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Table for 6......

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef2, Nov 22, 2017.

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  1. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Chip got me thinking.....( I hate it when that happens)
    You and 5 other sports figures at a table for dinner.
    Who do you invite?

    My list would be....

    Lee Trevino
    George Brett
    Bob Uecker
    Gary McCord
    Mike Leach
     
    Chef2, Nov 22, 2017
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  2. lcjjdnh

    lcjjdnh Well-Known Member

    Brent Musburger
    Bill Rafferty
    Al Michaels
    John McEnroe
    Chuck Klosterman (Does he count?)


    I like to ask a similar question to candidates during job interviews (not sports specific), although others think it's lame...
     
    lcjjdnh, Nov 22, 2017
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  3. Raiders

    Raiders Member

    John Madden
    Ken Stabler
    George Blanda
    Al Davis
    Ted Hendricks
     
    Raiders, Nov 22, 2017
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  4. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Dr. J
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Babe Zaharias
    John Wooden
    Ric Flair
     
    MisterCreosote, Nov 22, 2017
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  5. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Bill Veeck
    Buck O'Neill
    Marvin Miller
    Muhammad Ali
    Bobby Thomson
     
    cranberry, Nov 22, 2017
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Saw some dead people on those lists. ... If I did a dead people list, I'd bring back (for one meal)

    Muhammad Ali
    Jesse Owens
    Shoeless Joe Jackson
    Roberto Clemente
    Knute Rockne
    Steve Prefontaine
    Note: I like the Marvin Miller pick a lot, cran, but I saw it from you while I was doing my list.

    If I have to pick people still alive:

    Michael Jordan
    Martina Navratilova
    John McEnroe
    Ken Dryden
    Tom Brady
    Bo Jackson
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 22, 2017
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  7. clintrichardson

    clintrichardson Active Member

    Joel Embiid
    Sam Perkins
    Allen Iverson
    Serena Williams
    Howard Cosell
     
    clintrichardson, Nov 22, 2017
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  8. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Bo
    Griffey
    David Ortiz
    Belichick
    Feherty, because he's crazy... he was the first guy who came to mind, actually.
     
    wicked, Nov 22, 2017
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  9. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    If I did a dead person list.......

    Howard Cosell
    Ben Hogan
    Muhammad Ali
    Earl Weaver
    Dick Schaap
     
    Chef2, Nov 22, 2017
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  10. SpeedTchr

    SpeedTchr Well-Known Member

    Jerry Jones
    Colin Kaepernick
    Jemele Hill
    Curt Schilling
    Marshawn Lynch

    While they are yelling at each other, I can eat all I want and stick them with the check.
     
    SpeedTchr, Nov 22, 2017
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  11. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Secretariat
    Hunter S. Thompson
    Bill “Spaceman” Lee
    George Plimpton
    Ty Cobb
     
    CD Boogie, Nov 22, 2017
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  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    My ground rules for my guests. Absolute truth is required, you are to show up (whether living or dead) at your "peak level" of alertness. No "ugh - that's far back can't remember...stuff"
    Please be pleasant, forthcoming and funny.
    (I felt bad when I didn't include a woman at first, but Billie Jean King was an easy choice. I think we know so much about athletes today (too much usually), but I have to think many of my guests really couldn't talk about how they honestly felt due to sponsors, TV deals and other sensitivities.)
    My topics for both groups.
    How have changes off the field in society impacted things on the field? And what has sports help change off the field?
    How have the press and other media entities impacted your life and affected people's perception of you. Do you feel trapped by this perception?
    What is the public's biggest misperception about you?
    What do you like about the changes in your sport or sports since you began and now. What do you think is dumb.

    Living Division
    Trevino
    Richard Petty
    Belichick
    Billie Jean King
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Barry Bonds

    Dead Division
    Bill Veeck
    Paul Robeson
    Jackie Robinson
    Bear Bryant
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Babe Didrickson-Zaharias
     
    Last edited: Nov 22, 2017
    DanOregon, Nov 22, 2017
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