Fun topic, Frank. Here are a few more to get us started.
#4 Brett Favre-a toughie for me, because one of the game's great players, Paul Molitor, also wore #4 on his way to 3,319 hits. And there was this named Gehrig that could easily be my top choice.
#5 Joe DiMaggio-56 game hitting streak is the greatest individual accomplishment in the history of American sports. Albert Pujols has been great, but Joe D was a legend.
#7 Mickey Mantle-the Mick could do it all.
#9 Ted Williams-the greatest hitter of all time beats out the incomparable Gordie Howe, and the greatest American hockey player, Mike Modano.
#12 Roger Staubach-Tom Brady will probably get more votes. Aaron Rodgers is well on his way to Canton. But he hasn't played long enough. When Staubach was under center, the Cowboys truly were "America's Team".
#13 Wilt Chamberlain-revolutionized the game of basketball. Dan Marino is right behind him.
#15 Bart Starr-the leader of the Pack won 5 NFL Championships in 6 tries. Won 9 of 10 playoff games. And maybe the nicest man to ever play the game of football. A true gentleman.
#16 Joe Montana-my vote for the greatest quarterback in NFL history.
#19 Robin Yount-lots will take Johnny Unitas here. Yount is one of the most unassuming superstars to play baseball. The children in Milwaukee wrote him letters begging him to stay with the Brewers when other teams were offering him twice what he was making.
#21 Roberto Clemente-Arriba!The great one.
#23 Michael Jordan-my favorite basketball player ever.
#32 Magic Johnson-Magic was poetry in motion.
#33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-the skyhook. Just ahead of Larry Bird.
#34 Walter Payton-"Sweetness". My choice for the greatest football player of my lifetime.
#44 Hank Aaron-the all-time home run king (still, imo) ahead of the great Pete Maravich.
#66 Mario Lemieux-spectacular on the ice. Could score at will.
#75 Forrest Gregg-Part of the greatest offensive line in NFL history (sorry, Cowboy fans).
#80 Jerry Rice-only Don Hutson has ever been a better receiver in the game's history.
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