The Hall of Fame of Uniform Numbers

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by sebie43

I know this is a baseball forum but Hockey is too underrated in my opinion, here are some for you

#68 Jaromir Jagr -still kicking
#97- Sidney Crosby- Generational talent, skilled beyond belief
#30 Marty Brodeur- Numbers dont lie
#88 Eric Lindros- Sweetest set of mitts you will ever see, in his prime before injuries he was Gretzky-ish, absolutely breathtaking, its a shame he didn't get inducted to the HOF last month.
#11 Mark Messier- A true captain in every sense, took greatness with him to NY
#22 Mike Bossy- as pure a goal scorer as there ever was, The engine that drove the long island dynasty

Why is it that in hockey they seem to be able to look at an 8 year old and predict his NHL future? Seriously.

[nolemmings]

Please add Gehrig #4.

[nolemmings]

#99 George Mikan.

[sac_bunt]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why is it that in hockey they seem to be able to look at an 8 year old and predict his NHL future? Seriously.

It's the ability to skate.
You can watch kids that are 2 or 3 or 4 yrs old and once they have that skill - they are generally ahead of the pack for the rest of their young lives - thus the predictions.


Adds:
12 – Terry Bradshaw
47 – Mel Blount
52 – Mike Webster
58 – Jack Lambert
59 – Jack Ham
75 – Joe Greene
82 – John Stallworth
88 – Lynn Swann

[sebie43]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why is it that in hockey they seem to be able to look at an 8 year old and predict his NHL future? Seriously.

Thats a good question. And speaking of we are only one year away from the Connor McDavid draft. The next in line to Gretzky-Lemieux-Lindros-Crosby. He's spoken in that same breath which is alot of pressure.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by sebie43

Thats a good question. And speaking of we are only one year away from the Connor McDavid draft. The next in line to Gretzky-Lemieux-Lindros-Crosby. He's spoken in that same breath which is alot of pressure.

There is a story about Orr, who knows if it's true, that the Bruins sent someone to scout him when he was 12. The guy reports back to management and says, he could play in the NHL. Management is like, well yeah tell us something we don't know, until the scout explains: "I mean right now."

I remember the hype about Lindros, he had some extremely overprinted RC that was nevertheless sky high for a while.

[Steve D]

Here are some from me:

1 Warren Moon
4 Lou Gehrig
5 Johnny Bench
7 John Elway
10 Andre Dawson
29 Rod Carew
31 Dave Winfield (only player drafted by four different pro leagues - MLB (Padres), NFL (Vikings), ABA (Utah Stars) and NBA (Atlanta Hawks)
50 David Robinson
60 Chuck Bednarik (played both offense and defense in the same game)
74 Bob Lilly
85 Jack Youngblood (played 1980 Super Bowl with broken leg)
88 Lynn Swann

Steve

[CW]

I'll add another vote for

66 - Mario Lemieux

[Peter_Spaeth]

and I cheated because I just couldn't think of any
and for good reason it turns out

48 rick rueuschel
57 johan satana

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

and I cheated because I just couldn't think of any
and for good reason it turns out

48 rick rueuschel
57 johan satana

And you misspelled both of them.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

And you misspelled both of them.

So it goes.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So it goes.

I hold you to a very high standard Peter.

[bobbvc]

Ted Williams at #9. This is a vintage Baseball forum after all.