Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Tiger Woods 6'1" 185 lbs, now 31 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 74 tournaments, 54 of those on the PGA TOUR, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999, 2000 and 2006 PGA Championships, 2000 and 2002 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 British Open Championships. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first ever to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA TOUR, and is the career money list leader Could Tiger Woods (arguably the best athlete on the planet) have played in the NFL had he decided to play football instead of golf? Check this out: Edited January 26, 2007 by Rockerbraves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Calling him the best athlete on the planet is an insult to athletes. He's definately the best golfer on the planet, but athlete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Tiger Woods 6'1" 185 lbs, now 31 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 74 tournaments, 54 of those on the PGA TOUR, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999, 2000 and 2006 PGA Championships, 2000 and 2002 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 British Open Championships. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first ever to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA TOUR, and is the career money list leader Could Tiger Woods (arguably the best athlete on the planet) have played in the NFL had he decided to play football instead of golf? Check this out: No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Calling him the best athlete on the planet is an insult to athletes. He's definately the best golfer on the planet, but athlete? Please grace us with your definition of "athletes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Tiger Woods (arguably the best athlete on the planet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 Please grace us with your definition of "athletes". an individual who has been identified through competitive achievement as having the skill, ability and interest in competing at the national and international level and who intensively trains year-round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Please grace us with your definition of "athletes". I wonder how well he'd play after getting hit by Urlacher a few times. Stick with golf Tiger. Shaq would have made a great tight end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Please grace us with your definition of "athletes". I would think the general consensus would be something that relies more on the physical aspect of the sport then the mental and mechanics of it..Id say Bo Jackson was a better athlete then Earl Anthony.. edit to add: not taking anything away from Tiger..The guy is a great athlete butbest in the world is a little much.. Edited January 26, 2007 by whomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Greatest athlete - no Greatest athlete wife - possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Please grace us with your definition of "athletes". Put Tiger in any other sport or athletic competition & see how he fares. Nothing against Tiger, he's just not what I would consider the greatest athlete today. Edited January 26, 2007 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 I wonder how well he'd play after getting hit by Urlacher a few times. Stick with golf Tiger. Shaq would have made a great tight end. Many high school football coaches I know have told me that Glen "Baby" Davis from LSU would be a first or second round pick in the NFL if he ever decides to give up basketball. Big Baby played HS football up until his junior year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I really don't see how this post has any meaning. If it was a great basketball or maybe even baseball player ya. But Golf? You wanna put Tennis in there with Roger Federer? This is pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Many high school football coaches I know have told me that Glen "Baby" Davis from LSU would be a first or second round pick in the NFL if he ever decides to give up basketball. Big Baby played HS football up until his junior year. What position/s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Federer could beat shaq on the greens though and woods could beat me at chess so I think that clarifies things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebdog Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 what's his 40 time? what can he bench? what's his wonderlic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 What position/s? At 6'9" 290lbs Big Baby would likely be drafted as an offensive lineman although he played tailback in HS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepinmofo Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) I thought this guy was the best athlete on the planet.... ETA - No way in he11 Tiger is the best athlete. Yeah he can swing a club, but does that make him an athlete? No. Thats like saying Takiro Kobeyashi is the best athlete because he can swallow 429,637 hot dogs in under 15 minutes. Edited January 26, 2007 by peepinmofo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 I really don't see how this post has any meaning. If it was a great basketball or maybe even baseball player ya. But Golf? You wanna put Tennis in there with Roger Federer? This is pointless. Just because an athlete selects golf, tennis or even nascar racing does not mean they couldn't play football. Tiger is physically in shape unlike the Walrus types you sometimes see on tour. That's one reason why he is able to travel across the world and still compete at the highest level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Let's see Urlacher beat Tiger at golf. Is this guy more of an atlhete than Tiger because he can bench 400 lbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 At 6'9" 290lbs Big Baby would likely be drafted as an offensive lineman although he played tailback in HS. At 6'-9" and "only" 290 lbs, Davis would get killed on the O-line. TE would be an awfully intriguing spot for him, especially given his basketball background & success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMRogers Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Think we're generalizing on this too much - just looking at Tiger and the strength, motor skills, and work ethic he posseses, I'd give him a shot at succeeding at a high level in a "real" sport. Football ? Maybe - football's an odd one in that the diff. positions require such different strengths and skills. But if Earl had raised him as a quarterback instead of a golfer, not sure I would have bet against him being in the NFL right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 At 6'-9" and "only" 290 lbs, Davis would get killed on the O-line. TE would be an awfully intriguing spot for him, especially given his basketball background & success. You must not know much about Big Baby. He's always struggled with his weight and devoted himself this offseason to lose weight in hopes it will help his endurance. Give him a month and he could put on as much weight as any strength coach wanted and he would enjoy each and every bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Tiger Woods 6'1" 185 lbs, now 31 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 74 tournaments, 54 of those on the PGA TOUR, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters Tournaments, 1999, 2000 and 2006 PGA Championships, 2000 and 2002 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 British Open Championships. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first ever to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA TOUR, and is the career money list leader Could Tiger Woods (arguably the best athlete on the planet) have played in the NFL had he decided to play football instead of golf? Check this out: Sorry Rocker, but, this thread is downright silly. Can Tiger Woods play football, I have absolutely no idea, but, we certainly shouldn't assume that he could because he is good at golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Let's see Urlacher beat Tiger at golf. Is this guy more of an atlhete than Tiger because he can bench 400 lbs? I don't think that guy can bench 400 lbs. Eat 400 white castles? Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Bo Jackson was the best there ever was. Ricky Williams was a great athlete, Deon Sanders was a great athlete. Heck, even Michael Vick is a great athlete (with no brain). Tiger couldn't hold any of these guys jocks, and probably doesn't know how to put one on. He is a great golfer, but that doesn't necessarily translate into a great athlete. Heck Craig Stadler was a pretty good golfer back in the day, and nobody ever confused him with an athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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