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Who was the most exciting player(s) you ever watched ?

1970s1970s Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 2, 2019 3:49PM in Sports Talk

What I mean be "exciting" was that you got excited, or really entertained watching this player. When you watched this athlete compete, you had moments where you just said, "Wow!", or you couldn't turn off the TV because you enjoyed watching this person so much. I guess it's fair to say that this "most exciting" player was probably enjoyed during their prime, as the beginning and end of their career probably had less exciting moments.

I'd also add that we leave out any professional wrestlers or people like Evel Knievel. Just real athletes who played real sports. Even though I guess motor cross and guys like Knievel could be considered athletes if
you want.

My top 3...........

  1. Mark Fidrych (1977 season only)
  2. Mario Lemieux
  3. Secretariat
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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2, 2019 4:23PM

    1. Tiger Woods
      https://youtu.be/X45-HAMNW-0

    2. John Daly

    3. Winifer Fernández
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  • erikthredderikthredd Posts: 9,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

    1.Michael Jordan
    2. Tom Brady
    3. Gronk when healthy

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Patrick Mahomes - All he did was throw for over 5,000 yards and 50 TD's.
    Only Peyton Manning has done that. But Mahomes is 23 and this was
    his first year as starting QB. He could lay waste to the record books.
    If he had thrown as many passes as Rothlisberger did this year,
    he would have thrown for 5,900+ yards based on his avg. yards per attempt. So he has
    the ability to throw for 6,000 yards in a season.

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,631 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've seen many, but my #1 would have to be Magic Johnson. Freak of nature.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tom Brady
    Willie Mays
    Reggie Jackson in that World Series game in which he hit three homers.

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭

    George Bretts' run at .400

    Still remember the excitement in Denny Matthews' and Fred Whites' voices when George was red hot
    in August and pushed his average to something like .408
    That's one reason why its so annoying to have to listen to Dallas and Craig constantly preaching that
    batting average isn't important. Too bad they've never had the chance to follow anyone game by game
    that has made a run like that.

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Danny Manning at KU.
    Manning and his Jayhawks weren't supposed to be able to run with Oklahoma in the 1988 Championship game.
    Yet here it was, tied 50-50 at halftime, Manning almost single handedly keeping Kansas in it. In the second half KU
    prevailed, led by a scintillating performance from one of the greatest Jayhawks ever to don the uniform, one of
    the most exciting college basketball players of all time, the legend of Lawrence, Danny Manning.

  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Danny Manning at KU.
    Manning and his Jayhawks weren't supposed to be able to run with Oklahoma in the 1988 Championship game.
    Yet here it was, tied 50-50 at halftime, Manning almost single handedly keeping Kansas in it. In the second half KU
    prevailed, led by a scintillating performance from one of the greatest Jayhawks ever to don the uniform, one of
    the most exciting college basketball players of all time, the legend of Lawrence, Danny Manning.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Barry Sanders, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2, 2019 6:58PM

    1) Tiger Woods
    2) Barry Sanders ( college and pro)
    3) Bobby Orr
    4) Tom Brady

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  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,568 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Barry Sanders
    Hakeem the dream
    Dan marino
    Ken griffey jr.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can't believe nobody has mentioned Ali. When he came and took the title back by knocking out George Forman who had been bashing everybody he faced. As big a fan of Ali as I was I was shocked that he pulled it off.

    Others would be:
    Michael Jordan
    Jack Nicklas
    Reggie Jackson
    Willie Mays
    Emmitt Smith and the whole Cowboys team of the mid 90's.
    Pete Rose

  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2, 2019 7:34PM

    Saquon Barkley

    During the prime of his college career.

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,387 ✭✭✭✭✭

    no no rookies people , its against the rules of the thread , check the fine print.

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  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,710 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For me, too many in pro sports to mention or choose. However for the individual top sports athletes for excitement, I like the Olympic games, particularly track and field races. Very exciting considering it is only once every four years, and for a number of the runners it is a one time chance.

  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 12,061 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mentioning golf and exciting in the same sentence? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Maybe Arnold Palmer making one of his famous "charges"!

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JoeBanzai said:
    Mentioning golf and exciting in the same sentence? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Maybe Arnold Palmer making one of his famous "charges"!

    Exactly why I put Tiger in there. He literally changed the dynamic and made it watchable. I never watched it much before Tiger and stopped watching it altogether when he wasn’t playing

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  • mt_mslamt_msla Posts: 815 ✭✭✭✭

    Michael Jordan. Shannon Sharpe. Pete Sampras.

