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JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 8, 2021 5:06PM in Sports Talk

Ok when you were 10 who were your personal favorites in the " four sports" ?

Basketball - Rudy Tomjanovich
Hockey- Daryl Sittler
Baseball - Yaz
Football - Steve Owens

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2021 5:05PM

    When I made my confirmation at 13 you had to chose a Saints name. I choose Carl. Only problem was there is no Saint Carl. When I went up to see the Bishop he called me out on it and seemed genuinely pissed off. His pointy hat seemed to go crooked. He said why Carl and that there was no Saint Carl. I told him Yaz was my patron Saint. He said whoa. He whispered in my ear he was a Sox fan and said he would let it slide but to play along. He announced I would choose Charles as my Saint but winked to me.

    I even taught myself to bat left handed and my stance and swing was a cross between Yaz and my other favorite player. Dick McAuliffe. I'm a self taught switch hitter and can golf, bowl, ambi at hoops, bat and throw a football from either side. It served me well growing up. Hockey I always shot from the left side.

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  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Basketball - Bill Russell
    Hockey NA
    Baseball - Ted Williams
    Football - Jim Brown

    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Brick said:
    Basketball - Bill Russell
    Hockey NA
    Baseball - Ted Williams
    Football - Jim Brown

    I'm putting you down for Howdie Howe at hockey. That's quite the list. I would have been a Bill Russell man too

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Basketball - Larry Bird
    Hockey - Ray Bourque
    Baseball - Jim Rice
    Football -Doug Flutie

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lou Brock
    Mel Gray
    Marvin Barnes
    Garry Unger

    I was aware that there were players outside St. Louis, and there were even players I rooted for, but at 10 years old all of my favorites were still on the home teams.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dallasactuary said:
    Lou Brock
    Mel Gray
    Marvin Barnes
    Garry Unger

    I was aware that there were players outside St. Louis, and there were even players I rooted for, but at 10 years old all of my favorites were still on the home teams.

    I remember crying when my Wings traded Unger for Red Berenson. I later went on to love and know Red when he coached U of M. Bill Freeman was the Michigan baseball coach

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 8, 2021 5:30PM

    Basketball- Tie between Willis Reed and Walt Frazier.
    Hockey- None. Rural Kansan here, hockey did not exist in my world.
    Baseball- Willie Stargell, was still mourning the loss of Clemente in 1974
    and the rise of the second great one, George Brett, was still in the future.
    Football- Len Dawson and Otis Taylor.
    Confirmation name- Luke, and yes my Priest was pleased with the choice. :p

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ^^^^^^^^^

    I was obsessed with the expansion hockey teams in the 70’s especially the short lived Kansas City Scouts. Guy Charron was my jam. They stunk up Kemper Arena which I think was built for them.

    great list

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    ^^^^^^^^^

    I was obsessed with the expansion hockey teams in the 70’s especially the short lived Kansas City Scouts. Guy Charron was my jam. They stunk up Kemper Arena which I think was built for them.

    great list

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    I've never heard of the Kansas City Scouts, didn't know they had a hockey team.
    I do remember KC had a pro basketball team for a while but I don't think it lasted long.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep the Kings. They were powered by Nate Archibald. Loved him

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    Yep the Kings. They were powered by Nate Archibald. Loved him

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    Yes Tiny Archibald. Jo Jo White was one of my favorite basketball players also.
    Partly because he played at KU.

  • LandrysFedoraLandrysFedora Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Football- Roger Staubach
    Baseball- Thurman Munson
    Hockey- n/a
    Basketball-n/a

    As a 10 year old growing up in Florida it was all baseball and football for me at age 10.

  • AC000000AC000000 Posts: 257 ✭✭✭

    Basketball: Jerry Sloan
    Hockey: Kenny Wharram
    Baseball: Ronald Edward Santo
    Football: Gale Sayers

  • TabeTabe Posts: 6,061 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Basketball: Kelly Tripucka
    Baseball: Steve Kemp
    Hockey: none
    Football: Billy Sims

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had a hard time keeping Bob Lanier, Charlie Sanders and Marcel Dionne off the list

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    I had a hard time keeping Bob Lanier, Charlie Sanders and Marcel Dionne off the list

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    I'll call your Bob Lanier and raise you a Willie Lanier.
    Actually got his auto at a local ALCO when I was probably 6 or 7 years old.

