• New here? Register here now for access to all the forums, download game torrents, private messages, polls, Sportsbook, etc. Plus, stay connected and follow BP on Instagram @buckeyeplanet and Facebook.

Sports idols growing up (Mega-Merge)

Jump to latest Follow Reply
plum diamonds buckeye planet
Sort by date Sort by votes
Pro Football: Ken Anderson
Pro Baseball: Joe Morgan
Pro Basketball: Bird and Magic
College Football: Archie Griffin, Art Schlichter (before the gambling)
College Basketball: Herb Williams

If coaches count, then Woody Hayes would be my biggest sports idol growing up. I practically worshipped the guy when I was a kid.

JT is my hero now, along with most of the players since I follow the team much more closely than I used to.
 
Upvote 0
College: Keith Byars, Tim Spencer, Chris Spielman, Pepper Johnson, Marcus Dupree
Pro: Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Franco, Sweetness, Fran Tarkenton, Ahmad Rashad, Jim Marshall, Paul Kraus, Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett (Sorry you had to be on the same team as Jackie Smith and I ended up having to hate you)
NBA Basketball: Doctor J
College Basketball: Jordan, Clyde the Glide, Akeem and all of Phi Slamma Jamma, Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd
Auto Racing: Rick Mears
Baseball: Chicken Wing (Joe Morgan), Steve Carlton, Reggie, Thurman Munson, JR Richard, Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt
Hockey: The Great One.
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
idols

I have to admit, after reading these lists, ScriptOhio, I envy you. Not b/c you are old enough to have seen those guys play :wink2: , but b/c of the times you grew up in. I cant imagine growing up in the 50/60s. Baseball and football were at its purest forms, life was simple. It had o be great to be a kid in those times...except for the AJ Foyt reference...:tongue2:

As for me, I idolized 1)Michael Jordan 2)Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith, Pete Rose, Montana and Rice, Walter Payton, Magic and Bird.

As far as guys I loved, followed and didn't miss a game

Baseball: Junior, Dale Murphy, Ozzie Guillen, Don Mattingly, Daryl Starwberry and Doc Gooden (pre-cocaine and arrests) Roberto Alomar (smooth) Lenny "nails" Dykstra, Mark McGwire, Benito Santiago(loved watching him throw)

Basketball: Pro and College--MJ, Magic, Bird, Dominique, Bernard King, Worthy, Burson, Chris Jent, JJ, Bias, Rex Chapman, Barkley

FB: Pro and College--Rice, Montana, Young, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, Dan Marino, Art Monk, LT, Eric Dickerson, Sweetness, Barry Sanders, Elway, Herman Moore, Favre, Cunningham, Marcus Allen, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, Prime Time,


And for a wild card----Mike Tyson.
 
Upvote 0
FAVORITE PLAYER (Any sport) GROWING UP: Don Mattingly, hands down.

1. BASEBALL: 1. Mattingly, 2. Dave Winfield, 3. Rickey Henderson

2. FOOTBALL: 1. Jim McMahon, 2. Mike Singletary, 3. Walter Payton

3. HOCKEY: 1. John Vanbiesbrouck, 2. Ron Duguay

4. BASKETBALL: 1. Larry Bird
 
Upvote 0
Walter Payton
Ozzie Newsome
Keith Byars
Eddie George
Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Isaiah Thomas
Mark Price
Jim Jackson
Jason Kidd (until he beat his wife)
Katie Smith
Brook Jacoby
Ricky Henderson
Paine Stewart
Jack Nicklaus
 
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top