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The two greatest winners in their young careers ?

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Ken Morrow........... won five consecutive championships.
1 with Team USA in the 1980 Olympics, then he
went to the Islanders in his first year and won 4 straight Stanley Cups.

Grant Wistrom........ won 3 national championships with Nebraska
in his 4 years as starting as a Cornhusker, then got drafted
into the NFL and won a championship in his rookie year with
the St. Louis Rams.

Are there any other players...basketball, football, hockey, baseball,
who won 4 or more national championships in succession likes
these two guys ? I can't think of any.

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  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    Gee.........I dunno.

    ........Derek Jeter sure came close though, huh ?

    edited to add:
    ............as did Mantle and Berra




  • Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Abdul Jabbar

    Led Power Memorial (high school in NYC) to a 95-6 record, including a 71-game winning streak including two state championships
    Won three national championships (1967-69) & Three-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1967-69)
    Naismith Award winner (1969) & Led UCLA to an 88-2 record
    NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks (1971) That sums it up
    NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (1980-82, 1985, 1987-88)


  • heck, i'm sure there's someone on the Celtics from the 50's and 60's
    when they won i think 12 out of 13.
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  • Otto Graham played for 10 years; while Graham was guiding the Browns, Cleveland played in 10 straight title games and had four AAFC and three NFL championships.

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  • CardsFanCardsFan Posts: 1,093 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Grant Wistrom........ won 3 national championships with Nebraska in his 4 years as starting as a Cornhusker, then got drafted into the NFL and won a championship in his rookie year with the St. Louis Rams. >>



    It was Wistrom's second season with Rams when they won the bowl - so he's off the list. I can't think of any other's to add.
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  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭


    << <i>heck, i'm sure there's someone on the Celtics from the 50's and 60's
    when they won i think 12 out of 13. >>



    Cousy, Havilcek, Heinsohn, Russell - eight championships in a row 1959-1966.
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  • Magic Johnson won an NCAA Championship in 79 and then when on to be a major key in the Lakers 1980 Championship season ( jumped center against Philly when Kareem didn't play, had probably his best game ever ). Went on to win many more rings
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭


    << <i>
    Grant Wistrom........ won 3 national championships with Nebraska
    in his 4 years as starting as a Cornhusker, then got drafted
    into the NFL and won a championship in his rookie year with
    the St. Louis Rams.
    >>



    I rule out any football players. Championships are not won in D1 college football, they are awarded.
  • Ken Dryden played 8 seasons in the NHL and won 6 Cups. Retired when he was 31.
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Ken Dryden played 8 seasons in the NHL and won 6 Cups. Retired when he was 31. >>



    I'm almost certain he won the NCAA Title his last season at Cornell as well.
  • JrMac,

    I believe that Bill Durnan won six consecutive
    championships with the Canadiens. I think they
    were in the beginning of his career.

    Sagard,

    Not true. When Nebraska beat Florida 62-24 in the Fiesta Bowl,
    Nebraska was #1 and Florida was #2. Nebraska
    got every vote for #1 after that game.
    You can say they were awarded it, but it was
    an overwhelming vote of confidence. Nobody
    was even close.
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,899 ✭✭✭


    << <i>
    Not true. When Nebraska beat Florida 62-24 in the Fiesta Bowl,
    Nebraska was #1 and Florida was #2. Nebraska
    got every vote for #1 after that game.
    You can say they were awarded it, but it was
    an overwhelming vote of confidence. Nobody
    was even close. >>



    While your example is about as clear cut as college football can be, a playoff is the only true way to determine a champion.
  • A playoff would be great, but how would you do it ?

    You can say a playoff is needed, but until someone can come up
    with a way it can realistically be done, it's just words.

    I can honestly tell you that in all my years of watching college
    football, I have seen many clear cut national champions.
    There has been no dispute.

    I have also seen split champions that is fair in my opinion.

    This year Auburn seems to be getting the shaft, but that
    does not happen that often.
  • aro13aro13 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭
    Bill Russell is the greatest winner in any sport. He won the NCAA basketball championship in 1955 and 1956 with San Fransisco. He then won 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons. The two years he did not win - he was hurt in the finals and was his first year as player/coach. In his last 15 seasons he won his last game and the championship 13 times.


  • << <i>A playoff would be great, but how would you do it ?

    You can say a playoff is needed, but until someone can come up
    with a way it can realistically be done, it's just words.

    I can honestly tell you that in all my years of watching college
    football, I have seen many clear cut national champions.
    There has been no dispute.

    I have also seen split champions that is fair in my opinion.

    This year Auburn seems to be getting the shaft, but that
    does not happen that often. >>




    A College football playoff system has already been done successfully for many years now...take a look at the lower Divisions

    DIV 1-AA
    DIV 2
    DIV 3


    They all use a Playoff system


  • i'm a little late on this one but let's not forget joe dimaggio. his rookie season really started the yankees dynasty.
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