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When I was a little kid, needless to say, I was witness to the greatest football team of all time....you know, the one that won all the Lomardi's. 
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Larry Bird
Willie Stargell
Freddie Patek
Phil Ford
Randy White
Fred Patek? Really?
Chuck Foreman
Leroy Kelly
Brian SIpe
Carl Yastrzemski
Vada Pinson
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Jim Brewer
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That Reds' team had an awesome starting lineup.
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Ah, I forgot John McEnroe, although I was 13 or so when I started watching him, so I don't know if that age qualifies as being a "little kid".
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I would pay good money for an excellent color reproduction of that,....
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I would pay good money for an excellent color reproduction of that,....
Yeah, when I found it on the image search I said "Wow!"
455 bucks........
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Great chemistry, great coach in Sparky Anderson.
One of my other sports heroes as a kid was Muhammad Ali.
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I would pay good money for an excellent color reproduction of that,....
Yeah, when I found it on the image search I said "Wow!"
455 bucks........
That's probably a good price for the real thing; I wouldn't pay that for a "repro." I have a good color printer -- think I can download it, or is it protected somehow ?? (I am NOT good at computer crap,...)
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Wanted to be Brooks...I was a lefty! 
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Baseball: Roberto Clemente. Most complete player I ever watched.
Basketball: Walt Frazier. Calm, smooth, cat-like. Great leader of great Knicks teams.
Football: I have three:
1. Johnny Unitas: Greatest QB to ever play the game. Very intelligent who could
make all the throws. Great in the clutch.
2. Gale Sayers. Best cuts ever, but he didn't last long. I also really liked:
3. Brian Sipe. Underdog who came in and got the job done despite not having much size or a big gun. He was very intelligent, very tough, and had "it."
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
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He was a great third baseman! A little before my time, but his highlight reel defensive plays are incredible.
I love great defence, what a shame baseball turned into a power game. No one cares anymore about stealing bases, moving runners along, playing 'small-ball''.
I must be getting old.
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Baseball: Roberto Clemente. Most complete player I ever watched.
Basketball: Walt Frazier. Calm, smooth, cat-like. Great leader of great Knicks teams.
Football: I have three:
1. Johnny Unitas: Greatest QB to ever play the game. Very intelligent who could
make all the throws. Great in the clutch.
2. Gale Sayers. Best cuts ever, but he didn't last long. I also really liked:
3. Brian Sipe. Underdog who came in and got the job done despite not having much size or a big gun. He was very intelligent, very tough, and had "it."
Great picks!
I tell you, watching Sayers run is like nothing else! Outstanding! Maybe I'm just way too nostalgic, but gimme the old days any day!
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Chris Sabo
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He was a great third baseman! A little before my time, but his highlight reel defensive plays are incredible.
I love great defence, what a shame baseball turned into a power game. No one cares anymore about stealing bases, moving runners along, playing 'small-ball''.
I must be getting old.
I see it more as a description of Wedgie,.... 
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Thanks for the props,...BTW.
Don't remember much of Costello or Parrish, but I do have all of their football cards.
I got to meet Groza at a charity banquet,...he got a big charge out of explaining how his Army outfit was the reason the Marines were able to take Okinawa during WW II.
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Yeah, it was a lot more fun back then. It wasn't as commercialized and you didn't hear crap like a coach can't relate to his players. *L* Can you imagine if a player would have said that then?
Sayers only lasted about six years. The Kansas Comet had moves like Barry Sanders, but Sayers' moves were more graceful. Do you remember the skit Bill Cosby did about Sayers breaking in half. LOL. In Sayers' book, I Am Third, they put in a picture of him "splitting in two," and mentioned Cosby's name. It was cool.
Do you remember much about Clemente? He was the first guy I watched who would throw runners out from right field when they rounded first base after a single. Man, he had a gun. And he could hit line drives in his sleep. His base running was also very good. He always took the extra base and the SS/2B-man better watch their jewels when trying to turn a double play.
The one story I love about Sipe is when they were playing the Steelers and Sipe gets flushed out of the pocket.....rolls a bit to the right........rolls some more, buying time......and then throws a pass for a first down right before getting clobbered by Jack Lambert. Lambert just buries Sipe and Harry Holt and Cody Reison get Lambert on the ground on the Browns' sidelines and work him over. Lambert walks back across the field like he had something wedged in his butt. After the game, Lambert had some praise for Sipe. He said he knew Sipe would hold the ball until the last possible second and that Sipe knew Lambert was going to try and kill him. He says that is why I like the guy. *L*
And you know what...........that was what those games were all about. They tried killing each other, but they actually respected each other. It made the rivalry what it was. Two tough teams beating the crap outta each other and gaining a respect for each other that was known, if not spoken.
