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Your justification for his low rank is because NASCAR was a regional sport in the 70s. You even went on to say he might deserve to be higher on the list otherwise. I'm pointing out that he was known worldwide in the 70s. He wasn't just some regional superstar. "The King" is an American Icon and racing legend, and to this day still wears his signature dark glasses and cowboy hat.
Solid work here. Who did these for you?
Was Knievel really a "sports" star?
I would say at that time, yea, he was. If people want to compare him to Jackass/etc, that's probably a fair point based on today's assumptions. A guy like Knieval would be a youtube guy today, and little more. But back then, with the limited media outlets, he was huuuuge. He's one of those "I guess you had to be there" guys. I duuno - I think it was an inspired pick. On the other guys, Petty and Orr didn't resonate at all with us (upstate NY)'Brady Marino said:
Blame the American public, not me. During the 1970s, Evil Knievel was a much bigger name than Bobby Orr.'Aaron Rudnicki said:
but not in sports. He was an entertainer.
He didn't appear on stage or on Entertainment Tonight. He appeared on Wide World of Sports.
If Tim holds a sea shell to his ear he can hear Mary Decker's hyphen crying. Zola Budd suffers from being so far ahead of her time.
Top 5 golfer >> than top 5 NBA center in "greatest athlete" category?What a bizaar!
Yes.Because top 5 center <> top 5 NBA player of all time. Player is, IMO, greater in his sport than Hakeem is in his- though it's very close.
I see your argument. But I wasn't the original judge in this category. At this point I don't feel comfortable making a judgment on this, and so I simply ranked these guys on their stardom.
My bad, I thought we were drafting the greatest athletes in this category.
We did.
Well, to be fair, she did tell the real story some years after (95?).
She was just being kind after the fact. That South African ##### tripped her up!Well, to be fair, she did tell the real story some years after (95?).
She was just being kind after the fact. That South African ##### tripped her up!Well, to be fair, she did tell the real story some years after (95?).
It resonated with people in New Jersey. My uncle had an autographed poster of Petty in his basement back in the 70s, and my uncle lived in Jersey. Racing is a sport, and Petty was enormously popular and is still the King of racing. Knieval was a stuntman/daredevil. What he did was not a sport at all.
Not really. Most experts have him around 8th to 10th; I've never seen him in anyone's top 5. He is almost without question the most overrated golfer of all-time.He accomplished some unique feats: the first (and still the only) non-American to complete the career Grand Slam, first to win the Open Championship in three different decades, and was first non-American to win the US Open in 38 years (1927 to 1965). He is definitely a top ten all-time great, but not even close to being in the same class as the Golden Bear, Tiger, Hagen, Jones and Hogan.
There's been some discussions in the group above, and we might do a re-taste some time soon, but not from all the drafted drinks, but rather the top selections and the omissions. Not sure we'll be able to capture it all in written form, but if we do it'll be posted here. If anyone has any additional drinks that should be included, please post.
