(06-19-2015 08:24 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  For Louisiana I'm going to say:

Peyton Manning
Bill Russell
Karl Malone
Terry Bradshaw
Mel Ott

Fred Dean was known as "the natural" by NFL coaches. He was one of the strongest players in the NFL and he never worked out with weights. Fast and quick on his feet, Fred was one of the best athletes ever, from any state. Any list for Louisiana must have Fred Dean at the top of it.

Off the top of my head...

Nolan Ryan
Earl Campbell
Kenneth Hall
Sammy Baugh
Ben Hogan
Joe Greene
Byron Nelson
Darrell Green

Can't just list 5 when naming the greatest.

(06-19-2015 06:50 PM)PirateJim Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 03:08 PM)TribeNiner Wrote:  This is a thread we have going at NinerNation and I thought it was interesting, so I thought I'd pose it over here.

In YOUR opinion, who are the 5 greatest athletes born/raised in your school's state? This can be athletic accomplishments combined with athletic ability, or however YOU choose to define it. For the purposes of this thread, it does not count if they moved to your state for college or professional sports, etc. Only natives of the state - we will count moving there very young and being raised there for their younger years.

For NC, my list is the following (in no order):

David Thompson
Michael Jordan
Richard Petty
Ray Floyd
Gaylord Perry

I haven't come up with one for VA, yet.

For NC you could consider Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Roman Gabriel, and Julius Peppers

Sylvester Ritter better than all of those guys.

(06-19-2015 08:43 PM)BRtransplant Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 08:24 PM)Saint Greg Wrote:  For Louisiana I'm going to say:

Peyton Manning
Bill Russell
Karl Malone
Terry Bradshaw
Mel Ott

Fred Dean was known as "the natural" by NFL coaches. He was one of the strongest players in the NFL and he never worked out with weights. Fast and quick on his feet, Fred was one of the best athletes ever, from any state. Any list for Louisiana must have Fred Dean at the top of it.

I know we Tech fans sound like real homers on this thread but Malone, Bradshaw and Dean are probably better than any 3 Louisiana born players than even LSU can come up with.

(06-19-2015 09:40 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  Off the top of my head...

Nolan Ryan
Earl Campbell
Kenneth Hall
Sammy Baugh
Ben Hogan
Joe Greene
Byron Nelson
Darrell Green

Can't just list 5 when naming the greatest.

Rogers Hornsby
Frank Robinson

(06-19-2015 10:09 PM)USMSTUD Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 09:40 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  Off the top of my head...

Nolan Ryan
Earl Campbell
Kenneth Hall
Sammy Baugh
Ben Hogan
Joe Greene
Byron Nelson
Darrell Green

Can't just list 5 when naming the greatest.

Rogers Hornsby
Frank Robinson

Good call. Forgot about those two.

(06-19-2015 10:13 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 10:09 PM)USMSTUD Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 09:40 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  Off the top of my head...

Nolan Ryan
Earl Campbell
Kenneth Hall
Sammy Baugh
Ben Hogan
Joe Greene
Byron Nelson
Darrell Green

Can't just list 5 when naming the greatest.

Rogers Hornsby
Frank Robinson

Good call. Forgot about those two.

A.J. Foyt

Jason Williams also has to be in the mix there somewhere for WV.

For Alabama:

Willie Mays
Joe Louis
Hank Aaron
Jesse Owens
Evander Holyfield

Honorable Mention:

Charles Barkley
Satchel Paige
Bo Jackson
Joe Namath

Alabama:
1A--Jesse Owens, Hank Aaron, Joe Louis, Willie Mays, Carl Lewis.

1B--Bo Jackson, Satchel Paige, Evander Holyfield, Charles Barkley, Ozzie Smith

1C--Mia Hamm, Bart Starr, Willie McCovey, John Stallworth, Ozzie Newsome

Ty Cobb (Narrows) baseball
Herschel Walker (Wrightsville) football
Jackie Robinson (Cairo) baseball
Sugar Ray Robinson (Ailey) boxing
Frank Thomas (Columbus) baseball

(06-20-2015 01:05 AM)blazing tiger Wrote:  For Alabama:

Willie Mays
Joe Louis
Hank Aaron
Jesse Owens
Evander Holyfield

Honorable Mention:

Charles Barkley
Satchel Paige
Bo Jackson
Joe Namath

Joe Namath was born and raised in Pennsylvania

(06-19-2015 11:19 PM)Noodles Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 10:13 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 10:09 PM)USMSTUD Wrote:  

(06-19-2015 09:40 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  Off the top of my head...