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was 10 in 1990, so these were my favorites:

    Basketball: Dominique Wilkins
    Baseball: Rickey Henderson
    Hockey: Mario Lemieux
    Football: Ronnie Lott

  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 9, 2021 1:45PM

    1964

    Basketball- Wilt
    Baseball- Mantle
    Football- Namath (QB, Bama)
    Hockey- Orr

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tony Dorsett and Jim Rice. I didn’t care about NBA or NHL

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bird
    Canseco
    Bo Jackson
    no idea what NHL was at 10. I still really have no idea what it is now.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,008 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was 10 in ‘84 and these were my favorites pre-card collecting...
    Larry Bird
    Dwight Evans
    Steve Grogan
    Ray Bourque

    but once I started collecting cards in 86-87ish these three got added in...
    Michael Jordan
    Roger Clemens
    Walter Payton

  • bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭

    Basketball - Kareem
    Hockey- Marcel Dionne
    Baseball - Carew and Nettles
    Football - Billy Sims

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    Tony Dorsett and Jim Rice. I didn’t care about NBA or NHL

    I am happy to see Jim Rice make a second appearance on this thread.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dr. J with the NJ Nets

    Bradshaw Steelers

    Bobby Orr or Bobby Clarke

    Catfish Hunter

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As hard as I try, I seriously can't think of any player who was my "favorite" when I was a kid. The only one that comes to mind is Wes Parker. He was a terrific fielding first baseman for the Dodgers. He mailed me a his autograph and a nice little note when I was 11 years old. So....that made me happy. That's all I can come up with. And, at that age I was a sports nut. Dodgers, Lakers, UCLA, and of course the RAMS! BUT......can't think of a favorite player.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wasn't Wes Parker on a Brady Bunch episode?

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  • LandrysFedoraLandrysFedora Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    Wasn't Wes Parker on a Brady Bunch episode?

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    I believe I remember Don Drysdale being on a Brady Bunch episode.

  • WingedLiberty1957WingedLiberty1957 Posts: 2,978 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Basketball: Wilt Chamberlain
    Hockey: (didnt follow)
    Baseball: Frank Howard
    Football: Sonny Jurgenson / Charlie Taylor

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wes Parker was the boyfriend of one of the Brady kids' teachers, IIRC.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 7,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Basketball - Quintin Dailey (i was a Bulls fan pre-Jordan. look at MJ's Star XRC.)
    Hockey - didn't know it even existed
    Baseball - J.R. Richard
    Football - Walter Payton

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 9, 2021 12:51PM

    Yes, I think he was. It very common for Dodger and Ram players to make guest appearances on T.V. shows in those days.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You guys are all younger than me. BRADY BUNCH??

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Greg had a crush on his Math teacher and it turned out that his math teacher was dating Wes Parker. I remember it well Disclaimer - I did have to google it for specifics

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Dawg!

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  • paulb71paulb71 Posts: 319 ✭✭✭✭

    Baseball Bruce Bochte
    Football Jacob Green
    Basketball Gus Williams
    Hockey. N/A

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    Thanks Dawg!

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    My pleasure, any talk of the Brady Bunch brings back fond memories of my youth 👍👍

  • RedglobeRedglobe Posts: 617 ✭✭✭

    Football-Gale Sayers
    Basketball- Bob "Butterbean "Love
    Baseball- Ron Santo
    Hockey- Too young to know

    Rob
  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @erikthredd said:
    I was 10 in ‘84 and these were my favorites pre-card collecting...
    Larry Bird
    Dwight Evans
    Steve Grogan
    Ray Bourque

    but once I started collecting cards in 86-87ish these three got added in...
    Michael Jordan
    Roger Clemens
    Walter Payton

    @perkdog said:
    Greg had a crush on his Math teacher and it turned out that his math teacher was dating Wes Parker. I remember it well Disclaimer - I did have to google it for specifics

    Even though the Brady Bunch stopped making new episodes in 1974 (2 years before I was born) it lived on pretty heavily in reruns. Enough so that I watched all of the episodes growing up, both as an adolescent and a teenager.

    I, too, remembered this episode but had to Google it for specifics.

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 9, 2021 8:19PM

    Roberto Clemente. Can't get him out of my mind since I first read this thread. So.....Roberto Clemente it is. I have my personal reasons.....A great player, A nice guy, and a HERO. I saw him play in the first major league game I ever attended. He made an impression on this little kid....A REAL HERO.
    P.S. He also mailed me an autograph and a kind note when I was a kid. I still have it. Baseball is a way of life.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He was a class act. I remember thinking the same of Al Kaline and Roberto

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @thisistheshow said:

    @erikthredd said:
    I was 10 in ‘84 and these were my favorites pre-card collecting...
    Larry Bird
    Dwight Evans
    Steve Grogan
    Ray Bourque

    but once I started collecting cards in 86-87ish these three got added in...
    Michael Jordan
    Roger Clemens
    Walter Payton

    @perkdog said:
    Greg had a crush on his Math teacher and it turned out that his math teacher was dating Wes Parker. I remember it well Disclaimer - I did have to google it for specifics

    Even though the Brady Bunch stopped making new episodes in 1974 (2 years before I was born) it lived on pretty heavily in reruns. Enough so that I watched all of the episodes growing up, both as an adolescent and a teenager.

