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re: Most well known athlete - alumnus?
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:04 am to VADawg
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:04 am to VADawg
You might be right, but I didn't interpret the question in the OP that way. He simply asked who is the most well-known athlete from that school, not which athlete is most associated with that school (would most definitely be Herschel in that case).
How many casual fans know that Charles went to Auburn, or Spieth went to Texas, or that The Rock went to Miami?
How many casual fans know that Charles went to Auburn, or Spieth went to Texas, or that The Rock went to Miami?
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Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:07 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Smush Parker - Fordham
vince lombardi
vin scully
michael kay
pj carlesimo
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:09 am to Lester Earl
Agree to disagree I guess
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:10 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
Bear Bryant
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:12 am to Cowboyfan89
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Spieth!?!?! What an idiot. If you stopped 100 people on the street in any other city not named Austin, more than half wouldn't know who he is. Guaran-damn-teed.
Woof
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:12 am to tiderider
pistol pete
Lew Alcindor
Prime Time
Lew Alcindor
Prime Time
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:18 am to Quarterite
Well, Miles was meant more as a joke.
Brady would definitely be a good one. Michigan is one of those schools that you could probably name several from.
But for what I consider an Alumni (someone who actually graduated), Tom Brady would probsbly be the most well known.
If Disney doesn't make a movie out of him one day, they missed a boat load of money. His story is just crazy.
Brady would definitely be a good one. Michigan is one of those schools that you could probably name several from.
But for what I consider an Alumni (someone who actually graduated), Tom Brady would probsbly be the most well known.
If Disney doesn't make a movie out of him one day, they missed a boat load of money. His story is just crazy.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:38 am to Cowboyfan89
Ole Miss - Archie Manning
NCSU - David Thompson
UVA - Ralph Sampson
UK - Pat Riley
Wake Forest - Tim Duncan and Chris Paul
Duke - Bilas and Laettner
NCSU - David Thompson
UVA - Ralph Sampson
UK - Pat Riley
Wake Forest - Tim Duncan and Chris Paul
Duke - Bilas and Laettner
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:56 am to sms151t
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OU
Sam Brdford
Billy Sims (damn good sauce he makes also)
Steve Dr Death Williams
You're forgetting someone
Posted on 4/6/17 at 10:59 am to Grandioso
Roger Clemens - Texas
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:02 am to TarHeel408
Would Ralph Sampson be more well known than Tiki Barber these days for UVA?
For WVU would it not be Jerry West? He still seems well known.
As for VT...has to be Vick...20 years ago, Bruce Smith. But basketball nerds would know Ken Pomeroy
For WVU would it not be Jerry West? He still seems well known.
As for VT...has to be Vick...20 years ago, Bruce Smith. But basketball nerds would know Ken Pomeroy
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:08 am to Grandioso
Bo Jackson or Tim Cook for AU.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:12 am to Grandioso
Robert Parish Centenary
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:13 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Agree to disagree I guess
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:16 am to Quarterite
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quote: Michigan- Les Miles (lmao!) Um, Tom Brady?
Gerald Ford
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:46 am to T
Oh right, I always forget he was a center on the football team. He could be more famous than Brady...
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:50 am to jrtplaya21
Auburn I always used to assume it was Bo, but with Bo's heyday further and further in the past, plus Charles Barkley's continued popularity as a broadcaster you could argue him. And Cam actually is a decent argument as well.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 11:52 am to Grandioso
Illinois has a conundrum...???
Red Grange (most famous football player of the 1st half of the 20th century)
Dick Butkus
George Halas - (Papa Bear, father of the NFL)
???
Red Grange (most famous football player of the 1st half of the 20th century)
Dick Butkus
George Halas - (Papa Bear, father of the NFL)
???
This post was edited on 4/6/17 at 11:53 am
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:04 pm to VinegarStrokes
quote:
You might be right, but I didn't interpret the question in the OP that way. He simply asked who is the most well-known athlete from that school, not which athlete is most associated with that school (would most definitely be Herschel in that case). How many casual fans know that Charles went to Auburn, or Spieth went to Texas, or that The Rock went to Miami?
It depends how you interpret the OP. I understand it to be which athlete is synonymous with the university they attended.
Vince Young - Texas
Reggie Bush - USC
Herschel - UGA
Bo Jackson - Auburn
etc.
If the OP is asking who is the most famous athlete that went to a particular university, that changes some, but not all, of the answers.
Posted on 4/6/17 at 12:10 pm to slackster
OSU--Jack Nicklaus (although he was a few credit hours short of graduating)
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