Nosmo King
Gold Member
My sainted Grandpa used to tell me about seeing Babe Ruth play. My sainted Pop told me tales of Joe DiMaggio. They considered them the greatest sportsmen/athletes/celebrity jocks of their time.
Then I got thinking who dominated in my day. Personally, I think Muhammad Ali filled the bill for a kid born in the mid fifties, coming of age and awareness in the mid sixties and into adulthood in the seventies. And this from a guy who hails from the Pittsburgh area! Sure, Roberto Clemente was a hero. Franco Harris and Jack Lambert were awesome. But Ali was by far the most celebrated athlete in my eyes.
Who was it for you? Michael Jordan? No NBA franchise in the Burgh so it was hard to follow his career and compare him to his contemporaries. Jack Nicklaus? Tiger? Joe Montana? Tell me who, why and when.
Then I got thinking who dominated in my day. Personally, I think Muhammad Ali filled the bill for a kid born in the mid fifties, coming of age and awareness in the mid sixties and into adulthood in the seventies. And this from a guy who hails from the Pittsburgh area! Sure, Roberto Clemente was a hero. Franco Harris and Jack Lambert were awesome. But Ali was by far the most celebrated athlete in my eyes.
Who was it for you? Michael Jordan? No NBA franchise in the Burgh so it was hard to follow his career and compare him to his contemporaries. Jack Nicklaus? Tiger? Joe Montana? Tell me who, why and when.