When I was in 7th grade, I played basketball against Jarret Payton, and after the game, Walter came down out of the stands and shook our hands...one of the strongest handshakes I have ever had

Mark Fidrych struck me out three times in one game. I think he struck out 14 or 15 of us. I did hit a loud foul ball that came close to staying fair for extra bases. Funny, as the years pass, that foul ball grows louder and closer to the chalk.....:D[/QUOTE]

Mike, what a great story! A couple more years, and this may be a fair ball !!!!!!

I ran against Alberto Salazar (1982 Boston Marathon winner) in the 1975 Mass State XCountry Championship. He won that too. I saw his back as he took off and that was the end of it...

Darin Erstad
Mark Kotsay
Troy Glaus
Todd Helton
Alex Cora
Billy Koch
Braden Looper
Kerry Robinson (teammate)
Jamie Carroll
Darond Stovall
AJ Hinch
Jacque Jones
Kris Benson
George Sherrill
beat Johnnie Lemaster (he coached) as a college pitcher
probably lots more from that time frame, but cannot remember.

Dustin Hermanson (baseball, basketball) & Curtis Enis (Football)

mike magnante
 

played against mike magnante in little league and school.. Have an all star program with both our names in it

Soccer against the King of Jordan. He was a prince at the time (1974)

My 6th grade soccer team drove out to western Mass to play Deerfield Acadamy. Don't remember much about the King, but I do remember all the Secret Service types surrounding the field

+1

Yup....my coach had me play "rabbit". I couldn't keep up with him for more than a fat quarter mile. I think he had grown a mustache and was shaving it off by the time I finished....

Pitched to Dan Wilson (Mariners) and Todd Hundley (Mets) back in High School.

Mike Witt (who struck me out on four pitches) had the best curve ball I'd ever seen. He went on to have a nice career, including a perfect game while pitching the Angels.

I batted against Jim Abbott when I played summer league ball. If I remember correctly he threw a two hitter against us, he had a rocket for an arm. A ton of good athletes come out of Flint Mi.....

Hockey
 

Over the years in men's leagues, I've played against several Flames alumni. In the last league we played in (5 plus years ago), Sylvain Turgeon was a sniper. Previously played against some guys in the bigs, but when this guy had time and space, he could rifle a puck in a two inch space before I could even move (I'm a target). As fast a snap shot as I've ever seen at any level.

I coached my daughter's hockey team with an ex-NHLer when she was younger. He played every week with a bunch of NHL alumni in town. When I told him I played against Turgeon, and how amazing this guys shot was, he said "Bob, he's a sniper with our guys."

Currently in the league I'm in, Dennis Polonich once played with me, and now against me. Still a little uber competitive for a bunch of 40 and 50 year olds, and prone to the odd dirty trick. He's fun to stop though, as he gets pi$$ed off.

If you don't know the story of Polonich, check this out.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...-brutal-attack

He told me he ended up getting over $700,000 for the incident from Paiement. I remember when this happened. Polo was never quite the same after that incident, as the story indicates... and any Red Wings fan of a certain age would know.

Who did you play sports WITH in those younger days?

Frank O'Rourke coached our High School BB team (Elizabeth, NJ) during the 1950's.

I played Right Field because I had a great glove, and a very strong and accurate arm. My hitting was intermittent. But, I got on base a lot due to Walks or Bunts.


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TED Z
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Hey, Ted at least got us a prewar card connection. He may be the winner!

Rob M

I agree, that is really neat.
Me, I played baseball for a short while at Bellaire High School in Texas. Our coach was Chuck Knaublach's dad, Ray.

In College as a MAC linemen

Big Ben
James Harrison
Greg Jennings
Larry Fitzgerald
Rex Grossman
and many others

In HS basketball

Jason Gardner-Arizona

Short stint with St Louis Rams teammates

T Holt
S Jackson
O Pace
Etc

So, you at least got a taste of that highest level of sports? That's pretty cool.

Rob M.

In high school in Boise, Idaho I played baseball around 1993 against Jake Plummer, former NFL QB.

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When I was younger...
 

I played a lot of little league and thought I was a decent player...When I tried out for my high school team, I had to hit against this pitcher who was a senior at the time...I soon realized, I was not that good...it was ugly...

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