Sports idols growing up (Mega-Merge)

[Cornerback6]

Football: I was a HUGE Eric Turner fan. He hit with violence.

Basketball: Scottie Pippen/Jim Jackson

Baseball: Jose Canseco...a TRUE CLASS ACT. :)

 

[NightmaresDad]

Football: Leroy Kelly, Archie Griffin, Randy Gradishar, Paul Warfield
Basketball: Oscar Robertson, Kareem, Ernie DiGregorio, Dr J (ABA), Donald Smith (UD)
Baseball: The Big Red Machine - all of them (Concepcion probably my fave, though)
Golf: Jack Nicklaus
Boxing: Ali, Roberto Duran (as a lightweight)
Horse racing: Secretariat
Tennis: Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Stan Smith
Pool: Steve Mizerak, Alan Hopkins
Coaches: Woody Hayes, Paul Brown

 

[kinch]

Jay Burson
Dominique Wilkins
Randall Cunningham
Tony Gwynn
Peter North

 

[JXC]

Nobody has mentioned him yet...but he was baseball in Cincinnati as I grew up.

 

[NFBuck]

Peter North

If we're going that route, I'd like to throw Jenna Jameson on my list.

 

[Catfish Biff's]

Obviously the key element to teams winning the World Series, in both leagues.

 

[jwinslow]

NFL - Darrell Gren
NBA - Penny Hardaway
MLB - Alan Trammell
CFB - Eddie George

 

[Golferdow01]

MLB: Don Mattingly
NFL: Sterling Sharpe/Reggie White
NBA: Larry Bird
NHL: Patrick Roy
NCAA Football: Raymont Harris
NCAA Basketball: Jim Jackson

 

[BUCKYLE]

Baseball (my first sport):

Barry Larkin
E.D. 44 Magnum
Glenn Bragg(s) I will never forget watching him break that bat over his back
Jose Rijo
The Nasty Boys (Dibble, Charleton, Meyers)
Tom Browning

Football

Boomer, James Brooks, Ickey Woods, Eddie George, Spielman, Bobby Olive, Carlos Snow, Steve Tovar

Basketball

Larry Legend, JJ, Treg Lee, Perry Carter, Jay Burson, Chris Jent, Mark Baker, Nick Hodak

edit: Sir Charles is/was my all-time favorite Basketball Player. Anyone else would be...uncivilized..

 

[jlb1705]

Baseball: Jose Rijo, Tom Browning, Barry Larkin, Ken Griffey, Jr., Rob Dibble, Bo Jackson

Football: Bernie Kosar, Eric Metcalf, Kevin Mack, Pepper Johnson, Chris Spielman, Eddie George, Bo Jackson

Basketball: Jamal Mashburn, Jim Jackson, Derek Anderson, Jeff Sheppard, Cameron Mills, Charles Barkley... and what the hell... Bo Jackson!

 

[scooter1369]

NFL - Darrell Green, Dexter Manley, Art Monk, Doug Williams, Wilbur Marshall
MLB - Cal Ripken Jr., Eddie Murray, Dale Murphy, Nolan Ryan
Tennis - Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Yannick Noah

 

[StooGrimson]

Baseball: Pete Rose (ugh), Joe Morgan, Eddie Milner, Randy Myers
Football: Pete Johnson, James Brooks, Norman Esiason
Hockey: Stoo Grimson
Basketball: Danny Manning
Porn: Traci Lords

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

Baseball: Joe Carter. Robin Yount, Brett Butler
Football: Keith Byars, Bernie Kosar, Kevin Mack, Ozzie Newsome, Hanford Dixon
Basketball: Larry Nance, Mark Price, Patrick Ewing

 

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[BuckNutty]

why'd you post a Baseball card? Couln't you find a better picture for the Rocket?

Tibs pretty much nailed it. I grew up in Massachusetts and liked Clemens when he was on the Red Sox. That picture was the first one I found.