Who is your favorite athlete of all time?

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Apr 23, 2014
12:51:11pm

checoug

Mine is Bo Jackson then Steve Young. They are very close though.

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checoug

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Time

Who is your favorite athlete of all time?

checoug

4/23/14 12:51pm

jordan. judge me.

johnnycarson

4/23/14 12:52pm

I find you guilty of liking an excellent athlete.

hxmCougar2000

4/23/14 12:56pm

Ken Hubbs, great Chi Cubs player who died way too early. Also LDS...

Crowgar

4/23/14 4:58pm

Kind of weird one to like. The head coach of Rutgers??

BYU81

4/23/14 12:57pm

MJ all the way

Anae4Anae

4/23/14 1:11pm

i couldn't wait to get cable so i could get WGN to see MJ. watched every game.

johnnycarson

4/23/14 1:12pm

I loved WGN. I became a Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandburg fan those days too because

Anae4Anae

4/23/14 1:19pm

Same. And lots of day games to watch during summer break.

cougfanblue

4/23/14 1:23pm

Andre Dawson was my favorite as a kid, also Shawon Dunston

Avery

4/23/14 1:24pm

that's right, Magic Johnson all the way baby!

Sale

4/23/14 1:51pm

I couldn't find a way to like Magic.. Liked Bird and Stockton too much I guess..

Anae4Anae

4/23/14 2:09pm

racist for sure

run26

4/23/14 2:16pm

I actually feel the same way about Jordan

Sale

4/23/14 2:18pm

Kobe. Same thing.. Judge.... JohnnyCarson

mike2744

4/23/14 2:28pm

he sucked at baseball

run26

4/23/14 2:28pm

Tiger

Blueto

4/23/14 12:53pm

Bo Jackson. Lived in KC as a kid when he played for the Royals. I also had the

cucciolo25

4/23/14 12:53pm

His 30 for 30 made me really like him more

Byu4life

4/23/14 12:55pm

Oh yeah, his 30 for 30 was awesome. I loved what he did in sports but one thing

cucciolo25

4/23/14 1:00pm

I wonder why he wasn't a better hitter. He hit .400 at Auburn and had amazing

ChinoCoug

4/23/14 1:13pm

Hitting great pitching is extremely difficult. Bo did just fine, particularly

CalGTR

4/23/14 1:25pm

Cael Sanderson

4mack

4/23/14 12:54pm

Wasatch pride!

LiveCoug

4/23/14 12:58pm

Same. He's incredibly humble and soft spoken for the true machine that he is.

BabyOx

4/23/14 2:54pm

John Stockton

Byu4life

4/23/14 12:55pm

Ken Griffey Jr, Ichiro, Stockton

Justinodhan

4/23/14 12:55pm

Rickey Henderson

KingDave

4/23/14 12:55pm

Dirk Nowitzki

BYU81

4/23/14 12:56pm

Tony Hawk

Chemish

4/23/14 12:57pm

NERD.

riboflavin

4/23/14 12:58pm

Skateboarding is not a crime

BoiseBlue

4/23/14 1:16pm

RE: Skateboarding is not a crime

quikryptonite

4/24/14 2:54pm

Have you ever seen any of the old "Bones Brigade" movies? Like "The Search for

cucciolo25

4/23/14 1:50pm

Short cameo in Gleaming the Cube too...

BabyOx

4/23/14 2:55pm

Jerry Rice

cumadogg

4/23/14 12:57pm

Luke Staley then Jimmer

byujag

4/23/14 12:57pm

The Smith Brothers

BYUMizzou

4/23/14 12:58pm

Dan Marino

spugeddy24

4/23/14 12:58pm

RE: Dan Marino

BYUMizzou

4/23/14 1:03pm

A friend of mine was his center

2FarGone

4/23/14 1:05pm

Wow, that is a tough one. Most recently... Jimmer

kimdaddy35

4/23/14 12:59pm

Deion Sanders then Austin Collie (I'm not counting MJ) and Magic Johnson!!

BlazersCougarsDucks

4/23/14 12:59pm

Parker Bohn III

foofcoug

4/23/14 1:00pm

Ernie Els followed by Mickelson

snowbird

4/23/14 1:00pm

Larry Bird

Hank Rearden

4/23/14 1:03pm

2FarGone

4/23/14 1:04pm

Il or Un?

CougarHut

4/23/14 1:05pm

Kevin Johnson: Phoenix Suns

2FarGone

4/23/14 1:07pm

Kwame Brown

BYUisLife

4/23/14 1:05pm

my kids

argla

4/23/14 1:07pm

#1 Larry Bird --- #2 McMahon

lightmann

4/23/14 1:08pm

Tyler Wilkinson

riboflavin

4/23/14 1:09pm

it was a good movie, as I've got older though i've questioned how good

4mack

4/23/14 1:16pm

pretty sure he was just a dominant

riboflavin

4/23/14 1:22pm

Ty Detmer.

flavordave

4/23/14 1:11pm

^ This.

Kuga

4/23/14 2:12pm

Danny Macaskill

BluePete

4/23/14 1:11pm

He's amazing. I also love these...

cucciolo25

4/23/14 1:54pm

I appreciate any athlete that acts as a good role model

Hoosier Cougar

4/23/14 1:11pm

So Charles Barkley for you?

stonecougar

4/23/14 1:13pm

Among others. Respect the round mound.

Hoosier Cougar

4/23/14 1:20pm

might have to be Derek Jeter.

Cougarclaw

4/23/14 1:12pm

Ricky Bobby.

