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02-03-2017, 04:51 PM
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I'll leave it to others to pick the best candidates, but I agree that boxing and horse racing are the first places I'd look.
I certainly don't think this would be the source of the answer, but I think it's interesting that my father grew up in the 40s in Greenpoint Brooklyn and says many people could name the top matadors in those days.
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02-04-2017, 08:13 AM
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Red Grange
Does the average football fan today know who he was let alone the average person?
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02-04-2017, 09:42 AM
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How about Goose Tatum? The Harlem Globetrotters' "Clown Prince of Basketball". A multi-sport athlete, Tatum was a teammate of Satchel Paige on the baseball diamond. He was very recognizable in his day. Not exactly a household name any longer (took until 2011 to induct him into the NBA Hall of Fame). Died very young (45?).
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02-04-2017, 10:17 AM
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I think too many are thinking US only. Mikan and Grange were huge, but would someone in Asia had been a fan at the time?
I think Dempsey is a good guess as boxing was a huge world sport. I would toss Bobby Jones in that mix with golf maybe, and due to the Olympic aspect, I would think Thorpe would be more recognizable outside the U.S. and I doubt many would be able to tell you much about him in the general population.
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02-04-2017, 01:02 PM
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Jim Creighton?
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02-04-2017, 03:39 PM
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There was this guy named Tiger Woods that won like 14 or so Major golf tourneys by the time he was 32 and just faded away and now cant make he cut...he was the best player by far over every golfer and his popularity crossed over the golf world into many other areas and was all over the news.
10 years from now he may be the top answer on this thread.
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