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re: What big time MLB players bypassed alternate sports scholarships

Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:17 am to
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:17 am to
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Wasn't Adam Dunn a legit QB coming out of hs or am I thinking of someone else?
scholarship offer to Texas to play QB and actually redshirted behind Major Applewhite
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:25 am to
Chris Weinke bypassed college football, then came back, and won a Heisman.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:45 am to
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Wasn't Crawford 1st team all-state in all 3 sports in high school?

In the state of Texas no less.


Danny Ainge laughs at this....he was first team ALL-AMERICAN in all 3 sports!
Posted by KBeezy
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2004
13529 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:53 am to
Frank Thomas was part of the recruiting class with Bo Jackson at auburn for football I believe

I mean I know he played football there, but I think it was the same year Bo came In
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 9/1/11 at 12:54 am to
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Danny Ainge laughs at this....he was first team ALL-AMERICAN in all 3 sports!

Dave Winfield was drafted to play in the MLB, ABA, NBA and NFL.

Dave wins.
Posted by I Bleed Garnet
Cullman, AL
Member since Jul 2011
54846 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 1:02 am to
Bo was Drafted in spring of 86.

Frank Thomas first year at Auburn was fall of 86.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92877 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 1:18 am to
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Dave Winfield was drafted to play in the MLB, ABA, NBA and NFL.



Ainge won college basketballs player of the year one year AFTER he hit his first MLB home run at age 20. He also could have easily made it to the NFL and is currently good enough to play in the PGA, and has been for 25 years. Ainge could have been a millionaire from any of 4 different sports. Ainge > Winfield.
Posted by mametoo
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
3220 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 6:52 am to
Notre Dame wanted Albert Belle to play football for them.
Posted by Simplemaaan
Member since Sep 2007
3844 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 6:54 am to
Jeter was going to Michigan to play QB i think.
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2005
73181 posts
Posted on 9/1/11 at 7:34 am to
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actually redshirted behind Major Applewhite
I always wondered why every time I looked up Adam Dunn's stat's it listed Texas as his college
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