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Danmel

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64. I met Pistol Pete at the Maurice Stokes Basketball game
Sat May 22, 2021, 08:39 PM
May 2021

At Kutscher's country club in the Catskills in 1970.
I was 10. He was very nice.

Ernie Banks or Walter Payton CanonRay May 2021 #1
Muhammad Ali multigraincracker May 2021 #2
Yep. Lochloosa May 2021 #14
like the Pistol, an innovator. Goodheart May 2021 #17
Pete Rose or Bernie Kosar underpants May 2021 #3
Bob Horner padfun May 2021 #4
I read "sports car" and was puzzled soothsayer May 2021 #5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... Tikki May 2021 #6
Roberto Clemente YDogg May 2021 #7
From my childhood. This canadian kept winning World Superstars championships applegrove May 2021 #8
I remember that show, but I don't remember him. Very interesting. Goodheart May 2021 #9
1977 - 79 he won. He was blond. Just the fact he was a soccer player applegrove May 2021 #11
along the same line a french something, Guy Drew(?) Darwins_Retriever May 2021 #47
Ali and Hank Aaron. Hoyt May 2021 #10
Andre Agassi :) Guilded Lilly May 2021 #12
Love him, but McEnroe makes my top ten. :) Goodheart May 2021 #23
"You can't be serious" 😉 ( a big fan, too!) Guilded Lilly May 2021 #36
Willie Mays... First Speaker May 2021 #13
And he played in that era when baseballs were especially tough to hit. I mean, Bob Gibson... Goodheart May 2021 #15
And Clemente broke Gibson's leg MyOwnPeace May 2021 #32
Walt "Clyde" Frazier BeyondGeography May 2021 #16
Yeah, but the Pistol scored 68 on Walt Frazier one night :) Goodheart May 2021 #19
Clyde was ok with that BeyondGeography May 2021 #24
Roberto Clemente Doc Sportello May 2021 #18
Pistol Pete was so great that in his senior season at LSU when he made his final appearances Goodheart May 2021 #21
I saw him in the same tournament with Calvin Murphy and Bob Lanier Doc Sportello May 2021 #25
The three M's.... Maravich, Murphy, and Rick Mount Goodheart May 2021 #26
Babe Didrikson Zaharias might well be the best athlete of all time. lpbk2713 May 2021 #20
I've been to the Babe Didrickson Museum down in Beaumont, TX Goodheart May 2021 #22
Muhammad Ali marmar May 2021 #27
Only one person listed so far that I really can't abide. Won't say who. LOL Goodheart May 2021 #29
+1 Ali has my vote. Earth-shine May 2021 #55
Reggie!!! BlueNProud May 2021 #28
I always wished I had his looks. LOL Goodheart May 2021 #30
Billie Jean King quaint May 2021 #31
I'll say that ultimate team player, Bill Russell rurallib May 2021 #33
Bjorn! BootinUp May 2021 #34
I loved watching him play as well. hlthe2b May 2021 #42
Arthur Ashe.... bahboo May 2021 #35
Are you from Richmond? Goodheart May 2021 #37
nope...lifelong tennis fan.... bahboo May 2021 #38
Ditto. He was not just a great player, phenomenal roll model, but a really good man hlthe2b May 2021 #41
Megan Rapinoe is a hero! Thunderbeast May 2021 #39
Joe Calzaghe (retired undefeated boxer) SamKnause May 2021 #40
My number 2 would be Marcus Allen. BootinUp May 2021 #43
Gordon Banks Skittles May 2021 #44
When I was in high school in the 70s my best friend had a Boomerproud May 2021 #56
I too loved George, oh heck, I swear every girl in England did Skittles May 2021 #58
Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Ken Griffey, Jr Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #45
Larry Bird. Chipper Chat May 2021 #46
Dr J jcgoldie May 2021 #48
Among the three best players ever. Goodheart May 2021 #50
George Brett Darwins_Retriever May 2021 #49
Jack Nicklaus, until he turned out to be a Trumper ironflange May 2021 #51
Jerry Rice liberaltrucker May 2021 #52
Either him or Randy Moss. Goodheart May 2021 #53
True. liberaltrucker May 2021 #54
I'm a early entry fan to Team Agassi. SleeplessinSoCal May 2021 #57
Terry Bradshaw discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2021 #59
Warrick Dunn. nt RegularJam May 2021 #60
He's from Baton Rouge, like me, and although he played for Florida State Goodheart May 2021 #61
Fl State can go pound... RegularJam May 2021 #65
Dale Earnhardt and Kam Chancellor jmowreader May 2021 #62
MY FAVORITE SPORTS STAR OF ALL TIME??? YoshidaYui May 2021 #63
I met Pistol Pete at the Maurice Stokes Basketball game Danmel May 2021 #64
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