Randall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Maryland: Cal Ripken(from&played in MD) Babe Ruth(from MD) Johnny Unitas(played in MD) Michael Phelps(from MD) How about Raymond Berry and Sugar Ray Leonard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Georgia (All Born in Georgia) Baseball - Hank Aaron Football - Jim Brown Basketball - "Pistol" Pete Maravich NASCAR - Bill Elliott Honorable Mention - Jackie Robinson, Dominique Wilkins, Fran Tarkenton, Ty Cobb and Bobby Jones Got to change your BB. Don't care where he was born, Louisiana claims Pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Off the top of my head (I have a feeling I'm going to miss somebody).... Played/Coached in MN: Bud Grant - Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at Minnesota. Played in the NFL and the NBA. NFL coach of the year in 1969 and led the Vikings to 4 SB's. Harmon Killebrew - HOF'er for the Twins and currently 9th on the all-time HR list. Kirby Puckett - HOF'er for the Twins, 10 All Stars, 2 World Championships, 6 Gold Gloves, 1 AL MVP and 1 All-Star MVP. I've also named the coolest cat ever (and I normally don't like cats much) after him. Kevin Garnett - 12 All Stars, 1 MVP, 1 All-Star MVP. Also, one NBA championship and one NBA DPOY with the Celtics. Honorable mention: Rod Carew, Mychal Thompson. Born in MN: Herb Brooks - Played on the USA Olympic Hockey teams in 1964 and 1968. Coached the 1980 team and led them to the "Miracle on Ice" gold medal. Kevin McHale - 3-time NBA champion, 7-time all-star, member of the 50-year anniversary all-NBA team. Paul Molitor - 1993 WS MVP, 7 all-stars, MLB HOF'er who played 21 seasons. Dave Winfield - One of two people in history to be drafted by the NBA, NFL, and MLB. 12-time all-star and 7-time gold glove winner, 1 WS championship. Edited January 27, 2009 by Gopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Louisiana has a lot. Marshall Faulk Bert Jones (one of my favorites) Karl Malone rshall Faulk Mel Blount Lou Brock Terry Bradshaw Rickey Jackson Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning Shaq Willis Reed Bill Russell Edited January 27, 2009 by Randall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Louisiana has a lot. Marshall Faulk Bert Jones (one of my favorites) Karl Malone rshall Faulk Mel Blount Lou Brock Terry Bradshaw Rickey Jackson Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning Shaq Willis Reed Bill Russell What? No Fridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Jim Brown, Syracuse, football and the best lacrosse player that ever lived. I bet you the Gait brothers would have something to say about that. My 4... Hockey - Messier (Richter/Leetch) Football - LT (Namath/E Davis/Manning ) Basketball - Ewing (Frazier) Baseball - Ruth (to many worthy alternates to mention) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) From which end of the state? I'll try Pennsylvania(swammi did it already, but I'll do mine), they might be biased for western PA, but it's hard to argue with at least 3 of my 4: All Played in PA: NBA- Dr. J MBL- Roberto Clemente Hockey- Mario Lemieux Football(being that I can't single out just one Steeler player from the glory years, I'll go College) - Dan Marino Edited January 27, 2009 by jaxfactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAYER Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Louisiana has a lot. Marshall Faulk Bert Jones (one of my favorites) Karl Malone rshall Faulk Mel Blount Lou Brock Terry Bradshaw Rickey Jackson Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning Shaq Willis Reed Bill Russell Rusty Staub Ron Guidry Will Clark Bob Petit Doug Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Off the top of my head (I have a feeling I'm going to miss somebody).... Played/Coached in MN: Bud Grant - Lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at Minnesota. Played in the NFL and the NBA. NFL coach of the year in 1969 and led the Vikings to 4 SB's. Harmon Killebrew - HOF'er for the Twins and currently 9th on the all-time HR list. Kirby Puckett - HOF'er for the Twins, 10 All Stars, 2 World Championships, 6 Gold Gloves, 1 AL MVP and 1 All-Star MVP. I've also named the coolest cat ever (and I normally don't like cats much) after him. Kevin Garnett - 12 All Stars, 1 MVP, 1 All-Star MVP. Also, one NBA championship and one NBA DPOY with the Celtics. Honorable mention: Rod Carew, Mychal Thompson. Born in MN: Herb Brooks - Played on the USA Olympic Hockey teams in 1964 and 1968. Coached the 1980 team and led them to the "Miracle on Ice" gold medal. Kevin McHale - 3-time NBA champion, 7-time all-star, member of the 50-year anniversary all-NBA team. Paul Molitor - 1993 WS MVP, 7 all-stars, MLB HOF'er who played 21 seasons. Dave Winfield - One of two people in history to be drafted by the NBA, NFL, and MLB. 12-time all-star and 7-time gold glove winner, 1 WS championship. Pretty good choices... Honarable Mention: Bronko Nagurski (you can call him a Minnesotean - lived here all his life), Kent Hrbek, John Mariucci, Neal Broten... