A Sea Of Red

I stole this from PH

NBA-Penny Hardaway
WNBA- umm Lisa Leslie
NFL- Dan Marino
MLB- Chipper Jones
NCAAF- Charlie Ward
NCAAB- JJ Redick (it was a love hate relationship. Hated Duke but loved watching him play and how mad he made UNC fans)
Boxing- Ali
MMA- no idea
Pro Wrestling-Shawn Michaels
Golf-Tiger Woods
Hockey- Martin St Louis
Tennis- John McEnroe
Soccer- Mia Hamm

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All-Time Favorite Player in Each Sport

NBA-Bill Laimbeer
WNBA- Elena Della Donne
NFL- Deion Sanders
MLB- Pete Rose
NCAAF- Tebow
NCAAB- Calbert Chaney
Boxing- Ali or Foreman
MMA- Dan The Beast Severn
Pro Wrestling-The Road Warriors
Golf-Jean Van de Veld just for the one round. Greg Notman
Hockey- 1980 US Olympic Hockey team
Tennis- Jimmy Connors.
Soccer- Maradonna

All-Time Favorite Player in Each Sport

NBA- Larry Bird
WNBA- Feenstra (Why not Katie?)
NFL- Roger Staubach
MLB- Willie Stargell
NCAAF- Tim Tebow
NCAAB- Jesse Sanders
Boxing- George Foreman
MMA- ???
Pro Wrestling - Bob Backlund
Golf-Payne Stewart
Hockey- Gretzky
Tennis- McEnroe cause he made it interesting
Soccer- Pele

All-Time Favorite Player in Each Sport

Most of these either played for favorite teams of mine or I had some sort of personal connection. A few were players I either considered to be the best, or particularly enjoyed watching.

NBA- Wilt Chamberlain
WNBA- Candace Parker
NFL- Bart Starr
MLB- Roberto Clemente
NCAAF- Tony Dorsett
NCAAB- Pete Maravich
Boxing- Ali
MMA- Matt Hughes
Pro Wrestling - Larry Zbyszko
Golf- Tiger
Hockey- Mario Lemieux
Tennis- Steffi Graf
Soccer- Pele

NBA-Earl Monroe
WNBA- Candace Parker
NFL- Johnny Unitas
MLB- Brooks Robinson
NCAAF- Herschel Walker
NCAAB- Pete Maravich
Boxing- Muhammad Ali
MMA- none
Pro Wrestling-is that a sport? Dan Gable for real wrestling!
Golf-Tiger Woods
Hockey- Wayne Gretzky
Tennis- Chris Everet
Soccer- Johan Cruyff

This should give you a further hint of where I'm from and how old I am!

I’m right there with you Baybird in the oldies but goodies. Also, added NASCAR to the list.

NBA: Charlie Scott or Julius Irving
WNBA: Katie Feenstra
NFL: Johnny Unitas
MLB: Jim Palmer
NCAAF: Multiple
NCAAB: Dell Curry
Boxing: George Foreman
MMA: No clue
Pro Wrestling: Johnny Weaver
Golf: Jack Nicklaus
Hockey: Mike Eruzione
Tennis: No favorite
NASCAR: William Byron now, Richard Petty back in the day

NBA: Dr. J.
WNBA: Katie Feenstra
NFL: Bert Jones
MLB: Jim Palmer
NCAAF: Eric Green
NCAAB: Ralph Sampson
Boxing: Joe Frasier

NBA: Larry Bird
WNBA: Taurasi. Feenstra.
NFL: Terry Allen
MLB: Fred McGriff. Sid Bream.
NCAAF: Zach Abraham
NCAAB: Gordon Malone
Boxing: Tommy Karpency
MMA: No clue
Pro Wrestling: Hulk Hogan
Golf: Tiger
Hockey: Not a sport
Tennis: Maria Sharapova
NASCAR: William Byron now. Dale Earnhardt back in the day.

JK37 wrote: ↑February 1st, 2020, 5:47 pm NBA: Larry Bird
WNBA: Taurasi. Feenstra.
NFL: Terry Allen
MLB: Fred McGriff. Sid Bream.
NCAAF: Zach Abraham
NCAAB: Gordon Malone
Boxing: Tommy Karpency
MMA: No clue
Pro Wrestling: Hulk Hogan
Golf: Tiger
Hockey: Not a sport
Tennis: Maria Sharapova
NASCAR: William Byron now. Dale Earnhardt back in the day.

This is an offense that will get you banned around here! Especially since you included NASCAR as a "sport"

I know

NBA - Larry Bird
WNBA - ?
NFL - Randy Moss
MLB - Roger Clemens
NCAAF - Dre Bly
NCAAB - Antawn Jamison
Boxing - Tyson I guess
MMA - ?
Pro Wrestling - Hulk Hogan
Golf - Tiger Woods
Hockey - Jaromir Jagr?
Tennis - ?
Soccer - Lionel Messi
Nascar - Bill Elliott

EDIT: I forgot to add NASCAR.

Adam, we should hang out more.

NBA. Michael Jordan
WNBA no idea
NFL John Riggins
MLB Nolan Ryan
NCAAF Michael Vick
NCAAB Pete Marvich
Boxing. ?
MMA. ?
Pro Rasslin Hulk Hogan
Golf. Tiger Woods
Hockey ?
Tennis. Serena Williams
NASCAR. Richard Petty

NBA- Julius Erving
WNBA- ?????
NFL- Larry Czonka
MLB- Nolan Ryan
NCAAF- Barry Sanders
NCAAB- Shacq
Boxing- Ali -- Grew up next to Deer Lake --Met him multiple times
MMA- ????
Pro Wrestling- Actors
Golf-Nicklaus
Hockey- Bobby Clarke
Tennis- John McEnroe
Soccer- ????