Most clean-cut, role models in sports

Jersey

David Wright from the Mets

thenavarro

David Murphy of the Texas Rangers. Really neat guy. Fan friendly, no profanity, good ballplayer, good to the community and plays hard. I've watched him on more then one occasion help random fans that ask him when he is driving in with their fundraisers, doing appearances for their youth groups, etc. One of the most down to earth Rangers. You can ask him to help, give him your number, he will call you, and seek out the details and if it's legit, he will do what he can.

Mike

perkdog

Dustin Pedroia the lil engine that could

Justacommeman

Steve Yzerman and Nick Lidstrom. They sweat class.........MJ

GRANDAM

Peyton Manning of "The Indianapolis Colts"

I mean "The Denver Broncos"



GrandAm

Tabe

<< <i>Peyton Manning of "The Indianapolis Colts"

I mean "The Denver Broncos" >>


Ask the trainer he sexually harassed in college, and then defamed in print, if he's a "clean-cut role model".

Tabe

GRANDAM

I have never heard or read a bad word about Peyton Manning.

I would find this very hard to believe.

Peyton has always been a class act in his time in INDY!!!

GrandAm

larryallen73

Steve Garvey was "Mr. Clean" when I was a kid, married to Cindy, seemed like a pretty clean cut role model... and then when I was in college he had allegedly impregnated two women at the same time if I remember correctly. You just never know....

JoeBanzai

Stan Musial.

MantleMarisFordBerra

Tebow.

MeeMahMother

Name a clean cut role model who didn't become unclean with the fame ion the last 30 years. Tebow? already a ho. Probable crack addict. hee hee

orioles93

Cal Ripken Jr.

illinifan912

robbie gould

Tabe

<< <i>I have never heard or read a bad word about Peyton Manning.

I would find this very hard to believe.

Peyton has always been a class act in his time in INDY!!!

GrandAm >>


Did ya bother to do a google search? Try it, you might be surprised to learn what I reported is the truth.

Tabe

GRANDAM

A college boy who mooned a vulgar mouthed female trainer

OMG,,,,, he should be banned from football for life.

JMHO GrandAm

vladguerrero

Kobe Bryant

Mickey71

Metta World Peace

Mickey71

In all seriousness.......not clean cut and very unorthadox, crazy intense; but I look up to him greatly/////////////////The ultimate sacrifice of money, fame and life.

PAT TILLMAN

TheTalkingWalnut

Can't beat Tillman. Peyton is just another hypocrite - smile for the cameras and do something totally different behind the scenes.

grote15

Pat Tillman really stands alone, imo..

Piggs

Dale Murphy. Hands down.

detroitfan2

Curtis Granderson.

PowderedH2O

I agree with Dale Murphy. Maybe not quite a HOFer as a player, but a first ballot HOFer as a human being.

drewsef

<< <i>Pat Tillman really stands alone, imo.. >>



You must not include the scores of other athletes who served in the military to reach such a conclusion.

GR

Ray Lewis, dead serious nobody comes close to what he does for the community and its a shame he had to at the wrong place at the worst time

Treetop

Torii Hunter

orioles93

Jim Thome. No one nicer in baseball.

WTCG

<< <i>Tebow. >>



No way. Considering how he's in Las Vegas or L.A.'s TMZ area almost every other weekend doing the celebrity/ paparrazzi party scene it's only time until he has his own Tiger Woods style exposed revelation. When that happens (and I say it will in the near future) his blindly loyal followers will blame everybody else except him should he get caught doing something he wasn't expected to.

YogiBerraFan

Bob Cerv

CNote

Junior Griffey

Tabe

<< <i>A college boy who mooned a vulgar mouthed female trainer

OMG,,,,, he should be banned from football for life. >>


Well, that's certainly one spin on it. The version I've read and heard was that Manning actually made physical contact with the trainer's face using a naked part of his anatomy. That's far more than "mooning". He then trashed her in his book for no apparent reason, resulting in the lawsuit that was eventually settled.

Not the most horrible thing ever, to be sure, but also something that's kinda been hushed up since, well, forever.

