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Who are the best players that you have seen live in a game?
Copy and Paste the grid below into you response. There are eight blanks to fill in. You need not fill them all in. The first column asks for the best player that you saw in the first game of that sport that you attended in person. The second column is for the best player of that sport that you ever saw in a game that you attended in person. Professional or collegiate athletes are acceptable.
Sport First Game Any Game Baseball ______________ ________________ Football ______________ ________________ Basketball ______________ ________________ Hockey ______________ ________________ Sport --- First Game --- Any Game Baseball : Roy Campanella , Nolan Ryan Football : Jim Brown/Bart Starr , Aaron Rodgers Basketball : Dolph Schayes , Magic Johnson Hockey : Stan Mikita , Wayne Gretzky Copying and Pasting the template doesn't work very well, so just name the sport and the two names in a single row per sport, similar to my choices. If two posts are identical, you may have found your lost brother. Remembering your first game may be a problem,
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OK Frank, I'll start.
Sport First Game Any Game Baseball: Tom Seaver, Hank Aaron/ Willie Mays Football: Walter Payton, Walter Payton Basketball: Scottie Pippen, Steve Nash Hockey: Jean Beliveau, Bobby Orr
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Best ever in Basketball......Michael Jordan, Pete Maravich, and Dominique Wilkins.....
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Best ever in Football..... Deion Sanders, Jerry Rice, Lawrence Taylor, Julio Jones....
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Baseball: Luis Aparicio, Willie Mays
Football: Archie Griffin (Ohio State vs. U of Minnesota), Walter Payton Hockey: Bobby Hull, Bobby Hull (I've been to one pro hockey game) Basketball: Connie Hawkins, Kareem Abdul Jabbar |
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greats ive seen
Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball Cal Ripkin (Rochester)/Nolan Ryan Football Pele (Santos)/Diego Maradona (Argentina) / George Best / Johan Cruyff Basketball Harlem Globetrotters / Shaquill O'Neall Hockey Wayne Gretzky / Sidney Crosby
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Baseball Mickey Mantle Willie Mays
Football Keith Lincoln Johnny Unitas Basketball Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul Jabbar Hockey Dave Keon Gordie Howe Bonus Content: Soccer Pele Pele
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Baseball: Hank Aaron ; Tim Hudson
Football: William Andrews (in HS) Basketball: Connie Hawkins (w the Globetrotters) Hockey: Several nameless local players.
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Seaver, Lawrence Taylor, Dr. J, Mike Bossy
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Hi Frank
Baseball Mickey Mantle (1952 - 1973), Ted Williams (several times in the 1950's at Yankee Stadium)
Football Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas, John Riggins (1972 in Baltimore)) Basketball Wilt Chamberlain, Earl "the Pearl" Monroe (Madison Square Garden) Hockey (haven't been to any games) TED Z T206 Reference . |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball Carl Yastrzemski, Hank Aaron Football Jim Nance Drew Bledsoe Basketball Larry Bird, Michael Jordon Hockey Bobby Orr, Bobby Orr
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I don't remember first games, but in baseball it was Mays, Aaron, and Clemente.
In basketball it was Chamberlain, Alcindor (pre-1971), and Julius Erving (with the Virginia Squires, as well as the Nets) I rarely went to football or hockey games, so no real memories. I do remember the first concert I went to, and it was the Beatles. That should count for something. |
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Baseball: Mickey Mantle; Barry Bonds
Football: Johnny Unitas; Unitas/Alan Page Basketball: Walter Davis (I don't remember which opponent I first saw the Suns play so I'll go with the home team); Michael Jordan Hockey: Gordie Howe; Howe/Gretzky
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I take it you haven’t been to any Patriot games since 2000?
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Baseball....Frank Robinson....Mickey Mantle
Basketball..... Wilt......Ditto |
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Best ever in baseball.... Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux, and Dale Murphy, yes, Dale Murphy.....Back to back MVP with crappy teams!
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Baseball: Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle
Football: Paul Warfield, Joe Namath Basketball: James Bailey (Rutgers), Larry Bird (Indiana St.) Hockey: john Vanbiesbrouck, Wayne Gretzky Mike |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball _Mantle, Berra /- Mays, Williams, Aaron, Clemente Football __Don't Remember 1st game / Brown, Unitas Basketball _Russell, Baylor, West. & Cousy__/ Robertson Hockey __Don't Remember 1st game / Gretzky, Lemieux, Ovechkin |
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Sport First / Game Any Game
Baseball Al Kaline / Mike Schmidt Football Johnny Unitas / Johnny Unitas Basketball Manute Bol / Manute Bol only been to one sorry game (PHL/WAS) Hockey Gordie Howe / Gordie Howe Last edited by wondo; 06-19-2019 at 06:43 PM. |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball- Don Martingly, Ken Griffey, Jr/ Mike Trout Football- Lawrence Taylor, OBJ ("The Catch" game) Basketball- Kevin Garnett Hockey- Wayne Gretzky, Martin Brodeur Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk |
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Baseball - Barry Bonds, Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, ARod and Robin Yount (many times).
