I vote for LaMarr Hoyt.

MUAHAHAHHA he was the first guy I thought of! But I went to dotson b/c of LaMarr's drug issues.

Britt Burns, maybe?