9 of the Best Ever.... Who Do You Have?

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by rats60

I only do baseball, so GOATs by position

Good picks for baseball. Here are mine . . .

[mybuddyinc]

Showing my age (and era) ................


Ramones
Dead Kennedy’s
The Clash
Sex Pistols
Social Distortion
Lunachicks
X-Ray Spex
Sloppy Seconds
The Slits


Fun, fun, Scott

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Richard Pryor
George Carlin
Lenny Bruce
Bob Newhart
Don Rickles
Eddie Murphy
Dave Chappelle
Steve Martin
Robin Williams

That’s pretty thorough , I like me some Jim Gaffigan but would probably be in a top 30 list

[jingram058]

Baseball - Babe Ruth
Basketball - Michael Jordan
Football - Dan Marino
Hockey - Gordie Howe
Soccer - Pele
Rock - toss up, Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty
Actor - Robert deNiro
Actress - Nichelle Nichols
News Anchorman - Walter Cronkite

Honorable Mention - Golf - Arnold Palmer

[Peter_Spaeth]

+1,000,000 on Cronkite.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

We should not omit women.
Taurasi
S. Williams
Ledecky
Biles
Joyner-Kersee
Hamm

Mildred "Babe" Diedrikson.

[Wanaselja]

Beatles
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson
Fugazi
Black Sabbath
A Tribe Called Quest
Radiohead
Tool
Waylon Jennings
Converge

[hank_jp]

Al Jolson
Paul Robeson - google him and his bio
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
Peter, Paul & Mary - and what their music stood for
Pavarotti
Elvis
The Beatles
Marilyn Monroe - maybe her voice is so-so but who cares?

[Beercan collector]

Aspirin Damage
Talk Talk (cover)
Don’t Talk Old To Me
Billion Dollar Babies
You Look Good In Rags
Nobody Likes Me
Clones (cover)
Generation Landslide
Under My Wheels

[calvindog]

Zeppelin
Stones
Velvet Underground
Springsteen
Pink Floyd
Clash
Ramones
CCR
Social Distortion

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by hank_jp

Al Jolson
Paul Robeson - google him and his bio
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
Peter, Paul & Mary - and what their music stood for
Pavarotti
Elvis
The Beatles
Marilyn Monroe - maybe her voice is so-so but who cares?

OK here's a man after my heart. This deserves some cards.

[MVSNYC]

Fun thread...since it's gone in different directions...I'll post about music too...here's 9...

Depeche Mode
New Order
The Cure
U2
Tears for Fears
The Clash
Talking Heads
Rolling Stones
Daft Punk

[Fred]

Michael Phelps - swimming or the Olympic games in general...

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Fleetwood Mac is a good call.

I am surprised by so many calls for heavier-metal bands. Who knew that prewar vintage and Slayer went together!

Sorry to take this thread down a music path, but the OP question is very non-specific. I could have said

M&Ms
Kit Kat
Twix
Milky Way (dark)
Nestle crunch
Raisinettes
Special Dark
Caramelo
Junior mints

You poor Americans are missing out on the best chocolate bars

Coffee Crisp
Wunderbar
Aero
Mr. Big
Caramilk
Crunchie
Crispy Crunch
Big Turk
Smarties

[isiahfan]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

Gordie Howe-he was called Mr. Hockey for a reason.

Thank you....Saw some Orr votes... (Not that I don't love Wayne....but any others receiving votes...nope)

Also...Felt like Messi had some "assistance" in his last year....regardless still going with Pele all the way

[Shankweather]

[Brian]

Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Velvet Underground
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
U2
Pearl Jam
The Who
Nirvana

[Johnny630]

Babe Ruth-Baseball
Tom Brady- Football
Michael Jordan-Basketball
Wayne Gretzky-Hockey
Jack Nicklaus-Golf
Michael Phelps-Swimming
Dale Earnhardt Sr.-Stock Car Racing
Pele-Football
Novak Djokovic-Tennis

[rats60]

Babe Ruth-Baseball
Jim Brown-Football
Wilt Chamberlain-Basketball
Gordie Howe-Hockey
Jack Nicklaus-Golf
Michael Phelps-Swimming
Usain Bolt-Track
Pele-Soccer
Novak Djokovic-Tennis

[Beercan collector]

Baseball - Lenny Dykstra
Football - Aaron Hernandez
Track - Oscar Pistorius
Boxing - Trevor Berbick
Tennis - Menedez brothers
NASCAR - Jeremy Mayfield
Basketball - Mookie Blaylock(?)
Football2 - O J
Baseball2 - Denny McClain
Nascar2 - Kyle Busch 😊

[brianp-beme]

I had to scrape out the bottom of the goat pen to come up with my nine because I usually focus my collecting and scanning efforts to baseball subjects.

Baseball: Babe Ruth

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Boxing: Max Schmelling

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Basketball: Anonymous Gibson Art contortionist possessing tiny feet

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All-Around Athlete: Jim Thorpe as Chalmer Cissell

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Pedestrian: Edward Payson Weston

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Powerlifter: Big Jim Weaver

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Paralympic: Enameline College Doll (qualified for Paris because missing part of one foot)

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Football: Johnny Unitas

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Volleyball: Wally 'Wilson' Schang:

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Brian