Football - Brady v. Favre @ Lambeau, Reggie White
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Baseball—Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams
Football—Lawrence Taylor, Walter Payton Basketball—Bill Russell, Michael Jordan Hockey—Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky Bob-The only soccer game I’ve ever been to was Santos of Brazil against Milan at Yankee Stadium, so for me the soccer answer would also be Pele/Pele Last edited by oldjudge; 06-19-2019 at 11:44 PM. |
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Every summer on the East End of Long Island there is a charity event called the Artists-Writers softball game. It's mostly celebrities now with only a limited number of real artists and writers playing. In the early 90's we used to go every year to see it, and one time Pele was there playing. I don't think soccer skills translate that well to softball, since he did nothing remarkable batting or fielding. But at one point he walked right past me, which I thought was very cool. So I guess I can say I saw Pele play too, just the wrong sport. |
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Haven't seen many professional contests in person (only 2 - one NBA and one NHL), but I saw Allen Iverson come to town. He was AWESOME
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I think in a few decades the consensus will be that Messi was better than Pele. These things take some time.
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You know what they say, "You always remember your first."
Baseball: First game - Mickey Mantle, although technically I didn't see him play. I saw him walk around in the dugout. It was a Sunday day game and he had the day off. So, actually playing-wise, I'd have to say Reggie Jackson. He even hit a homerun in the game (I don't remember him hitting it let alone playing, but I do have the box score from the game and it says he did) [ok, so maybe you don't remember everything about your first]. The most memorable play was Rocky Colavito throwing Campy Campaneris out at home plate with an incredible throw from left field. That I do remember and will take to the grave with me ... along with the fact that Mantle didn't play. Any game - would have to be Ryan. I'd drive down to Houston and then up to Arlington to see him pitch. Other sports: Do they even matter??!?
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11 pitchers in that game, looks like one of today's games.
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Ripken Jr, Griffey Jr, Jeter, ARod...come to mind.
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The first baseball game I went to was a high school game. It would have been Will Clark, but he had graduated a year or two earlier, so really nobody special there. I later saw Roger Clemens pitch, so he's certainly the best I've witnessed first-hand.
I think I saw Chris Jackson (later Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) in the first basketball game I went to (LSU/Georgetown), so he would have been the best in that game. And I don't recall ever having gone to an NBA game, so I haven't seen any of the all-time greats. Best I've seen in person might be Mike Bibby, although as college players (how I saw them) I'd say Chris Jackson was a little better. First football game I saw was probably one I played in as a seven-year-old or something like that. Best player I've seen since then was maybe Ricky Williams. I was at about half of his college games. Or Rickey Jackson for the Saints back in the late 80s/early 90s. For hockey I've only been to semipro and don't recall any of the players' names. Whoever was the best New Mexico Scorpions player about 15 years ago I guess. |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball: Nolan Ryan / Barry Bonds* Football: Aaron Rodgers / Jerry Rice / All Day (in his prime) Basketball: Michael Jordan Hockey: Wayne Gretzky / Super Mario |
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Barry Bonds
Ken Griffey Jr Nolan Ryan Randy Johnson Ichiro Football Tom Brady, Peyton Manning Ray Lewis Basketball Jordan Bird Magic Hockey AO Last edited by Johnny630; 06-20-2019 at 04:39 PM. |
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Sport First Game / 1970 @ Fenway Sox Angels Tony C dropped a bomb
Baseball Hank Aaron/ Roberto Clemente/ Nolan Ryan/Mike Trout/ Griffey Jr. Football Jack Lambert/Joe Greene/ Barry Sanders Basketball Dr J/Larry Bird Bull Fighting Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes"
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball Mr. October/Ken Griffey Jr Football Big Ben/Big Ben (only have seen one game IP) Basketball Dr. J/Magic Johnson
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Best I have seen
Baseball: my first MLB game was an exhibition game featuring Hank Aaron at the Albuquerque Dukes’ old park: 1976 Reds including Rose, Concepcion, Bench, etc. my grandparents took me to both games, great memories!
Football: Aikman, futbol is Messi, Di Maria, Sánchez, Vidal, Bravo in a Copa America game with my daughter. Basketball: the Admiral played an exhibition game on the UT campus when I was a student. He was walking around campus before the game, he was HUGE. |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball Willie Mays (He was near the ent of his career) Lots of good players on the field that day...Rose, Bench, McCovey Best player I have ever seen is most likely Trout. Football Don't know...probably Bill Bergey Bengals vs. Jets...Namath wasn't playing. Randy Moss |
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Mark Gastineau lighting up the Bills at 'Welcome Home, O.J., Night' in Buffalo in the 80's.
