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Post by marco266 on Sept 23, 2020 18:21:18 GMT
Simple enough (and we'll probably agree on all of these), who is the face of each of these sports?
basketball -- Michael Jordan
baseball ---- Babe Ruth
hockey ----- Gretzky
football ----- still Johnny Unitas
boxing ------ Ali
tennis -------- Borg (he has the look of a tennis player while Federer and Serena do not)
golf ------------ Jack
auto racing ----- Mario Andretti
soccer, men's ------ Pele
soccer, women's --- Mia Hamm
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Post by sdm3 on Sept 23, 2020 18:32:23 GMT
Uh, it's 2020, grandpa. Here's a list that'll help you seem less uncool with the young people.
Basketball: LeBron James obviously.
Baseball: Most young people couldn't name any baseball players by their faces. It should be Trout, but it's not because no one fucking knows who he is.
Hockey: See above. The NHL hasn't been able to effectively market its stars since Sidney Crosby. The answer is probably still Crosby, even though at this point it really should be Connor McDavid or Nathan MacKinnon.
Football: Patrick Mahomes. Johnny Unitas? Yeah, he had a haircut you can set your watch to - but Mahomes is the next big American superstar and will be for at least the next decade.
Boxing: Dead sport, who cares?
Tennis: I guarantee you most people would still say Federer - and rightly so.
Golf: n/a. Like I said, it's 2020 not 1965.
Auto Racing: Is this a joke?
Soccer, men's: Still Messi/Ronaldo
Soccer, women's: ask Anthony Rocks. The rest of us will just say "whichever is hottest."
Hope this helps, sir.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 18:36:37 GMT
Uh, it's 2020, grandpa. Here's a list that'll help you seem less uncool with the young people. Basketball: LeBron James obviously. Baseball: Most young people couldn't name any baseball players by their faces. It should be Trout, but it's not because no one fucking knows who he is. Hockey: See above. The NHL hasn't been able to effectively market its stars since Sidney Crosby. The answer is probably still Crosby, even though at this point it really should be Connor McDavid or Nathan MacKinnon. Football: Patrick Mahomes. Johnny Unitas? Yeah, he had a haircut you can set your watch too - but Mahomes is the next big American superstar and will be for at least the next decade. Boxing: Dead sport, who cares? Tennis: I guarantee you most people would still say Federer - and rightly so. Golf: n/a. Like I said, it's 2020 not 1965. Auto Racing: Is this a joke? Soccer, men's: Still Messi/Ronaldo Soccer, women's: ask Anthony Rocks. The rest of us will just say "whichever is hottest." Hope this helps, sir. I think he meant “All-Time” I understood his list right away. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 18:38:05 GMT
Simple enough (and we'll probably agree on all of these), who is the face of each of these sports? basketball -- Michael Jordan baseball ---- Babe Ruth hockey ----- Gretzky football ----- still Johnny Unitas boxing ------ Ali tennis -------- Borg (he has the look of a tennis player while Federer and Serena do not) golf ------------ Jack auto racing ----- Mario Andretti soccer, men's ------ Pele soccer, women's --- Mia Hamm I agree with Michael Jordan as Basketball and Babe Ruth in baseball. Football I would go with Joe Montana or Tom Brady |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 23, 2020 18:42:54 GMT
basketball -- Scott Howard
baseball ---- Roy Hobbs
hockey ----- Reggie Dunlop
football ----- Willie Beamen
boxing ----- Rocky Balboa
golf ------ Happy Gilmore
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Post by sdm3 on Sept 23, 2020 18:52:07 GMT
basketball -- Scott Howard baseball ---- Roy Hobbs hockey ----- Reggie Dunlop football ----- Willie Beamen boxing ----- Rocky Balboa golf ------ Happy Gilmore Uhhhh, he meant in real life. I understood his list right away.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 23, 2020 18:56:44 GMT
Simple enough (and we'll probably agree on all of these), who is the face of each of these sports? basketball -- Michael Jordan baseball ---- Babe Ruth football ----- still Johnny Unitas I agree with Michael Jordan as Basketball and Babe Ruth in baseball. Football I would go with Joe Montana or Tom Brady Montana has been off the scene for so long, he's all but forgotten. Now you might say, "Well, Unitas has been off the scene even longer," but when the NFL shows those sepia colored photos...it is Unitas who is always shown. Montana doesn't get the reverence that the NFL bestows upon Unitas. Montana was simply another great player in the league, while Unitas was the league. His image still represents football. Brady? Come on. Cheating scandal, hated by 99% of all who watch football, 18-1 humiliation --- Brady is the face of a loser.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 23, 2020 18:58:56 GMT
Disregard any post by sodomy3. He is trying to be funny, but that's difficult to do because he lacks a sense of humor. His posts indicate that.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Sept 23, 2020 19:59:30 GMT
Interesting one is auto racing as it would vary from country to country. Right now in Australia for instance the answer would be either Craig Lowndes or Jamie Winchup, or maybe even still Peter Brock, all successful drivers in the domestic car scene. In England it would be Hamilton easily. But my point is you'd have an interesting mix of domestic superstars and world champions depending on the country.
And female soccer players, I've always been a fan of Lauren Sesselmann.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 23, 2020 21:03:04 GMT
Interesting one is auto racing as it would vary from country to country. Right now in Australia for instance the answer would be either Craig Lowndes or Jamie Winchup, or maybe even still Peter Brock, Yes, auto racing is definitely regional. But Andretti has the international flavor. The daring Italian. His name even sounds like it is going fast -- Mario Andretti. Formula One champion, Indy 500 winner, even the stock car Daytona 500 winner....Andretti has accomplished the top all over the world. As for Australia...if you are going to go local with face of the sport, wouldn't the face down under have to be Jack Brabham? Three time F1 Champion, winner at Monaco, heck, he even had a Top 10 at the Indy 500.
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Post by northern on Sept 23, 2020 21:44:33 GMT
With golf you have to go with Arnold Palmer not Jack.
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Post by marco266 on Sept 23, 2020 22:20:15 GMT
With golf you have to go with Arnold Palmer not Jack. Possibly. But Jack has a more recognizable face than Arnold Palmer. Hell, I just came from the stores. For all I know Palmer could have been right in front of me on line. If Jack were, I would know.
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Post by northern on Sept 24, 2020 0:14:31 GMT
With golf you have to go with Arnold Palmer not Jack. Possibly. But Jack has a more recognizable face than Arnold Palmer. Hell, I just came from the stores. For all I know Palmer could have been right in front of me on line. If Jack were, I would know. I doubt that considering he's dead. Palmer made golf into the TV sport it is not Jack. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Sept 24, 2020 11:56:52 GMT
Possibly. But Jack has a more recognizable face than Arnold Palmer. Hell, I just came from the stores. For all I know Palmer could have been right in front of me on line. If Jack were, I would know. I doubt that considering he's dead. Palmer made golf into the TV sport it is not Jack. If Palmer was in front of him, he'd know. I'm still holding out hope, anything is possible in 2020.
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Post by sdm3 on Sept 24, 2020 12:00:37 GMT
I must apologize to Marco for calling him grandpa. I thought he was old but apparently he didn’t know that Arnold Palmer is dead, which must put his actual age at about twelve.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 24, 2020 12:47:21 GMT
Simple enough (and we'll probably agree on all of these), who is the face of each of these sports? soccer, men's ------ Pele soccer, women's --- Mia Hamm Quite difficult to put Pele over Maradona. Even FIFA couldn't do that and shared the award.
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