Cylon Coug

4/23/14 1:12pm

Derek Dawes. not close

Mayor of Cougartown

4/23/14 1:16pm

The Jimmer

BoiseBlue

4/23/14 1:17pm

Ali

Sgt Schultz

4/23/14 1:17pm

Bo, Muhammad Ali

ChinoCoug

4/23/14 1:22pm

Seen lots of greats, but had most fun watching Jimmer.

CalGTR

4/23/14 1:22pm

The Warriors practiced in the stake center? That is pretty cool.

flavordave

4/23/14 1:26pm

Not sure how long that lasted, but the memory is still very, very clear to me.

CalGTR

4/23/14 1:34pm

Yes, it happened. My parents remember it well also. I grew up playing in

GSwarriorcoug

4/23/14 4:42pm

The time period I'm referring to is mid '70s, long before the W's

CalGTR

4/23/14 4:54pm

I wasn't referring to their current facility. I don't know if the coliseum was

GSwarriorcoug

4/24/14 1:06am

Detmer was similar to Jimmer in fun-factor.

CalGTR

4/23/14 1:40pm

Detmer, Stockton, Malone

LuvMyCougs

4/23/14 2:10pm

Dale Earnhardt Sr.

ChinoCoug

4/23/14 1:23pm

Bo Jackson, Magic Johnson, Uale Mai

Sale

4/23/14 1:33pm

add Howie Long

Sale

4/23/14 1:34pm

Shaq

WDaddy

4/23/14 1:35pm

Greencandle

4/23/14 1:36pm

Elway

mosterlow

4/23/14 1:40pm

Young, Detmer, Maddux, Sampras, Rice, Bird, Sanders

CoopDizz

4/23/14 1:45pm

Karl Malone or Ken Griffey Jr.

saltlakecoug1

4/23/14 1:47pm

Roger Staubach. You young CBers can go google him

run26

4/23/14 1:52pm

Walter Payton

Coug Eastwood

4/23/14 1:59pm

Kresmir and McMahon.

CosmoK

4/23/14 2:18pm

Lebron James. He would excel in any athletic competition I think.

zuldiras

4/23/14 2:24pm

Gymnastics?

BluePete

4/23/14 2:42pm

Rings, pommel horse, etc. Why not?

zuldiras

4/23/14 3:40pm

Will Clark

CaliWG

4/23/14 2:32pm

Agree with everything you said. Gotta love the thrill. Humm Baby!

GSwarriorcoug

4/23/14 4:44pm

Although Robbie Thompson was my favorite player for some reason.

GSwarriorcoug

4/23/14 4:44pm

Macho Man Randy Savage

HendyCoug

4/23/14 2:37pm

Magnus ver Magnusson

PGVikingDad

4/23/14 2:40pm

All time, Lou Gehrig. In my lifetime, Bill Walton

ToonArmyCoug

4/23/14 2:44pm

Ty, Steve Young, Cael Sanderson, John Smith, Kyle Dake.

BabyOx

4/23/14 2:59pm

Bill Bradley when he was at Princeton

dratax

4/23/14 2:59pm

Barry Larkin.

Walter Bellhaven

4/23/14 2:59pm

I do suffer from some recency bias, but mine is...

Ham

4/23/14 3:06pm

What, it's not Riley Nelson?

Walter Bellhaven

4/23/14 3:11pm

Jimmered!

byu bcs buster

4/23/14 3:07pm

Jimmer

MrRoboto

4/23/14 3:10pm

Martina Navratilova

Jimmy the Shank

4/23/14 3:38pm

I have her autograph

AxelDC

4/23/14 5:20pm

NBA - Jordan, NFL - Manning, CFB - Detmer, CBB - Jimmer, MLS - Rimando

FierceArc

4/23/14 3:48pm

Barry Sanders

Mantis Mutu

4/23/14 3:53pm

BYU: Ty Detmer. All time: Magic Johnson

Cougar Insider

4/23/14 3:55pm

socorny

4/23/14 4:28pm

Jimmy Mac, Steve Young, Jimmer, Karl Malone, and hopefully Taysom Hill

Y'zFan

4/23/14 4:32pm

Roman Gabriel

84 Grad

4/23/14 4:49pm

Tom Curren

boxydutch

4/23/14 4:54pm

Tony Gwynn?

boxydutch

4/23/14 4:56pm

Magic?

boxydutch

4/23/14 4:57pm

Steffi Graf

AxelDC

4/23/14 5:20pm

i drooled all over her si pic while in middle school.

ChinoCoug

4/23/14 5:34pm

Willie McCovey

bubbastats

4/23/14 5:47pm

Kobe Bryant

cslams9

4/23/14 6:10pm

Jerry West

mflood

4/23/14 6:38pm

Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Garret Anderson

amerimono

4/23/14 7:00pm

Hakeem the Dream

Modiolus

4/23/14 7:00pm

Pro=Big Papi. BYU=Brandon Doman

wok your dog

4/23/14 7:48pm

Since Hockey is getting no love I will say

PolarisPrime

4/23/14 9:05pm

How is Barry Sanders not on this list more often? Most fun to watch of any

fierce16

4/23/14 9:59pm

Because I've always wondered what might have been if his life hadn't been

So it goes...

4/23/14 10:01pm

Julius Erving

Big Daddy D

4/23/14 10:58pm

Mohamed ALI

kahuna

4/24/14 1:42am

probably Earl Campbell

Belboz

4/24/14 8:47am

I was going to say Glen Kozlowski

Belboz

4/24/14 9:19am

Bo Jackson was a freak athlete.

BYUisLife

4/24/14 8:50am

Ryne Sandberg, Jimmer, Stockton and Malone, Willie Mays

Illegal Jimmergrant

4/24/14 1:10pm

Barry Bonds

dchandle15

4/24/14 1:23pm

Then why are you a Rockies fan?

messi

4/24/14 3:42pm

Will Clark.

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