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love Rickey Henderson as well. Meant to list him

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  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,387 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wasn't thinking about olympics because I have soured on that whole thing what with the vile corruption surrounding that. Somehow as a kid I was under the impression that it was real.

    If we are going to talk Olympics though Franz Klammer or Herman Meier , Alberto Tomba . B)

    Or how about Katja Seizinger in Nagano ? The entire german women's team that year was amazing

    Foreigners you all might have missed , since US tv coverage likes to focus on some guy that came in 143rd who has a dyslexic brother in law

  • Time4aGansettTime4aGansett Posts: 382 ✭✭✭

    Bo Jackson.
    MJ.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,710 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bronco2078 said:
    I wasn't thinking about olympics because I have soured on that whole thing what with the vile corruption surrounding that. Somehow as a kid I was under the impression that it was real.

    If we are going to talk Olympics though Franz Klammer or Herman Meier , Alberto Tomba . B)

    Or how about Katja Seizinger in Nagano ? The entire german women's team that year was amazing

    Foreigners you all might have missed , since US tv coverage likes to focus on some guy that came in 143rd who has a dyslexic brother in law

    I hear ya, but overall I still like the events mentioned.

    I think also because it's truly a worldwide competition.

    Usain Bolt was mentioned. Tough not to like seeing that guy run. :)

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,568 ✭✭✭✭✭

    how could i forget Bo? for a few years he was electric. one game with 2 90 plus yard runs.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,568 ✭✭✭✭✭

    how could i forget Bo? for a few years he was electric. one game with 2 90 plus yard runs.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • BrickBrick Posts: 5,000 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You can say that again.

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DIMEMAN said:
    I can't believe nobody has mentioned Ali. When he came and took the title back by knocking out George Forman who had been bashing everybody he faced. As big a fan of Ali as I was I was shocked that he pulled it off.

    Many of us weren't old enough to watch Ali live ;)

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  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    how could i forget Bo? for a few years he was electric. one game with 2 90 plus yard runs.

    Didn't think that double posts were possible here. :)

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    @Coinstartled said:

    @craig44 said:
    how could i forget Bo? for a few years he was electric. one game with 2 90 plus yard runs.

    Didn't think that double posts were possible here. :)

    I guess watching Bo just excited me so much i pushed the button twice!

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

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    Joaquin Andujar
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dallasactuary said:
    Joaquin Andujar
    Nolan Ryan

    Ole "Walk'em in handlebars" I love it when he got so made he punched the fan in the dugout injuring his hand and had to leave the game! :):oB)

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,385 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DIMEMAN said:
    Ole "Walk'em in handlebars" I love it when he got so made he punched the fan in the dugout injuring his hand and had to leave the game! :):oB)

    That's what was so great about watching Andujar. He was exciting whether he was on the mound, in the dugout, or (especially) at the plate. If you look at his stats he looks average - OPS+ of 99, W/L % of .518 - but he hardly ever pitched an "average" game. He alternated between great and terrible mostly depending on his mood that day.

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • ahopkinsahopkins Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 11, 2019 6:21PM

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    Pedro
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    this one is easy. BO JACKSON, MIKE TYSON, AND THE GOAT

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    mike bossy

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    Pete Maravich playing college ball. MJ & Wilt in the pros.
    Ali
    Barry Sanders & Gale Sayers. Pat Mahones for now.
    Gretzky and Yzerman
    Tiger & Nicklaus
    Ricky Henderson, Nolan Ryan, Denny McLain, Mr. Mays
    Vasily Alekseyev, Mark Spitz, Dorothy Hamel, Jean-Claude Killy
    Mario Andretti & AJ Foyt

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ebaytrader said:
    Pete Maravich playing college ball. MJ & Wilt in the pros.
    Ali
    Barry Sanders & Gale Sayers. Pat Mahones for now.
    Gretzky and Yzerman
    Tiger & Nicklaus
    Ricky Henderson, Nolan Ryan, Denny McLain, Mr. Mays
    Vasily Alekseyev, Mark Spitz, Dorothy Hamel, Jean-Claude Killy
    Mario Andretti & AJ Foyt

    Great list. I only saw Pistol Pete towards the end and he was still a blast to watch. Nate Archibals rocked too. Stevie Y was an absolute joy

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  • Panama Mutiny Panama Mutiny Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 21, 2019 10:32AM

    my son when he pitches.. my heart skips an extra beat !!!! lol

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