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Pretty good choices... Kent Hrbek I'm not from anywhere but that was the first thing I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Pretty good choices... Honarable Mention: Bronko Nagurski (you can call him a Minnesotean - lived here all his life), Kent Hrbek, John Mariucci, Neal Broten... Surprised Jack Morris wasn't mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Babe Didrikson Kevin VanDam Earl Campbell Pete Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Kansas (off the top of my head); Barry Sanders Jim Ryun (first to break a four minute mile) Al Oeter (only Olympian to win gold medals in four consecutive Olympics -- discus) Walter Johnson (probably the most dominant pitcher ever to live) ...college hoops coaches... Dr. James Naismith Phog Allen Dean Smith Adoph Rupp Larry Brown Bill Guthridge Roy Williams BIll Self ...and a gigantic number of others... ...the who's-who of college hoops coaches begins and ends in Kansas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Washington Hugh McElhenney Don James Steve Largent Ken Griffey Jr. Honorable mention-Fred Couples At first I thought this topic was global. Who would be the biggest four athletes ever? My 4 Babe Ali Jordan Reggie Williams Honorable mention--Tiger Woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Washington Hugh McElhenney Don James Steve Largent Ken Griffey Jr. Honorable mention-Fred Couples At first I thought this topic was global. Who would be the biggest four athletes ever? My 4 Babe Ali Jordan Reggie Williams Honorable mention--Tiger Woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 From Natick MA Doug Flutie Jay Miller - Bruins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Washington At first I thought this topic was global. Who would be the biggest four high school athletes ever? My 4 Babe Ali Jordan Reggie Williams Honorable mention--Tiger Woods You forgot Ryan Leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I bet you the Gait brothers would have something to say about that. My 4... Hockey - Messier (Richter/Leetch) Football - LT (Namath/E Davis/Manning ) Basketball - Ewing (Frazier) Baseball - Ruth (to many worthy alternates to mention) OK.... the best lacrosse player the world ever saw, hands down previous to the Gait Bros..... in his era, he was sooooo much better than any other player, it becomes one of those "era" debates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote Quimby2 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Louisiana has a lot. Marshall Faulk Bert Jones (one of my favorites) Karl Malone rshall Faulk Mel Blount Lou Brock Terry Bradshaw Rickey Jackson Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning Shaq Willis Reed Bill Russell Warrick Dunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 What? No Fridge? He was from South Carolina and played at Clemson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Pat!!! Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 New Hampshire is tough, born in's only... Carlton Fisk - HOF Red Sox/ White Sox Catcher Bode Miller - US Olympic Skiier, 2 Silvers Mike Flanagan - CY Yound Award winner, Baltimore Orioles Triple H ( ) - WWF (WWE?, Whatever the hell it's called) wrestler Honorable Mention: Cris Carpenter - CY Young Award winner, St. Louis Cardinals Matt Bonner - NBA Champ with San Antonio Spurs, 06-07 If you include played here: at UNH: Jerry Azumah (ftbl), Ty Conklin (hcky), Andy Brickley (hcky), Jason Krog (hcky), Dartmouth: Jay Fiedler (ftbl), Other: Bobby Bonilla (played minor league ball w/ Nashua Pirates, 1984) Ok, I'm reaching, but NH is a small state!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) He was from South Carolina and played at Clemson. Hmm, then he must live there now. There is a connection, trust me... I'm just too sleepy to figure it out. My wife knows absolutely nothing about sports, but when she throws out a snippet of sports information, it has to be true... she doesn't have the ammunition to make it up. (FWIW, Glenn Dorsey went to my wife's hometown HS... ) Edited January 29, 2009 by darin3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Ted Williams Bobby Orr Bill Russell Tom Brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Kurt Warner Dan Gabel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat2334 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Washington Hugh McElhenney Don James Steve Largent Ken Griffey Jr. Honorable mention-Fred Couples dood- I know your not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but you missed a few....... John Stockton -born Elgin Baylor - Seattle U Ryne Sandberg - born Warren Moon - UW, Seahawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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