Ken Gargett Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Though I wasn't alive when he won his first Super Bowl, I say Joe Montana. Four Super Bowl wins and should have been four Super Bowl MVPs(Jerry Rice couldn't win an MVP without someone throwing to him) in a career shortened by injury. He also was one-half of the brainchild of creating an offense that is still being widely used in the game, the west-coast offense. In the final years of his career he took a crappy Chiefs team to the playoffs two years in a row. Michael Jordan legacy is based on stats moreso than changing the way the game is played...leaving your mark on the sport after you've retired is a lasting legacy. I mean if you're talking about Jordan's accomplishments in scoring and popularizing a sport, Wayne Gretzky beats Jordan out. Gretzky holds nearly all major records by leaps and bounds over others. He popularized the sport in non-traditional markets, paving the way for successful hockey clubs in LA, San Jose, Dallas, Tampa, Anaheim, Miami, Phoenix, Carolina, Nashville. They moved the goal line further away from the end boards(until 2005) to give more room behind the net so others could more easily use Gretzky's tactics of creating goals for other players. Actually, I may have just talked myself into changing my opinion to Gretzky. and for sport outside north america? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewipper Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 and for sport outside north america? Lauren Jackson, Womens' national Aussie Basketball team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 uh-oh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 leaving aside the appropriateness, that photo does not look like any photo of lauren jackson i have ever seen. clothed or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Ok, I would like to change my vote from Jim Thorpe to Lauren Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 This guy gets my vote... http://storage.canoe...ty=80&size=650x LOL. It's ironic, compared to normal sports aging....he gets more in demand the older, fatter, and hairier he gets! LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 What are the chains for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Black Caviar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khomeinist Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Magic over Jordan anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Magic over Jordan anyday. on that, we will never agree. i claim no particular expertise in assessing basketball but i watched a lot of jordan way back when, and a reasonable amount of magic. jordan was a class above everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Chamberlain over both those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Any comment about Larry Bird? He was first basketball superstar, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewipper Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 What are the chains for? FUN!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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