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Your last paragraph about the respect is spot on and one reason pro sports dosn't hold the fascination it did on me as a kid!
Sayers was in a word...fluid. He cut left and right without a jerking motion like he was rubber! Most memorable was when he would hurdle the defender! Peyton and Sanders came close, Peterson is still young and might also be close, but nobody runs like Sayers!
I have a Kellogs 3D Clemente card, it was a prize out of Frosted Flakes that every kid on the block sought! We ate Frosted Flakes until we popped to get
those 3D cards and especially Clemente's! I got that card about the same year he died. I remeber doing a book report in school on him also with the shiney, 3d card as the crown jewel of the cover! Still have it and hold it in
high regard to this day!
My gosh, this stuff can make a guy nearly shed a tear. I'm sure some understand that...
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Favorites:
College Basketball
Donyell Marshall (no i'm not a cavs fan, but I'm a huge Conn fan and Donyell made me love the Huskies. He's not afraid of his jumper now and he certainly wasn't afraid in college)
College Football
Michael Bishop - He was the king of the running QB at Kansas State. Guy was the freakin man, and surprisingly Kansas State got a lot of national TV that year
Pro Football
Wayne Cherbet - Prime time young years Browns were gone. I get to see Wayne Cherbet and that little guy had a whole lotta heart
Wrestling
Shawn Michaels, probably biggest impact maker on my life. "Changed" my name to Sean for a few of my young years because of that man. And that was when he was a heel.
A lot of time I just don't go for the "really good" players for whatever reason. Those guys were exciting though. Bishop made every game interesting, Cherbet caught the ball as good as anyone and was fearless, and Marshall made UConn one of the best in the Big East and he was their offense.
I'm only 22 though, and I will say now my fav players are KW2, Everyone on the Celtics (how can you have a fav player when your team is so damn good: although if i'm picking one it's gotta prob now be KG), and prob Torry Holt, all he does is catch ball after ball: no bs
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Good post. I too, look back on that era fondly.
I do want to say something else, because it has been bugging me. I may have made an error in my retelling of the story I related about Sipe and Lambert. While I know for sure that Holt, who was a TE and I believe wore # 81, was involved, I am not so sure about Cody Reison. It may have been Doug Dieken. It's bugging the hell out of me. If anyone else remembers that story........who was it that was stomping on Lambert along w/Holt........Deiken or Cody?
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Mickey Mantle. I was too young to realize how much I hated the Yankees. But "The Mick" was the best.
Rocky Colavito. Every kid in the neighborhood wanted to be Rocky. Worst day ever was when he got traded.
Jim Brown. It was a privilege to live in Cleveland and watch him play up close.
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The one story I love about Sipe is when they were playing the Steelers and Sipe gets flushed out of the pocket.....rolls a bit to the right........rolls some more, buying time......and then throws a pass for a first down right before getting clobbered by Jack Lambert. Lambert just buries Sipe and Harry Holt and Cody Reison get Lambert on the ground on the Browns' sidelines and work him over. Lambert walks back across the field like he had something wedged in his butt. After the game, Lambert had some praise for Sipe. He said he knew Sipe would hold the ball until the last possible second and that Sipe knew Lambert was going to try and kill him. He says that is why I like the guy. *L*
I too remember that play. I believe Lambert was ejected after that hit. I also think that he was upset (can't say the 'p' word) because Sipe was leaving the NFL for the New Jersey Generals.
As for Frazier, I tried to model my basketball game after him. Great defensive player, quiet and cool on the floor. I was a bit more flamboyant on offense though (one on one champ of varsity I was).
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Vers I believe it was Neither Cody or Doug. If my tired old memory still works, it was Henry Sheppard.
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I was a fairly big Jaguars fan for the longest time when growing up... I don't know why either... I guess you could call them my 2nd-3rd favorite team (Packers other 2nd-3rd fav team).
Which reminds me
Add these guys to the List:
Jimmy Smith
Keenan McCardell
Tony Boselli
Fred Taylor
Reggie White
Antonio Freeman
Dorsey Levens
Marvin Harrison
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Leroy Kelly Ozzie Newsome Andre Thorton Perry LOL! it wont let me post his 1st. name  First on my list has to be my Father, Loved to watch him hit homerun's in softball. He was also my Hot Stove coach.
