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Mt. Rushmore of defensive athletes?

doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Just curious, who is on your Mt. Rushmore of defensive athletes all-time, they don't have to come from different sports because I know everyone here doesn't follow every sport.

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lawrence Taylor. Deion Sanders, Ray Lewis and Alan Page

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,862 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Jack Lambert, Hanford Dixon, Dick Butkus, Troy Palamalu.

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,152 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, Chuck Bednarik

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,690 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bill Russell/Lawrence Taylor/Bobby Orr/Ken Griffey jr.

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  • Jack131Jack131 Posts: 75 ✭✭✭

    Lawrence Taylor, Dennis Rodman, Mark Belanger and Bobby Orr.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lawrence Taylor, Hakeem Olajuon, Ozzie Smith, Bobby Orr

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,873 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When ever I hear 4 on defense; I think well… the Rams Fearsome Foursome…

    Though too…the Purple People Eaters were a bunch of bad dudes as well…

    Then if you guys watch a lot of NFL films and seen the interview with Terry Bradshaw describing the Pittsburgh Steelers…Terry says: DEFENSE…

    I thought about Ray Nitschke & Bill George, though I do not own any Nitschke to post up, and 2Ble D typed 4 for Rushmore….so no Bill George today…

    here’s the 4…




    :)

  • 1948_Swell_Robinson1948_Swell_Robinson Posts: 2,086 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dallasactuary said:
    Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

    That is high praise for Karko. He is usually just a member of an all time all-ugly team.

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1948_Swell_Robinson said:

    @dallasactuary said:t
    Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

    That is high praise for Karko. He is usually just a member of an all time all-ugly team.

    Not much to look at, and possibly the worst hitting catcher ever with a 10+ year career, but he was a stud behind the plate.

    I've mentioned this before and now is a good time to repeat it. One good way to identify great fielders without looking at any fielding stats is to find players with long careers who couldn't hit worth a damn. It's not perfect, but it's a good starting point.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • burghmanburghman Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭✭

    Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Ozzie Smith, Roberto Clemente

    Jim

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 3,143 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bobby Orr, Mean Joe Greene, Bill Mazeroski. Mike Webster

    Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!

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  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭✭

    Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, LT, Brooksie

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