Your city's top-10 athletes of all time...

[sting13]

I will try Winnipeg:
1. Terry Fox
2. Cindy Klassen
3. Jennifer Jones
4. Bobby Hull
5. Milt Stegall
6. Chris Walby
7. Teemu Selanne
8. Dale Hawerchuk
9. Clara Hughes
10.Dustin Byfuglien

 

[theicebox]

Penguins:
Lemieux, Crosby, Malkin, Jagr
Pirates:
Clemente, Wagner, Mazeroski, Stargell
Steelers:
Greene, Bradshaw, Harris, Bettis

^ some nominations.

 

[DaveG]

if we include players that played their college sports in the area (or HS in the case of Pistol Pete):

Michael Jordan
Lawrence Taylor
Ron Francis
Pete Maravich
James Worthy
Grant Hill
Rod Brind'Amour
Julius Peppers
David Thompson
Webb Simpson

HM to Eric Staal, Phil Rivers, and Sonny Jurgensen

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

I will try NY, Get killed but its my list so F off....
1. Babe Ruth
2. Mickey Mantle
3. Joe D
4. LT
5. Walt Frazier
6. Mariano Rivera
7. Joe Namath
8. Patrick Ewing
9. Mark Messier
10. Jackie Robinson

To many HM's to add

Willie Mays?

 

[Tofveve]

Jarome Iginla
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Stampeders)
Catriona le May Doan
Al MacInnis
Joe Niewendyk
Jeff Garcia
Theo Fleury
Mika Kiprussof
Doug Flutie
Brett Hart

Hons: Mark Giordano, Alan Pitts, Bo Levi Mitchell, Hakan Loob, Kent Nilsson, Gary Roberts, Lanny McDonald, Johnny Gaudreau, Dave Dickenson

 

[SimpleJack]

1. Michael Jordan
2. Frank Thomas
3. Gale Sayers
4. Walter Payton
5. Bobby Hull
6. Stan Mikita
7. Sid Luckman
8. Ernie Banks
9. Patrick Kane
10. Dick Butkus

Honorable Mentions:
Mike Singletary
Jonathan Toews
Ryne Sandberg
Chris Chelios
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Mike Ditka
Scottie Pippen
Brian Urlacher

ummmm you’re forgetting Randy Savage...

 

[CrazyMonkey1208]

I mean, Boston has a potentially huge list so off the top of my head. Not in order

1. Bill Russell
2. Bobby Orr
3. Tom Brady
4. Ted Williams
5. Bobby Orr
6. Larry Bird
7. Bob Cousy
8. Pedro Martinez
9. Bob Cousy
10. Ray Bourque

I'd replace Pedro with David Ortiz

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Well this thread makes me realise how little I know about North American sports.

First name I see I'm like Aloevera who?

 

[ElSasquatcho]

Denver:

John Elway
Todd Helton
Larry Walker
Joe Sakic
Peter Forsberg
Patrick Roy
Peyton Manning
Carmelo Anthony
Terrell Davis
Nathan Mackinnon

 

[Hammettf2b]

I will try NY, Get killed but its my list so F off....
1. Babe Ruth
2. Mickey Mantle
3. Joe D
4. LT
5. Walt Frazier
6. Mariano Rivera
7. Joe Namath
8. Patrick Ewing
9. Mark Messier
10. Jackie Robinson

To many HM's to add

I never understood the high praise for Namath.

His stats are mediocre at best.

 

[Ciao]

I will try Winnipeg:
1. Terry Fox
2. Cindy Klassen
3. Jennifer Jones
4. Bobby Hull
5. Milt Stegall
6. Chris Walby
7. Teemu Selanne
8. Dale Hawerchuk
9. Clara Hughes
10.Dustin Byfuglien

Don Duguid?

 

[Syckle78]

Cobb/Howe/Sanders/Louis
Yzerman/Calvin/Cabrerra/Verlander/Thomas/Lidstrom

way too many honorables to list

 

[Syckle78]

Jarome Iginla
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Stampeders)
Catriona le May Doan
Al MacInnis
Joe Niewendyk
Jeff Garcia
Theo Fleury
Mika Kiprussof
Doug Flutie
Mark Giordano

Hons: Alan Pitts, Bo Levi Mitchell, Hakan Loob, Kent Nilsson, Gary Roberts, Lanny McDonald, Johnny Gudreau, Dave Dickenson, Joe Mullen, Doug Gilmore

Brett Hart

 

[Ciao]

Edmonton top 10 -No particular order

Wayne Gretzky
Mark Messier
Warren Moon
Connor McDavid
Paul Coffey
Jari Kurri
Glenn Anderson
Ricky Ray
Damon Allen
Matt Dunigan/Tracy Ham

Dan Kepley?
Jackie Parker?
Tom Wilkinson?
Graham Smith?

