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Football: Ken Anderson, Pete Johnson, Louis Breeden, Anthony Munoz, Harold Carmichael and Wilbert Montgomery
Baseball: Nolan Ryan, George Foster, Tom Seaver, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton
Basketball: Charles Barkley, Dr. J
Golf: Fred Couples
Hockey: Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Bernie Parent

Ken Griffey Jr without a doubt.

I don't think there will be another baseball player in my lifetime that has more talent then Griffery did.

My dad has Mickey Mantle (who is the greatest baseball player of all time) and I have Griffey.

Football: Ken Stabler, Archie Manning, Bob Hayes, Reggie White, Larry Csonka
Baseball: Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Dale Murphy, Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan
Basketball: I could watch the NBA when Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Dr. J and Jordan were around. I could care less about it now.
Golf: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson
Wrestling: I grew up watching Knoxville "live" wrestling with my dad -- Whitey Caldwell, Ron and Don Wright, Corsica Joe. The promoter was a guy named John Cazana and Big Jim Hess was the commentator.

Football: Herschel Walker, John Elway
Baseball:Dale Murphy and Will Clark in the NL, Jose Canseco in the AL. My favorite pitcher as a young kid was Zane Smith. I even grew my mini-mullet out to match his. I was a hopeless Braves fan.
Basketball: Dominique Wilkins and Larry Bird when I was really young. Favorite player of my teen years and of all time is David Robinson.
College Football: Without question Al Wilson. When I was really little, it was Dale Jones.
Wrestling: Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan. I was a good guy.
Golf: Mark Calcaveccia and Freddy Boom Boom Couples

I didn't know what a hockey was.

Fantastic thread topic.

Holy 'Carolina, it is almost like you stole my list!

Football: Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, Frantastic, Chuck Foreman, etc. - gotta put some hate on the cheating Drew Pearson!
Baseball: Anybody on the Big Red Machine led by Johnny Bench, Pete Charlie Hustle Rose, Joe Morgan & Dave Concepcion (sp)
Basketball: John Hondo Havlicheck , Larry Bird,JoJo White, Dave Cowens, and did like Jabar

I spent a few years in Philly when I was young, so that's the reason for the Philly bias.

Football - Reggie White(that whole Eagles defense was awesome), Randall Cunningham

Baseball - Mike Schmidt, Orel Hershiser(He was awesome with the 59+ scoreless inning streak)

Basketball - Dr. J, Chuck Barkley, Pistol Pete(never saw him play but read everything I could about the guy).

Hockey - Ron Hextall, Eric Lindros

Football-Raynoch Thompson, Deon Grant
Basketball- Vincent Yarbrough
Baseball- Griffey Jr
Hockey-Dominick Hasek
Soccer-Clint Dempsey, Brian McBride

Mike Tyson Punchout was the greatest game ever made for Nintendo!

Well, at least a couple others are as old as me:

Football: Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, Nick Bounticonti.

Basketball: Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld.

Baseball: Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver, Hammerin' Hank.

Olympics: Bruce Jenner (but not any more, based on recent, ahem, life decisions he's made).

Racing: Mario Andretti, Unser, Sr. (and pre-drunken Little Al).

NASCAR: That articulate, well-spoken guy, with no hick accent . . . . Who was he? Oh, yeah, right. That's why I liked open wheel. Even as a kid who grew up on a farm and was in FFA, it was just too much for me. It' s a lot different now, but back then (early to mid '70s), it embodied every bad Southern stereotype. What's that? Ya say I gotta pick somebody? Well, then, CooCoo Marlin, on the name alone.