sphere wrote:
RandMart wrote:
sphere wrote:
Harder than you'd think. None of these are my favorite or who I'd say is the GOAT in their sport, but cumulative GOATiness grouped by number is the goal here.
I'm going with #8.
NFL: Steve Young
MLB: Cal Ripken, Jr.
NBA: Kobe
NHL: Ovechkin
NASCAR: Dale, Jr
I'm not a NASCAR fan but this may have put #8 over the top.
Maybe, but:
#3
MLB-Babe Ruth (bigger name for baseball than Ripkin Jr.)
NBA-Allen Iverson (not quite at Kobe level)
NASCAR-Dale Earnhardt (bigger name for NASCAR than Jr.)
NFL-Bronco Nagurski (maybe better name than Young? Inaugural inductee into both college and pro Halls of Fame, the award for best college defensive player is named for him, and also multiple time world champion heavy weight Pro Wrestler)
WNBA-Diana Taurasi (maybe the actual GOAT for women's basketball)
Add Pierre Pilote for NHL (multiple Norris trophy winner and all star)
Slowguy
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