Greatest Sporting Icon 1st Round Heat B

Crocker

News & Rumors Moderator

Eric Cantona - Football/Soccer


Thomas Hearns - Boxing


Ayrton Senna - Motorsports


Jack Nicklaus - Golf


Barry Bonds- Baseball


Shaquille O'Neil - Basketball


Rocket Richard - Hockey


Andre Agassi - Tennis


Shane Warne - Cricket


Martin Johnson - Rugby Union

Crocker

News & Rumors Moderator

Ive gone for the great Jack Nicklaus, 18 majors is an awesome achievment

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

I can't disagree with you on the majors thing..that is awesome.


However, when I think of Hockey I think of two or three people and "The Rocket" is one of them..

He is a true Icon of the sport and played many years for the sports most prestigeous franchise, and played at an extremely high level.

Tyler Durden

I'll go for Warne. He's the reason I started watching cricket in '93 so he's a bit of a sporting icon to me!

K Jay

Kill me now I`ve voted for an Aussie, I suppose without him we would'nt have spinners in the modern game. Honourable metions for J Nick and A Senna.

Edit: On a side note, once those on the other side of the atlantic wake up our votes get swallowed as they all vote for a rounders player or some guy who passes a rugby ball the wrong way. Also you get the Canads who think hockey is supposed to be played on ice Wassupwidat?

I had a sig, once.

Tyler Durden

Yeah, the final is probably going to be full of guys I've never heard of, but what can you do, it's a North American website and they've got the numbers. It was all fair and above board though so we'll just have to get on with it!!

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

I went with Nicklaus, but I didnt even notice Richard on the list. I might have chosen him instead, but I'm fine with Nicklaus

thirty7

In complete agreeance (aside from the killing part). He revived the ancient art of leg spin and to be the highest wicket taker of all time, despite having an injury interrupted 96 and a 2003 completely taken away from him is an awesome achievement. (oh and to Muralithran, Hell even i could get 500 wickets if i only played Bangladesh and Zimbawbie in Sri Lanka.)

I wish my sex life was like ECW, first you get a One Night Stand followed by 2 months of nostalgic orgasms and then 6 months of constant sucking.

Tyler Durden

Was that the 2003 that was completely taken away from him due to drugs infringements!?!?

thirty7

Yepo. His excuse was classic, "Uh, my mum gave them to me"

I wish my sex life was like ECW, first you get a One Night Stand followed by 2 months of nostalgic orgasms and then 6 months of constant sucking.