    I, too, remembered this episode but had to Google it for specifics.

    I was born in 70 so I grew up on re runs myself. Re runs or not it was an absolute staple in tv watching for people our age group

  • dalstar66dalstar66 Posts: 51 ✭✭

    Also born in 1970

    Brady Bunch
    Happy Days
    Laverne and Shirley

    All of these played non stop till around 1980ish

    As far as sports heroes for me when I was 10 in 1980
    For me even at that age I was a huge football fan and was a huge fan of Franco Harris, Earl Campbell and Walter Payton

    In the 80's though it was very easy to have heroes outside of football Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Cal Ripken, Pete Rose (Before Gambling), could go on and on

    So so many sports heroes in the 80's
    1980-1988ish

    Collecting Vintage Football - Rc's

    1959 Topps Football need help finishing
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,252 ✭✭✭✭

    1981

    Basketball - The new Freshman at Georgetown (Patrick Ewing)
    Hockey- Wayne Gretzky
    Baseball - Reggie Jackson
    Football - Walter Payton/Terry Bradshaw

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dalstar66 said:
    Also born in 1970

    Brady Bunch
    Happy Days
    Laverne and Shirley

    All of these played non stop till around 1980ish

    .........

    I definitely was watching all three in 80s, and later. Kids in the 80s were also exposed to a lot of even older shows on Nickelodeon. Watched a ton of those, particularly Dennis the Menace. Also The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, Mr. Ed, many others.

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 10, 2021 4:38AM

    Basketball - Wilt I guess
    Hockey- Gil Perrault in 1970 and after
    Baseball - Mickey Mantle
    Football - Jack Kemp

    Not sure if I even followed basketball in 1966. Hmmm

    W.C.Fields
    "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:
    Greg had a crush on his Math teacher and it turned out that his math teacher was dating Wes Parker. I remember it well Disclaimer - I did have to google it for specifics

    I absolutely misread what you wrote initially. I thought you wrote that greg had a crush on his math teacher and the teacher was wes parker.

    I was about to go down an internet rabbit hole. I am glad I reread! that would have severely changed my perception of my childhood!!!!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 10, 2021 4:41AM

    @craig44 said:

    @perkdog said:
    Greg had a crush on his Math teacher and it turned out that his math teacher was dating Wes Parker. I remember it well Disclaimer - I did have to google it for specifics

    I absolutely misread what you wrote initially. I thought you wrote that greg had a crush on his math teacher and the teacher was wes parker.

    I was about to go down an internet rabbit hole. I am glad I reread! that would have severely changed my perception of my childhood!!!!

    I bet daddy Brady had a crush on the math teacher’s date too. 😉

    W.C.Fields
    "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @thisistheshow said:

    @dalstar66 said:
    Also born in 1970

    Brady Bunch
    Happy Days
    Laverne and Shirley

    All of these played non stop till around 1980ish

    .........

    I definitely was watching all three in 80s, and later. Kids in the 80s were also exposed to a lot of even older shows on Nickelodeon. Watched a ton of those, particularly Dennis the Menace. Also The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, Mr. Ed, many others.

    I am in the same general age range (1977) I remember all of those in reruns. I LOVED the Fonze and Laverne and Shirley.
    one of my favorites of the reruns was the Munsters. loved that show.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:

    @thisistheshow said:

    @dalstar66 said:
    Also born in 1970

    Brady Bunch
    Happy Days
    Laverne and Shirley

    All of these played non stop till around 1980ish

    .........

    I definitely was watching all three in 80s, and later. Kids in the 80s were also exposed to a lot of even older shows on Nickelodeon. Watched a ton of those, particularly Dennis the Menace. Also The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, Mr. Ed, many others.

    I am in the same general age range (1977) I remember all of those in reruns. I LOVED the Fonze and Laverne and Shirley.
    one of my favorites of the reruns was the Munsters. loved that show.

    I was born in 76, so yes same. Loved the Munsters. Loved all of the older shows. Loved sitcoms in general throughout the 80s into the 90s.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Anyone remember “Creature Double feature” Channel 56 on Saturday’s? Land of the Lost?

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