 

[Habsfunk]

Montreal (in no particular order):
Jean Beliveau
Maurice Richard
Howie Morenz
Guy Lafleur
Doug Harvey
Larry Robinson
Jacques Plante
Patrick Roy
Pedro Martinez
George St. Pierre

Honestly, I'm not sure if any Expos greats crack the list. Pedro is regarded by many as the greatest pitcher ever, so I included him, but he only played four seasons with the Expos. The eight Habs players I listed all crack the top 50 players of all time and with the exception of Roy, they played all or most of their career with the Canadiens. However, Roy carried two teams to the Stanley Cup, so he gets a pass. I can't see how any other Expos like Andre Dawson, Gary Carter, and Tim Raines, tops them.

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Pittsburgh:

Mario Lemieux
Sidney Crosby
Ben Roethlisberger
Jaromir Jagr
Mean Joe Greene
Geno Malkin
Troy Polamalu
Jack Lambert
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell

 

[ziggyjoe212]

Penguins:
Lemieux, Crosby, Malkin, Jagr
Pirates:
Clemente, Wagner, Mazeroski, Stargell
Steelers:
Greene, Bradshaw, Harris, Bettis

^ some nominations.

How can you put Bradshaw over Roethlisberger? Bettis over Polamalu? Mazeroski prob isn't top 20. Honestly I'd put AB over all of them and he's not even in my top 10.

 

[HisIceness]

Team Carolinas would be.....

In no order

Eric Staal
Cam Newton
Rod Brind'Amour
Kemba Walker
Steve Smith
Jake Delhomme
Cam Ward
Luke Kuechly
Muggsy Bouges
Dell Curry

HM to guys like

Glen Wesley
Wesley Walls
Thomas Davis
Gerald Wallace
Glen Rice
Sebastian Aho
Andrei Svechnikov
Justin Williams
Christian McCaffery
Alonzo Mourning*
Larry Johnson*
Greg Olsen

*Indicates that player left NC before entering career prime but became stars in the state

 

[Basement Cat]

I’ll make Newark/Harrison/East Rutherford one city...also just off the top of my head (in order):

Lawrence Taylor
Martin Brodeur
Thierry Henry
Scott Stevens
Michael Strahan
Eli Manning
Scott Neidermayer
Patrik Elias
Tomasz Adamek
Rafa Marquez

 

[tarheelhockey]

Team Carolinas would be.....

In no order

Eric Staal
Cam Newton
Rod Brind'Amour
Kemba Walker
Steve Smith
Jake Delhomme
Cam Ward
Luke Kuechly
Muggsy Bouges
Dell Curry

HM to guys like

Glen Wesley
Wesley Walls
Thomas Davis
Gerald Wallace
Glen Rice
Sebastian Aho
Andrei Svechnikov
Justin Williams
Christian McCaffery
Alonzo Mourning*
Larry Johnson*
Greg Olsen

*Indicates that player left NC before entering career prime but became stars in the state

This gets weird for the (North) Carolina entry.

First, I'd split Charlotte and Raleigh into two lists. Even though the team names are 'Carolina' in a couple of cases, I don't see the two cities sharing a history for the purpose of a list like this.

But if we do that, Raleigh only has one pro team in its history. But then there are the college teams... is UNC considered to be a "Raleigh" team? Is Duke? That gets super weird. I would for sure say that figures like Michael Jordan and Roman Gabriel are a bigger part of the local sports scene than whoever the 10th best Hurricane was (like... Erik Cole I guess?) so they should probably count.

And then there's Charlotte. The Panthers and Hornets legends are pretty easy. But what about NASCAR? The Earnhardts are for sure the biggest sports stars actually from Charlotte, and Richard Petty probably counts too. The sport is effectively based out of the Charlotte area. But how does that figure here?

And I'm just gonna throw it out there... Ric Flair.

 

[Tofveve]

Brett Hart

Good call.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Denver:

John Elway
Todd Helton
Larry Walker
Joe Sakic
Peter Forsberg
Patrick Roy
Peyton Manning
Carmelo Anthony
Terrell Davis
Nathan Mackinnon

If there's only going to be one Nugget on the list, it really should be Alex English.

 

[Tofveve]

Montreal (in no particular order):
Jean Beliveau
Maurice Richard
Howie Morenz
Guy Lafleur
Doug Harvey
Larry Robinson
Jacques Plante
Patrick Roy
Pedro Martinez
George St. Pierre

Honestly, I'm not sure if any Expos greats crack the list. Pedro is regarded by many as the greatest pitcher ever, so I included him, but he only played four seasons with the Expos. The eight Habs players I listed all crack the top 50 players of all time and with the exception of Roy, they played all or most of their career with the Canadiens. However, Roy carried two teams to the Stanley Cup, so he gets a pass. I can't see how any other Expos like Andre Dawson, Gary Carter, and Tim Raines, tops them.

I'd personally rank GSP at the top of the list. GOAT MMA fighter IMO.

 

[AW8]

If there's only going to be one Nugget on the list, it really should be Alex English.

agree with Alex English over Melo.
Jack Dempsey should be on that list somewhere. possibly Jenny Simpson as well.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Edmonton top 10 -No particular order

Wayne Gretzky
Mark Messier
Warren Moon
Connor McDavid
Paul Coffey
Jari Kurri
Glenn Anderson
Ricky Ray
Damon Allen
Matt Dunigan/Tracy Ham

Alphonso Davies knocking at the door. Will probably be on the list when his career is over.