re: Mount Rushmore of American athletes

Posted by ThatTahoeOverThere

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 9:27 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Ty Cobb
Larry Bird
Jack Nicklaus
Mac McClung

Posted by cbree88

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 9:28 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Awful list

Posted by nitwit

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:00 am to cbree88

For those listing Gretzky, that is an arguable choice. Hockey requires a lot of athleticism and Gretzky hammered all the scoring records.
However, if one slot goes to a hockey player, i would argue for Bobby Orr.
Orr set the record for scoring and did it while playing as defenseman. And he was eight years in a row MV Defenseman while setting scoring records and winning two MVPs overall. That's kinda like winning the Cy Young and the batting title in the same year, while setting a record batting.
Orr was injured and inducted into the NHL HOF at AGE THIRTY ONE..

Posted by HogPharmer

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:06 am to Violent Hip Swivel

If Joey Chestnut doesn't make the list then said list is shite.

Posted by Cuz413

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:10 am to Rob Perillo

Posted by Dairy Sanders

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 10:29 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Ruth, Jordan, Joe Montana/Roger Staubach/Johnny Unitas/Peyton Manning, and Michael Phelps.

Posted by theunknownknight

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:38 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Kobe
Will Clark

The end

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Posted by madmaxvol

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:39 am to Sunnyvale

quote:
4 Pages in and no Joey Chestnut?

Don't be stupid. Joey Chestnut deserves his own monument...he shouldn't have to share it with anyone else.

Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:39 am to theunknownknight

Gretzky is a Canuck

This post was edited on 6/21/24 at 11:40 am

Posted by magildachunks

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:41 am to theunknownknight

To be inclusive, we should nominate a woman to go on there.

I nominate Caitlyn Jenner: Decathlon Winner

Posted by TheSHU

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:42 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Jordan
Brady
Woods
Serena

Posted by KennabraTiger

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:52 am to FlagLake

quote:
Secretariat

A fricking horse? No

Posted by BabyTac

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 11:57 am to Violent Hip Swivel

Matthieu
Faulk
Cannon
Jayden

Honerable mention:
Burrow

Posted by KennabraTiger

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:05 pm to BabyTac

Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:25 pm to KennabraTiger

I'm not sure how anyone can leave Jesse Owens off of this list and that isn't the Buckeye in me talking.

Posted by PetermanFanClub

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Posted on 6/21/24 at 12:37 pm to WaydownSouth

Why all the man love for Woods? He has 3 fewer majors than Nicklaus.

3 locks are Jordan, Ruth and Brady.
I want to go Hank Aaron or Willie Mays for #4.