Name your favorite sports stars as a kid (1 Viewer)

[bushdocda]

Will Clark.

 

[Village Idiot]

Football - Jim Brown

Babseball - Harmon Killebrew, Leon Daddy Wags Wagner

Basketball - Clyde the Glide Frazier

Smart ### Comment Maker - Bob Sacamano

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Emmitt Smith & Joe Montana

Patrick Ewing

Cal Ripken

Evander Holyfield

Pernel Whitiker

This was me on hiatus.

 

[AAABatteries]

Football: Steve Bartkowski

Basketball: Dominique Wilkins

Baseball: Dale Murphy

 

[sports_fan]

Kirby Puckett

 

[brownhelmets]

Rod Woodson

Cal Ripken Jr

Magic

 

[The General]

Will Clark.

Random Will Clark story. My little brother loved this guy. Living in San Diego we went to Padre games at Jack Murphy games when the Giants came to town once a year. We got their very early and saw Clark down in the front row talking to some people. Me and my little brother go down there and are kind of waiting for him to finish talking with some people. A few kids come running down and start asking him for his autograph or something. He ignores them for a few seconds then stops talking to his friends and proceeds to lecture the kids for interrupting his conversation and then goes back to talking. My little brother and I look at the kids like thanks ##### for getting him all mad.

He finishes comes over to us and signs our stuff then thanks us for good behavior then leaves. It was probably the first time I remember a "sports star" actually talking to me. Still have the card somewhere at my parents house.

 

[El Floppo]

Will Clark.

Random Will Clark story. My little brother loved this guy. Living in San Diego we went to Padre games at Jack Murphy games when the Giants came to town once a year. We got their very early and saw Clark down in the front row talking to some people. Me and my little brother go down there and are kind of waiting for him to finish talking with some people. A few kids come running down and start asking him for his autograph or something. He ignores them for a few seconds then stops talking to his friends and proceeds to lecture the kids for interrupting his conversation and then goes back to talking. My little brother and I look at the kids like thanks ##### for getting him all mad.

He finishes comes over to us and signs our stuff then thanks us for good behavior then leaves. It was probably the first time I remember a "sports star" actually talking to me. Still have the card somewhere at my parents house.

dunno why- but I genuinely love that story... good to hear respect and manners mattered to him. best swing I've ever seen.

john montefusco, otoh.

 

[The General]

Will Clark.

Random Will Clark story. My little brother loved this guy. Living in San Diego we went to Padre games at Jack Murphy games when the Giants came to town once a year. We got their very early and saw Clark down in the front row talking to some people. Me and my little brother go down there and are kind of waiting for him to finish talking with some people. A few kids come running down and start asking him for his autograph or something. He ignores them for a few seconds then stops talking to his friends and proceeds to lecture the kids for interrupting his conversation and then goes back to talking. My little brother and I look at the kids like thanks ##### for getting him all mad.He finishes comes over to us and signs our stuff then thanks us for good behavior then leaves. It was probably the first time I remember a "sports star" actually talking to me. Still have the card somewhere at my parents house.

dunno why- but I genuinely love that story... good to hear respect and manners mattered to him. best swing I've ever seen.

john montefusco, otoh.

It was very cool as a kid and my brother and I still bring it up from time to time.

And, holy cow I posted that after some early morning cocktails before the Seahawks game. Good reminder not to work email in that condition.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Jose Canseco (what the hell did I know?)

Wayne Gretzky

Gary Carter

Michael Jordan

 

[Johnny Rock]

Steve Garvey

Magic

Nicklaus

Sugar Ray Leonard

Eric Dickerson

 

[Todem]

Football - Dan Marino, AJ Duhe, Mark Clayton, Eric Dickerson

Baseball - Don Mattingly, George Brett, Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Willie Randolph, Bucky Dent, Ricky Henderson, Fred McGriff

Basketball - Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Clyde Drexler, Hakkem Olajuwan

Hockey - Wayne Gretzky

Tennis - Jimmy Connors, Borg, Michael Chang

Boxing - Larry Holmes , Marvin Haglar, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns