Which Sports Figures Did/Do You Admire/Respect the Most Growing Up and Now as Adult?l

[Bullaholic]

When we were young we all had our sports heroes/heroines---who were yours?
Now that you are an adult, have your choices changed---i.e., have some sports figures dropped off your youth list and others taken their places, or have you just added some to your youth list as an adult?

[toddg]

Roger Staubach
Harvey Martin
Bob Hayes
Gordon Wood (met him as a youngster)
Rayfield Wright

these days..my oldest son

[bobcat1]

Bob Lilly
Randy White

[Old Tiger]

This could be a generational thing but I don't really admire any athlete that I grew up with. I started following sports about 1996-1997 when I was 9-10 years old.

[Tejastrue]

Vince Lombardi
Bart Starr
Tom Landry
Roger Staubach
Drew Pearson
Merlin Olsen
Earl Campbell

[GrTigers6]

Roger Staubach
Too Tall Jones
Randy White
Emmitt Smith ( of course I was an adult sorta by then)

[1st and goal]

Roger Staubach
David Robinson
Emmitt Smith

Emmitt would probably be my #1. Total respect for that man. I'd vote for him to be Prez.

[ronwx5x]

Willy, Lilly. George and Jethro.
Charly Waters - Played 12 years, never experienced a losing season, missed the playoffs only once, holds the playoff record for most interceptions (9) with 3 in one game, blocked 4 punts in two consecutive games, played in 5 Super Bowls.
Cliff Harris - "Captain Crash"

[coach]

Emmitt Smith
Tiger Woods (admire his work ethic and pure athletic ability.)
Michael Jordan

[pancho villa]

Lee Trevino

[Aggie98]

As a kid...
Marino
Griffey Jr.
Jordan
Faldo
Lendl

These days....
meh. Tiger Woods is the probably the only professional "athlete" that I will tune in to watch on a regular basis.

[Trashman]

Lee Trevino

He was hilarious in Happy Gilmore!:spitlol:

[coach]

As a kid...
Marino
Griffey Jr.
Jordan
Faldo
Lendl

These days....
meh. Tiger Woods is the probably the only professional "athlete" that I will tune in to watch on a regular basis.

I loved me som Griffer Jr. I fell bad for him bc without injuries he could have been the greatest ever. He is the greatest Cf of all time IMO. and he did it clean too. The kid was fun to watch to say the least.

[Scoop27]

Young Astros
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Joe Morgan
Bob Lillis
Rusty Staub
Nellie Fox

Announcers
Lowell Pass
Gene Elston
Harry Callis

[Bullaholic]

As a kid growing up in the 50's-60's-s:

Mickey Mantle
Stan Musial
Willie Mays
Johnny Unitas
Alan Ameche
Bart Starr
Paul Hornung
Jim Shofner- Jim Swink (From TCU games- especially 57' game I was at against Jim Brown and Syracuse)

A few years later:

Roger Staubach
Bob Lilly
Tom Landry
Cal Ripken

[caleb_mccaig]

Growing up, Troy Aikman and Rusty Greer as a kid.

Now that I guess people consider me grown up the players I like are the ones who make themselves stand out, know they're good and aren't afraid to let everyone know. Probably something a lot of old school people dislike.

Cam Newton
Lebron James
Phillip Rivers

Guys with chips on their shoulders with something to prove get me fired up.

[Cam]

Randy White - that dude had a motor!
Roger Staubach - loved to watch him scramble even with that horrible two bar facemask helmet of his....
Jimmy Wynn - Astros outfielder was my baseball hero...
Shane Churla - Dallas Stars enforcer...that dude was looney!
Wahoo McDaniel - crazy Indian....
Tiny Tim - cause that sumbitch could tiptoe through the tulips with such grace!!!.....

[Rabid Cougar]

Easy- the REAL Dallas Cowboys. I can name nearly all of them off of each of the Super Bowl teams from the 70's. I cann't name maybe two or three off last year's team or those of the last 10 years.

[Rabid Cougar]

Roger Staubach - loved to watch him scramble even with that horrible two bar facemask helmet of his....
!.....

Egads! I HAD to have that facemask when I was in Jr. High.

[Cam]

Egads! I HAD to have that facemask when I was in Jr. High.

yep me too...in 7th grade!.....that face mask stuck out so much I once got it wedged between someone's butt cheeks!!!.....:eek:

[MUSTANG69]

Roger Maris
Nolan Ryan
Lee Trevino
Warren Spahn
Charlie Waters
Tom Landry
Randy White
Dizzie Dean & PeeWee Reese
Matt Hughes
Sugar Ray Leonard

[99IHSMustang]

Growing up: Ken Griffey Jr, Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson

Now: Peyton Manning, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant

[D'Highlander]

Sam Hurd
Aaron Hernandez
Tiger Woods
Michael Irvin
Mike Tyson
John Daily
Ray Lewis
Arod
Wilt Chamberlain
Josh Hamilton

But Seriously...
Jason Witten
Troy Aikmen
Dirk Nowitzki
Derek Jeter
Payton Manning

[GrTigers6]

Sam Hurd
Aaron Hernandez
Tiger Woods
Michael Irvin
Mike Tyson
John Daily
Ray Lewis
Arod
Wilt Chamberlain
Josh Hamilton

But Seriously...
Jason Witten
Troy Aikmen
Dirk Nowitzki
Derek Jeter
Payton ManningYou Forgot T.O.
The Allen Wrangler himself!:D

[Rabid Cougar]

Growing up: Ken Griffey Jr, Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson



Those guys are my age or younger..... DAMD!

[99IHSMustang]

Those guys are my age or younger..... DAMD!

That doesn't make you old just refined... :) Out of those listed though I would have to say Ken Griffey Jr. was my idol.

[Rabid Cougar]

Out of those listed though I would have to say Ken Griffey Jr. was my idol.

There is a reason he was called "The Kid". I played against Bo Jackson and Frank Thomas was freshman on that Auburn team.

[full circle]

Tom Landry
Roger Staubach
Magic Johnson
Emmit Smith
Edwin Moses
Drew Pearson
Troy Aikman
Michael Irvin
Sugar Ray Leonard

[Rabid Cougar]

No message

[99IHSMustang]

There is a reason he was called "The Kid". I played against Bo Jackson and Frank Thomas was freshman on that Auburn team.

Nice. That is pretty cool.

[Scoop27]

Jimmy Wynn - Toy Cannon

[Old Tiger]

Sam Hurd
Aaron Hernandez
Tiger Woods
Michael Irvin
Mike Tyson
John Daily
Ray Lewis
Arod
Wilt Chamberlain
Josh Hamilton

But Seriously...
Jason Witten
Troy Aikmen
Dirk Nowitzki
Derek Jeter
Payton Manning

Reading and hearing about mike Tyson's back ground. I think he turned out pretty damn good.


His life > jail and death

[LH Panther Mom]

Oh man! I hope I can remember them all. If not, I'll just scroll up. :D


Bob Hayes
Roger Staubach
Tom Landry
Ed Too Tall Jones
Donnie Anderson (wrecked 'em)
Bill Bates
Emmitt Smith
Bob Lilly
Don Meredith
Chuck Howley
Randy White
Mark Spitz
Mel Renfro (for some goofy reason, I always wanted to call him Renfro Pugh :D)
Cliff Harris
Rayfield Wright
Bart Starr
Hollywood Henderson
Tony Dorsett
Earl Campbell
Walter Payton
Harvey Martin
Norm Cash
Duane Thomas
Charlie Waters
Golden Richards
Herschel Walker
Johnny Bench
Reggie Jackson
Meadowlark Lemon
John Havlicek
Walt Frazier
Lou Alcindor
Cassius Clay
Joe Frazier
Rodney Allison
James Hadnot
Dirk West (absolutely LOVED his SWC cartoons!!!)
Bear Bryant

my Dad

[Bullaholic]

Oh man! I hope I can remember them all. If not, I'll just scroll up. :D


Bob Hayes
Roger Staubach
Tom Landry
Ed Too Tall Jones
Donnie Anderson (wrecked 'em)
Bill Bates
Emmitt Smith
Bob Lilly
Don Meredith
Chuck Howley
Randy White
Mark Spitz
Mel Renfro (for some goofy reason, I always wanted to call him Renfro Pugh :D)
Cliff Harris
Rayfield Wright
Bart Starr
Hollywood Henderson
Tony Dorsett
Earl Campbell
Walter Payton
Harvey Martin
Norm Cash
Duane Thomas
Charlie Waters
Golden Richards
Herschel Walker
Johnny Bench
Reggie Jackson
Meadowlark Lemon
John Havlicek
Walt Frazier
Lou Alcindor
Cassius Clay
Joe Frazier
Rodney Allison
James Hadnot
Dirk West (absolutely LOVED his SWC cartoons!!!)
Bear Bryant

my Dad

No women?

[toddg]

Pistol Pete was pretty darn good...a true artist!!

[Scoop27]

Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee

[bearbear78]

Iron Mike Tyson
Royce Gracie
Bill " super foot" Wallace
Frank Thomas
Nolan Ryan
Joe Montana
Reggie White
John Elway
Larry Bird
Bo Jackson
Barry Sanders
Charles Haley
Ken Norton Jr.
Troy Aikman
Chris Carter
Mike Singletary
Ronnie Lott

[LH Panther Mom]

No women?

Chris Evert might make the list, but meh. Billy Jean King? LOL! Nope... Okay - Dorothy Hamill.


I did forget Bjorn Borg & Billy White Shoes Johnson, though.

[Farmersfan]

I had only one sports figure on my wall growing up and that was Walt Garrison. I met Bob Lilly once and he was about as friendly as anyone I have ever met. I also met Roy Rodgers when he was filming a movie with Clay Obrien in my home town. Clay Obrien was a little Pr*** but Roy Rogers was awesome. My biggest crush as a boy was Valerie Bertinelli and maybe Farah Fawcett. Everyone remember the fuzzy Farah posters?

[full circle]

I remember the Farah poster where it must have been a bit "chilly" when she took it