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I miss the old spit balls 
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All of the 1968 Cleveland Indians. What a pitching staff! To bad Denny McClain won 31 for Detroit in 68. The Tribe could of taken it all with Sam McDowell, Steve Hargan, Sonny Siebert and Luis Tiant.
Tiant pitch 4 straight shutouts that year and finish the year with a 1.64 ERA. MLB raised the pitching mound in 1969 after pitching ruled in 68 to help the hitters.
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Football Clay Matthews, Doug Dieken, Jerry Sherk, Walter Johnson, Cody Risen, Leroy Kelly Baseball, G.Perry, Andre Thornton, Duane Kuiper, Toby Harrah, Rick Manning, Nascar, Ricky Rudd, Davey Allison, D.Waltrup, Richard Petty, Harry Gant, Dick Trickle Tim Richmond, allen Kulwickie and even though I wasnt a big fan, Dale Senior. Basketball. Bobby Bingo Smith, Elmore Smith, Jim Chones, Austin Carr, Dick Snyder. Hockey....Gordie.....Bobby Orr and even though I was older and really just a couple years ago....Steve Yzerman..class act head to toe...
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Met Denny McClain about 3-4 years after he retired. He was playing Hammond B3 organ in a rock-jazz band that he headlined.
My Pops had a part-time job hauling pianos & organs for a local music store. McClain's Hammond broke down on tour, and he rented one from the store at the last minute. I remember dropping everything to go with Pops to meet this famous "baseball guy."
Dude was immense. When he shook my hand, it was completely swallowed by that huge mitt of his.
As I bring it all back, I remember him giving the band a break, and chatting with us for about 15 minutes, while the roadies reset the stage. Thanked us for bailing him out, and called me "his little reliever." Seemed like a nice guy to me.
thanks for the memories, Hoop.
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The entire Big Red Machine!! What a team.
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mine were Johnny Bench, Brian Sipe, Ozzie Newsome, and Clay Matthews.
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Sam McDowell, Perry, Frank Duffy, Roy Foster, and Graig Nettles with the Indians.
Leroy Kelly, Jerry Sherk, Jack Gregory, Frank Pitts, and Paul Warfield with the Browns.
Bingo Smith, Austin Carr, Walt Wesley,Lenny Wilkins,and Dave Sorenson of the Cavaliers.
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1. hextall was the first goalie to score a legitimate goal (other goalies have scored, but it was because they were the last on their team to touch the puck before it went in) he was also the first to score a goal in the playoffs (again, at the time, marty brodeur did it about 10 years later
2. it's puff daddy doing a remix of kashmir by led zeppelin, jimmy paige was on hand for guitars too, it was made for the godzilla movie (which sucked)
yeah, i loved watching hextall when i was a kid, i don't play like him, but that dude never backed down from anyone, he was a gamer
Thanks for the lessons, LeBron. Good lookin' out. 
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other guys i looked up to:
on the old browns (which for me was the 80's browns) my favorite player was webster slaughter on offense, and hanford dixon on defense
i was also a huge barry sanders fan, i loved watching him, and it seemed like the lions were on a lot...
in basketball, i loved mark price, and also shaq & penny, that orlando team was really fun to watch
i love ken griffey jr when i was a kid, man was he good, it's really a shame he could never shake the injury bug until he was past his prime, he could have been the greatest of all time... he did everything, i think people forget how good he was, and how he impacted the game...
as far as hockey goes, i really wish i grew up in the 60's and 70's when hockey was what it was... bobby orr, bobby hull, billy smith, gordie howe, ken dryden, jacques lemaire, mike bossy, man the list goes on...
i didn't grow up watching those guys play live, but i did watch anything i could of them on tv
watching bobby orr handle a puck was amazing
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NFL : Leroy Kelly MLB: Leo Cardenas & Frank Robinson....until I saw Roberto at Crosley Field and everytime after ...IMO Roberto is the greatest ballplayer ever NBA: "BIG O"...but I loved Connie Hawkins & Spencer Haywood for the show Arnie: wasn't my hero then but I watched w/ amasement (as a little boy) at all these people chasing this guy down this fancy field ...back when they would follow you right down the fairway....asking myself who is this guy if he's so great why isn't he the president. OH Life was so simple then....back when you were 8 or 10 didn't have hockey or soccer or tennis or that other stuff when I was little
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