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Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:55 am
by LS71
Floyd wrote: Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:56 am
LS71 wrote: Sat Apr 10, 2021 3:32 pm
Floyd wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:30 am

I agree. Probably one of the greatest pure athletes ever. Power, speed, hand/eye coordination. And one of the better marketed athletes. Bo knows ... everything
Saw this in a FB post about Chuck Connors. https://www.facebook.com/Davenportsport ... 1911174329
Connors is 1 of 13 athletes to have played in both the NBA and MLB. The 12 others to have played are: Danny Ainge, Frank Baumholtz, Gene Conley, Dave DeBusschere, Johnny Gee, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Mark Hendrickson, Cotton Nash, Ron Reed, Dick Ricketts, and Howie Schultz.
Plus, he was The Rifleman, how you beat that!
Chuck was also the first player to shatter a backboard . That bit of trivia will win you a beer! :wink: 8)

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 11:55 am
by LS71
Delete the duplicate post

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:14 pm
by 69MG
Chuck was also the first player to shatter a backboard. That bit of trivia will win you a beer! :wink: 8)
Did he shoot it with his Rifleman rifle? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Also, I thought Michael Jordan was up for a cup of coffee but I must be mistaken (won't be the first or last time).

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 3:31 pm
by harbo
69MG wrote: Sun Dec 26, 2021 12:14 pm
Chuck was also the first player to shatter a backboard. That bit of trivia will win you a beer! :wink: 8)
Did he shoot it with his Rifleman rifle? :lol: :lol: :lol:
I heard it was an official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:23 pm
by LS71
^ He shot the glass out, kid.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 10:20 pm
by 69MG
The Celtics could have used anyone who could shoot anything tonight. They were 4/42 from 3.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:53 pm
by LS71
They've been consistently bad at holding leads.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:11 pm
by Cahoonaville
Alex Guerrero is the greatest of all time, FRAUD!!!!!!

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:36 pm
by 69MG
Speaking of greatest of all time, today is the Marcus Camby-White Lion Brewing collaboration event. It starts at 4:30 at White Lion Brewing, 1500 Main St. Springfield.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 11:04 am
by Cahoonaville
The things I loved seeing when watching Emmitt Smith run the ball was his Toughness, Patience, Vision, Balance, & he was also Versatile. That's what I think of when you mention Emmitt Smith, cause he wasn't the fastest or strongest or the most elusive RB, he was just a natural pure RB that was good at what he did, but Emmitt Smith just can't take all that credit & glory alone, cause he did run behind the best OL in the NFL, plus Big Moose, the full back, clearing Smith out many paths too!

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 12:01 am
by SignMan
Will IV, our G.O.A.T. poster, be appearing tomorrow, here
http://www.celebratemilford.com/schedule-of-events/
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., a full 8 work day, @ the Beer Garden?

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:30 pm
by 69MG
In my mind, he was the ultimate winner. RIP, Bill.
ANDREW HOLLERAN
12 MINUTES AGO
Bill Russell, one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA, has died.
The legendary Boston Celtics star big man, who won 11 championships and five league MVP awards, has died at the age of 88.

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:51 pm
by Old Cage
Old Cage wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:32 am I signed on to vote for Russell. Had not seen the Ryan quote. Not influenced at all by caddying for Russ once at a charity event at Oak Hill in Fitchburg. :)

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I agree. :)

Re: Greatest of All Time?

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 4:55 pm
by LS71
Red called him the GOAT! No argument from me!

He was so much more than a basketball player.

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