Nolan Ryan
Earl Campbell
Kenneth Hall
Sammy Baugh
Ben Hogan
Joe Greene
Byron Nelson
Darrell Green

Can't just list 5 when naming the greatest.

Rogers Hornsby
Frank Robinson

Good call. Forgot about those two.

A.J. Foyt

I forgot Jack Johnson too.

From Kentucky:

Muhammad Ali (Boxing)
Johnny Unitas (NFL)
Jim McDaniel (WKU/ABA) First pro B-Ball Player to 1 million $ contract
Pee Wee Reese (MLB)
Dan Issel (UK/NBA)

(06-19-2015 03:08 PM)TribeNiner Wrote:  This is a thread we have going at NinerNation and I thought it was interesting, so I thought I'd pose it over here.

In YOUR opinion, who are the 5 greatest athletes born/raised in your school's state? This can be athletic accomplishments combined with athletic ability, or however YOU choose to define it. For the purposes of this thread, it does not count if they moved to your state for college or professional sports, etc. Only natives of the state - we will count moving there very young and being raised there for their younger years.

For NC, my list is the following (in no order):

David Thompson
Michael Jordan
Richard Petty
Ray Floyd
Gaylord Perry

I haven't come up with one for VA, yet.

Not sure who I'd bump, but I'm going to have to bump someone for Sugar Ray Leonard

For Alabama, I'm surprised you guys are listing Bo Jackson in a second tier. It didn't ask for the most accomplished.

I'm not sure there was a greater athlete of his time and perhaps of all time than Bo Jackson.

(06-19-2015 04:18 PM)BlueRaiderBoy Wrote:  The five greatest athletes (or historical Figures in athletics) born in Tennessee, might include:

1. First Black BB player at Vanderbilt and SEC: Perry Wallace, Nashville Native
2. QB Heisman Winner Nat'l Championship Coach: Steve Spurrier
Johnson City Native
3. Olympic Gold (3) Medal Winner and TSU Tigerbelle: Wilma Rudolph
Clarksville Native
4. Memphis and NBA Star: Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway
Memphis Native
5. Chicago Bears and Vandy QB Bill Wade
Nashville Native
Second Tier or Honorable Mention:
6. David Price- Pitcher Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Vandy Murfreesboro Native
7. Don Griffin- NBA Def. Rookie of the Year, two time Super Bowl Champ 49ers, MTSU All-American Murfreesboro Native
8. Sonny Gray-Pitcher Oakland A's, Vandy Smyrna Native
9. Clyde Lee- NBA 12 year career and SEC Player of the Year at VU
Nashville Native
10. Shawn Marion-NBA Journeyman, UNLV and Phoenix Suns
Clarksville Native

I believe you intended to say NFL for Griffin.

Others I think you could have probably include in front of these others ... again because the original post asked for greatest athlete not most accomplished.

The one you left off is the only man from MT to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated - once considered the greatest athlete in the world in his time.

Brian Oldfield from Warren County, TN
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/vinson-w...-cms-36823

Others you could have included were...
Reggie White - once held the sack record
Todd Helton - rare two sport star in college

And then there was some others.
Koko B. Ware. I mean dude was just a freak.
Jerry The King Lawler

And probably around fourth or fifth on your list should have been...
ThreeifbyLightning

Just sayin

For my home state of Massachusetts:

Tom Glavine
Patrick Ewing
Matt Hassleback
Mike Eruzione
Jeremy Roenick

(06-20-2015 09:30 AM)ThreeifbyLightning Wrote:  For Alabama, I'm surprised you guys are listing Bo Jackson in a second tier. It didn't ask for the most accomplished.

I'm not sure there was a greater athlete of his time and perhaps of all time than Bo Jackson.

Yeah, that's a tough one. But who do you bump down from my list? Willie Mays? Carl Lewis?

1A--Jesse Owens, Hank Aaron, Joe Louis, Willie Mays, Carl Lewis

(06-20-2015 08:23 AM)GreekTopper Wrote:  From Kentucky:

Muhammad Ali (Boxing)
Johnny Unitas (NFL)
Jim McDaniel (WKU/ABA) First pro B-Ball Player to 1 million $ contract
Pee Wee Reese (MLB)
Dan Issel (UK/NBA)

What about Wes Unseld NBA Baltimore Bullets and Paul Hornung, Heisman at ND & GB Packer Legend, both of Louisville?