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Old 11-06-2019, 01:25 PM
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As a Canadian I feel like I have to go with Gretzky
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Old 11-06-2019, 04:01 PM
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Sandy Koufax Would be a good pick
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Old 11-06-2019, 06:17 PM
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Most beloved, got to be Mr. Bill Belichick.
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I’d go with Cal Ripken Jr. while Brooks Robinson Is more beloved in the Maryland area as Mr. Oriole on the national level Cal is beloved all over, and is a great genuine person.
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No offense but Ripkin couldn’t be picked out of a lineup by 99.999% of Americans. Baseball fans will remember his record. Most people won’t.

Would have been Ali before he died. He was on a separate realm. Today could be Shaq due to his size and uniqueness.

Think about all the publicity when Ali died. CNN broadcast his funeral for hours. Do you think Bobby Orr or Cal Ripken are even in the same celebrity universe as that. Nope. By that standard might well be Tiger Woods. He won some tournament last week I never heard of and it was massive news.
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No offense but Rivkin couldn’t be picked out of a lineup by 99.999% of Americans. Baseball fans will remember his record. Most people won’t.

Would have been Ali before he died. He was on a separate realm. Today could be Shaq due to his size and uniqueness.

Think about all the publicity when Ali died. CNN broadcast his funeral for hours. Do you think Bobby Orr or Cal Ripken are even in the same celebrity universe as that. Nope. By that standard might well be Tiger Woods. He won some tournament last week I never heard of and it was massive news.
Ali literally could not go anywhere without being instantly recognized and mobbed. To be sure, an interesting transformation from a man who at times behaved deplorably to a world icon, but he certainly had the intelligence and charisma and gift of connecting to people to pull it off.

I just don't see Woods in that role. He doesn't have the outsize personality or the human touch of an Ali.
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I think everybody knows the legendary Pete Rose, but I guess the word legend is associated more frequently with positive connotations rather than negative ones.

Pete had both, so I guess they cancel out. Nevertheless I don’t consider it outrageous to at least mention him, before nominating Jack The Ripper or the Boston Strangler.

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No offense but Ripkin couldn’t be picked out of a lineup by 99.999% of Americans.
True. A lot of people can't even spell his last name correctly.
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Joe Montana, Nolan Ryan. Not necessarily beloved, but most respected - Hank Aaron.
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True. A lot of people can't even spell his last name correctly.
Interesting. Doesn't appear to be spelled wrong.
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Most beloved, got to be Mr. Bill Belichick.


In the Boston area, maybe. Outside of Boston? Not a chance in hell.
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We've lost a lot of truly beloved legends, of late. Bart Starr, Stan Musial, Ernie Banks.

Brett Favre's back on the adored list in Wisconsin. Hank Aaron's way up there. Robin Yount, too.

Bob Uecker is pretty loved nationally, up there with Vin Scully. Ueck used to go on Carson a heck of a lot.

Don't overlook how adored Roger Staubach is in Texas, and elsewhere.
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