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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:55 PM Original message |
Post athletes who made a positive contribution to society |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Roberto Clemente |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Truly. |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
57. I remember when he died |
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NorCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'll list the Big one |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. o.j. simpson |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Here's another. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Three plane crash references out of five posts |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Greatest. Movie. Ever. |
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RL3AO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. Too many to name. The ones who help society don't get teevee time |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Lance Armstrong. |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Lance's new riding rival: President Bush |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Completely irrelevant to the point |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. He's trying to get increased funding for cancer research. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I gained a lot of respect for Lance after reading his book |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. So did Dupree. ;-) |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. Arnold Palmer, Arthur Ashe |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
9. Buck O'Neil |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. A MASSIVE crime that he's not in the HoF. n/t |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. Tony Hawk |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Tony Hawk is a nice guy, too. He takes being a role model seriously. nt |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. OMG.... The Greatest |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Self-delete, wrong spot. But great minds do think alike! nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. Umm... who is that? nt |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Paul Wellstone |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. Guess from what team? The inimatable, unbelievable Steve Nash, outspoken liberal, etc. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. Another |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Ah--you beat me to it with the same pic! nt |
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GreatCaesarsGhost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. pat tillman |
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Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. "Athletes for Hope" link |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Althea Gibson |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
28. The Big Diesel |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
29. Vick's teammate, Warrick Dunn. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Definitely a very good guy. nt |
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pookieblue (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
54. agreed |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Jesse Owens! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. Major Taylor |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. ROFLMAO!!! Over/Under 50: percentage of those named in this thread... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
34. Some more good guys |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. Billie Jean King (nt) |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. Billie, Doug, Lance, Babe, Earl, Martina... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
38. Ali. |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I cannot believe I forgot Ali.. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Bundini |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. Mohammad Ali |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
40. Curtis Charles Flood |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. Mel Blount |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
44. Phil Rizzuto - rip |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. Mildred Ella Didrikson |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
46. Darrell Green |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Shaquille ONeil and his ShaqFamilyChallenge. Helping fight childhood obesity |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. Jesse OWEN. Jackie ROBINSON. Billie Jean KING. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-24-07 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. Chen Lu |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
50. This Bush doesn't suck! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
51. Ray Borque and Cam Neely, for starters |
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rndmprsn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
52. lance armstrong |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
53. Magic Johnson -- "came out" as HIV positive |
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Mandate My Ass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. Arthur Ashe |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
58. Terry Fox. |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-25-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
60. Steve Smith |
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