Dominique Wilkins making the Knicks look like they were a grade school church league team. Pierre Turgeon on the ice. Holy crap could that man stick handle.
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+1
Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball -- Roberto Clemente; Willie Mays Football -- Joe Namath; John Riggins Basketball -- Walt Frazier; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Hockey -- Ed Giacomin; Alex Ovechkin |
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Baseball: Duke Snider ( Ebbets Field), Mickey Mantle (old Yankee Stadium)
Football: Frank Gifford (Polo Grounds). Peter Dawkins (West Point) Basketball: Jerry West (Madison Square Garden) , Bod Cousy (Boston Garden) Hockey: For me n/a |
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Sport First Game Any Game
Baseball Roberto Clemente / Roberto Clemente Football Bill Fralic / Jerry Rice Basketball Wilt Chamberlain / Chamberlain or Michael Jordan Hockey Brett Hull / Brett Hull |
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Sport / First Game / Any Game
Baseball Rod Carew or Reggie Jackson / Rickey Henderson Football Walter Payton / Dan Marino, Drew Brees, or Payton Basketball Pete Maravich / Maravich or Julius Erving Hockey Ron Francis / Mario Lemieux of Dominick Hasek I saw games as a kid that I just don't remember, so I didn't count those. I saw Tony Dorsett at Pittsburgh when he came to play Tulane. I saw a bunch of Saints games from 1969-1973, but I honestly don't remember who we saw and who played. I saw the New Orleans Jazz numerous times. I remember Bob Love was amazing, and I remember being excited to see Dr. J. I don't remember too much of the rest. I've seen hundreds of NHL games, mostly in Carolina. Hard to say the best.
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Just to mention basketball I think Kareem is still probably the best I've seen but the two that made the biggest impression, because they just seemed to be taking the game to a new level , were Magic as a sophomore in college and David Thompson as a freshman. I saw Johnson on what probably was an off-night but the sight of a 6 foot 9 kid playing point guard as skillfully as he did was a revelation, and Thompson not only was leaping out of the building but hitting jump shots from everywhere.
Seeing Erving live was really something too, his ability to defy gravity and make acrobatic moves had more of an impact in person than on TV.
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Baseball: Pedro Martinez/ Ken Griffey Jr.
Basketball: Larry Bird/Magic Johnson Football: Tom Brady/ Reggie White Hockey: Cam Neely/Jaromir Jagr
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Baseball - Brooks and Frank Robinson
Many others, but had the opportunity to see the O’s a lot when I was younger. Football - Mike “Mad Dog” Curtis, Lawrence Taylor, Alan Page - saw Unitas at the end of career, but he was my dads favorite along with Raymond Berry Basketball- Earl “the Pearl” Monroe, Dr. J - saw some other big names as well like Wilt and Jabbar...there up there as well Hockey - Bobby Orr, Gerry Cheevers Soccer - Pele, Franz Beckenbauer |
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Great Thread!
Baseball- First: George Brett. Best: George Brett/Nolan Ryan/Trout/Bonds/Griffey/Jeter Football- First: Marcus Allen. Best: Joe Montana/Tom Brady/Patrick Mahomes 😀 Basketball (only college): First: Mitch Richmond. Best: Kevin Durant Never been to a hockey game. |
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Baseball: Yaz, Brett, and Ripken.
Basketball: Paul Pierce Football: Nobody of note on either team.
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Best Player
Here are mine. The Baseball and Basketball games were the first games I ever went to. I have never been to an NHL game.
Sport First Game Any Game Baseball Jim Bunning - First Game 1962 Football Ken Stabler - Oakland vs Detroit Basketball Bill Russell - First Game vs. Detroit 1967 Hockey Marc St. Louis - Indianapolis Russell was unreal. He only scored 3 points but, had 17 rebounds and 11 assists and at LEAST 10 blocked shots. (They didn't keep that stat) He ate Joe Strawder alive. Bunning gave up 12 hits in 7 2/3 and won 5-2. Stabler torched the Lions. |
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first game any game
Sport First Game / Any Game
Baseball: Roberto Clemente / Willie Mays (Trout?) Football: cannot recall Basketball: Michael Jordan & Larry Bird / I've been to only one pro game Hockey: Stan Mikita / Mario Lemieux |
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Baseball: Willie Mays
Basketball: Marvin Barnes Football: David Means. |
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Baseball, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds
Football, Joe Montana, LaDanian Tomlinson Basketball, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins Hockey, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux
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