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Originally Posted by Writehooks
Just curious -- who do you think is America's most beloved living sports legend? Not necessarily the greatest or most respected, but the man or woman who inspires the most public adoration? Personally, I'd go with either George Foreman, Hank Aaron or Shaq. For my money, Jordan is too wooden and too "corporate" and Tiger has too much baggage. Thoughts?
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Definitely not Hank Aaron (to me, anyway). I grew up in the Houston area and loved Hank Aaron as a kid, so his comments about racist Texans made me do a 360 on him years ago.
I like your George Foreman idea - I wouldn't have thought of him. Shaq is certainly loveable. I think Peyton Manning may be working his way into the conversation, but perhaps he is too regional (Denver and Indy?).
Good question as most of the truly loveable sports icons have passed away in the last 10-20 years.