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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:49 pm
by FiveThreeEight
The Hall of Famer is probably Reggie White.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:52 pm
by Gold Knight
Ill give this to Spurg because he got two of the three, they beat the Pats and the Kick Returner and former Heisman winner Desmond Howard got the MVP. And yes, I was reffering to the Packers, whose hall of Fame player was Reggie White, RIP.

Go right ahead, you Patriot-loving bastard :twisted:

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:06 pm
by FiveThreeEight
And you're right, Spurg. Soundout does give you guys a bad rep. Damn bandwagoneers.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:21 pm
by djt5483
im rooting for the patriots now that the cowboys are out, i really dont want the packers to win it

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:44 pm
by spurgistan
Attaboy djt, we'll take any sort of support we can get with most of the country against us. Not that we need it, or anything. [scoffs]. But yeah, those late 90's teams were fun. "Mrs." Terry Glenn, the great (but immobile as hell) Drew Bledsoe, Pete Carrol before he realized how easy to cheat it is in college. Ahh, memories.

Anyways, time for a bit more homestate pride. Feel free to shoot this down if no likee, I'm not feeling that tuned in today.

Who was ranked by Sports Illustrated as the greatest athlete born in the state of Massachusetts?

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:43 pm
by FiveThreeEight
Was Ray Bourque born in Massachusetts? I guess Ray Bourque.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:01 pm
by Curmudgeonx
Wow, great thread, I have never looked in this part of the forums before.

Massachusetts eh?

Julius Erving went to Umass, but I don't know if he was born there

Marvin Hagler was born in Massachusetts, so I would guess him.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:11 am
by spurgistan
Good guesses, but Dr. J is from New York, and Hagler is not #1. I think Bourque's Canadian, too.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:44 pm
by FiveThreeEight
Yes. I checked. Bourque was born in Canada.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:01 am
by djt5483
there are athletes in massachusetts? jk, and im rooting for the patriots cuz i wanna see someone run the table in my lifetime, and ive always been a brady and moss fan

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:02 am
by got tonkaed
spurgistan wrote:Good guesses, but Dr. J is from New York, and Hagler is not #1. I think Bourque's Canadian, too.


whoever it is, it is going to have to be some pretty serious business to be better than marvelous marvin.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:15 am
by spurgistan
It goes downhill pretty fast after the top 6 or so, but there are some decent sports figures from MA, relative to its size. The question should read "Sports Figures", by the way. And the list was released in 2000, if it makes a difference, although I can't think of any amazing figures to come out of Massachusetts in the last eight years.

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:37 am
by Curmudgeonx
I really cannot think of anyone else from Massachusetts. Naismith (inventor of basketball) maybe? I have been to Springfield to the Basketball Hall of Fame, so if it is sports figures . . .




Edit:

Oh, hell. I broke down and looked up Naismith, he is f'in canadian.

And I looked up the answer, geez I had no idea!!!

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:32 am
by Nephilim
teddy ballgame?

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:56 am
by Blitzaholic
i like brady, moss and favre

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:48 pm
by spurgistan
Nothing? And to re-emphasize, we're talking born in Mass. here. No way Favre's from these parts :wink:

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:23 am
by Gold Knight
Yeah, Favre was born from Heaven, sent to Earth to do Jesus' will... and prevent the perfect season...

As for greatest athlete from MA, I have no idea, but im gonna say old school basketball...

Pete Maravich, why not?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:30 am
by Nephilim
maravich from NC.....i looked it up, good one spurgy, time for a hint, methinks......

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:00 am
by happy2seeyou
I think Neph missed this sports thread!

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:09 am
by Nephilim
you're officially stalking me now

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:14 am
by spurgistan
All right: a gimme, sorry about lasting so damn long without giving one (I'm a wee bit inebriated, sorry about everything) but the answer is the only boxer to retire undefeated.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:18 am
by got tonkaed
Rocky Marciano.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:29 am
by spurgistan
Thank you. Straight outta Brockton, Rocky Marciano. GT, your go.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:36 am
by got tonkaed
ill go with another easy one cause i cant be bothered to come up with one....

The player who holds the record and the number of goals that is the record for one world cup tournament.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:08 am
by spurgistan
Michael Ballack - 7?