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re: Great Athletes We May Not Have Seen the Best Of

Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:17 pm to
Posted by keakdasneak
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:17 pm to
Maybe not in the same conversation as the people listed but I would have liked to see what Randy Livingston would have been.
Posted by TT9
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:19 pm to
Len Bias

Hank Gathers
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:20 pm to
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He was great, but you dont see him on the top of many stats,


YUP. he won 5 STRAIGHT E.R.A TITLES. Won't EVER happen again. Not in this day and age.
Posted by WILDTURKEYisgood
Madisonville
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:20 pm to
Sean Taylor
Posted by KillianRussell
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:20 pm to
Tony Colignario
A young star that never recovered from a bean ball
Posted by Amadeo
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:22 pm to
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Great Athletes We May Not Have Seen the Best Of


Usain Bolt
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:22 pm to
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Hank Gathers


I forgot about him.

The dude would have been an AWESOME pro at the time he would have come into the league.
Posted by BDtiger5
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:22 pm to
Cecil the diesel Collins. Sorry I had to say it
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:23 pm to
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Tony Colignario
A young star that never recovered from a bean ball



YUP. If he had NOT had that happen, and was able to stay IN Boston and Healthy. he could have hit 500 HR'S EASY.
Posted by Zamoro10
Member since Jul 2008
14743 posts
Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:24 pm to
Bill Walton hit his peak, dominated right away...but then his bones dissolved.

He's one of those players - if he stays healthy? Top 5 center of all time.

Dominated at UCLA..
1977 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player .¤.¤. Only Blazers player to be named NBA Most Valuable Player (1977-1978)

In five seasons with Portland, Walton played in 209 of a possible 410 regular season games.

"Bill really only played a year, year-and-a-half," said Blazers legend, and Walton's close friend Maurice Lucas.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:25 pm to
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Cecil the diesel Collins. Sorry I had to say it



NAW. One great game against a bad AU team does not impress me.
Posted by bobbyray21
Member since Sep 2009
9490 posts
Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:25 pm to
Ali -- He was still improving in 1967. When he came back in 1971 he had lost speed that he was never able to regain.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:26 pm to
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Bill Walton hit his peak, dominated right away...but then his bones dissolved.

He's one of those players - if he stays healthy? Top 5 center of all time.



I will agree with all this.
Posted by KillianRussell
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:28 pm to
After three years with the Bengals all-pro DT Mike Reid quit football to become a songwriter
Posted by BLIZZAKE7
BRLA
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:30 pm to
Wally Pontiff
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:35 pm to
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After three years with the Bengals all-pro DT Mike Reid quit football to become a songwriter




Yup. I was like WTF??????????
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:37 pm to
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Ali -- He was still improving in 1967. When he came back in 1971 he had lost speed that he was never able to regain.


But that was 5 years. Most Fighters would have gone through the same thing. I still think he did pretty well after this though.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:38 pm to
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NAW. One great game against a bad AU team does not impress me.


He was starting in the NFL
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:39 pm to
Pete Maravich

Knee injury derailed a promising NBA career.
Posted by snake23
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:39 pm to
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