Tabe

grote15

<< <i>

<< <i>Pat Tillman really stands alone, imo.. >>



You must not include the scores of other athletes who served in the military to reach such a conclusion. >>



My choice of Tillman was not intended in any fashion to denigrate anyone else or any other athletes who have served in the military,
but was my answer to the OP's specific question. You obviously missed the point of the question.

In any case, there aren't many professional athletes in this era who would turn down a multi-year, million-dollar contract to voluntarily
and actively serve in the military--in fact, I can't think of any in the last 20 years.

corncobb

A lot of great names on here (Ray Lewis? PLEASE)


I find it hard to believe that no one mentioned the greatest role model of all time..... Roger Staubach

benderbroeth

Griffy Jr , Nolan Ryan, Steve nash

fiveniner

Al Kaline

GR

Roger Stubach (Please!) heres an article (not sure which one is the link on here) of him blatantly lying about his identity to an unknowing woman, and last time i checked lying is one of the big 7 sins, no athletes perfect but Ray Lewis just as Roger is a Role model (;

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-12-17/news/roger-the-dodger-gets-called-back-to-lead-one-more-super-bowl-drive/

GR

If the link wont open you can just type it into google (:

Also gotta say Nile Kinnick is up there, he knew he was going die in order to save the lives of several other people...

KalineFan

fiveniner........AL Kaline....I have to agree



Tony
KalineFan

Tabe

<< <i>fiveniner........AL Kaline....I have to agree



Tony
KalineFan >>


Good call.

Tabe

orioles93

Stan Musial

detroitfan2

<< <i>

<< <i>fiveniner........AL Kaline....I have to agree



Tony
KalineFan >>


Good call.

Tabe >>



Unfortunately guys, I think if we knew the truth, we'd be more than a bit disappointed.

fiveniner

Al was class from the time he put on a big league uniform.

JoeBanzai

Harmon Killebrew RIP

Joe

Toro

Of all the NFL quarterbacks in the last decade, Drew Brees comes to mind. He was essentially kicked out of San Diego after injuring his shoulder in his last season with the Chargers. The rest is Super Bowl history. I cant think of anything he has done that is negative and it helps that the NFL and ESPN have the sound bytes of his leadership chants prior to games.

PSASAP

Remember how great Tiger Woods used to be? Wasn't it during the time that he was a philandering SOB? I miss that time, 'cuz he sucks now.

corncobb

<< <i>Roger Stubach (Please!) heres an article (not sure which one is the link on here) of him blatantly lying about his identity to an unknowing woman, and last time i checked lying is one of the big 7 sins, no athletes perfect but Ray Lewis just as Roger is a Role model (;

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-12-17/news/roger-the-dodger-gets-called-back-to-lead-one-more-super-bowl-drive/ >>




Its sad when one is unable to tell the difference between A true American hero and your everyday common Thug and Crimminal.


While to his credit, Lewis has throwed some money around to some chairities (Likely at the request of his Agent and PR man)

With his Crimminal history of violent behavior: Assualt, hitting women and fathering children whom the courts had to force him to pay the child support he owed.
The man is your sterotypical selfish illresponsible Atlhlete. While in his later years he may have toned it down, but he is surely not a role model I want my children to look up to.

And then you make an absolutely ridiculous attempt to discredit one of the game's most honorable player's? With a broken link to some tabloid internet article.

Roger Staubach sacrificed 5 Years of his football career to fullfill the Millitary commitment he made to this country including a one year tour of duty in Viet Nam.
I would think that in light of the recent veterans day, you would be thanking him for his service to this country, rather than trying to commit character assassination in order to be someone on a message board.

The world would be a better place with more Roger Staubach's and Pat Tillman's. The same is not true of Ray Lewis.

Leadership / Confidence


Athlete / Scholar


Service to Country




Commitment to Family


Community Leader

Dboneesq

<< <i>In any case, there aren't many professional athletes in this era who would turn down a multi-year, million-dollar contract to voluntarily and actively serve in the military--in fact, I can't think of any in the last 20 years. >>


Although he did not voluntarily enlist at the height of his career, I'm sure he didn't do it for the money.



Here is a nice article, written 3 years ago, about Tim James.

Connecticoin

Kurt Warner