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re: Could Jim Thorpe have played professional sports if he was 25 today?

Posted on 2/16/14 at 12:58 pm to
Posted by MontyFranklyn
T-Town
Member since Jan 2012
23835 posts
Posted on 2/16/14 at 12:58 pm to
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No blacks, so he wasn't any good? Really?
Well looking at how influx of minorities in every professional sport but hockey has changed the dynamics of the games, it is safe to assume that if he faced the competition of blacks he wouldn't have looked so good. For instance before blacks played in the majors everyone thought that the Babe was the greatest player ever, now everyone thinks Hank or Barry Bonds is. Same with football. Before blacks it was some random guy, now its Ray Lewis or whomever. Just saying
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
34961 posts
Posted on 2/16/14 at 1:40 pm to
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Just saying


Well, stop it.
Posted by Wayne Campbell
Aurora, IL
Member since Oct 2011
6415 posts
Posted on 2/16/14 at 2:01 pm to
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For instance before blacks played in the majors everyone thought that the Babe was the greatest player ever, now everyone thinks Hank or Barry Bonds is.


Plenty of people still think Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball ever. I'd be willing to bet more people think he's the best than think Bonds is the best.

Hell, you could probably find as many people who think Griffey is better than Bonds.
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