zico 3:07 Tue Apr 21
Your favourite sports stars when you were younger?
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Don't watch as much sport these days (certainly not right now!) but as a kid or younger adult I watched an incredible amount on either Grandstand, World of Sport or Sportsnight, and as all youngsters do had my heroes in the sports I did watch, not all of them English! Who were yours?
Athletics............Seb Coe Basketball...…..Curly from Harlem Globe Trotters Boxer......……...Nigel Benn Cricketer......…..Ian Botham Darts...…………Eric Bristow Formula 1...…...Ronnie Petersen (probably due to the black Lotus Car) Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…Bernhard Langer Hockey.........….Sean Kerly Horse.......……..Red Rum Horse Racing....Lester Piggott Rugby......……..Lawrence Dallaglio Snooker...……..Jimmy White Tennis.........…..Jimmy Connors Wrestling......….Big Daddy!!
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mallard
11:29 Wed Apr 29
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Athletics............Daley Thompson Basketball...…..Magic Johnson Boxer......……...Lloyd Honeyghan Cricketer......…..Ian Botham Darts...…………Eric Bristol Formula 1...…...Nigel Mansell Football......…...Frank McAvennie Golf.........…...…Nick Faldo Hockey.........….Sean Kerly Horse.......……..Champion Horse Racing....Lester Piggot Rugby......……..Mike Skinner Snooker...……..Jimmy White Tennis.........…..John McEnroe Wrestling......….Shirly Crabtree Greyhound........Santa’s Little Helper
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GreenStreetPlayer
11:17 Wed Apr 29
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Athletics............None, too many. Basketball...…..None Boxer......……...Terry Marsh Cricketer......…..None Darts...…………None Formula 1...…...None Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…None, too many. Hockey.........….None Horse.......……..Red Rum Horse Racing....Peter O'Sullivan Rugby......……..None Snooker...……..None Tennis.........…..None, too many. Wrestling......….None Greyhound........Scurloghe Champ
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Cony Tottee
11:01 Wed Apr 29
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Athletics............Daily Thompson Boxer......……...Nigel Benn Cricketer......….Graham Gooch Darts...…………Eric Bristow Formula 1...…...Nigel Mansell Football......…...Cottee/Dicks/Maradona Golf.........…...…Nick Faldo NFL...………….Eric Dickerson Snooker...……..Steve Davis (fellow ginge) Tennis.........…..Boris Becker (fellow ginge) Wrestling......…Mr Perfect
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tr3bor
10:14 Wed Apr 29
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Athletics............Daley Thompson Basketball...…..???? Boxer......……...Roberto Duran Cricketer......…..Robin Smith Darts...…………Steve Beaton (looks like my old man) Formula 1...…...SHIT Football......…...Frank McAvennie Golf.........…...…Ballesteros Hockey.........….???? Horse.......……..Any grey one in the National Horse Racing....Bob Champion because of the film Rugby......……..SHIT Snooker...……..Jimmy White Tennis.........…..SHIT Wrestling......….Hulk Hogan
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eusebiovic
9:44 Wed Apr 29
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Athletics............Daley Thompson Basketball...….Magic Johnson and the other Boston Celtics Boxer......……...Lloyd Honnegan Cricketer......….All of the West Indies squad 70's/80's Darts...…………Jocky Wilson Formula 1...…...Ayrton Senna Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…is for cunts Hockey.........….not interested Horse.......…….not interested Horse Racing..not interested Rugby......……..Brian Moore Snooker...……..Jimmy White Tennis.........…...Ivan Lendl Wrestling......….Kendo Nagasaki
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blueeyed.handsomeman
7:44 Wed Apr 29
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it must have been the mid to late fifties,and wovles seemed to be on the bbc all the time,and i liked wolves midfielder Peter Broadbent
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mashed in maryland
7:50 Sun Apr 26
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Julian Dicks
John Moncur
Ian Bishop
Literally no one else.
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chajonbubble
7:48 Sun Apr 26
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Athletics............Ed moses Basketball...….Larry bird Boxer......……...erm... Cricketer............Viv Richards Darts...…………Eric Bristow Formula 1...…...Nikki lauda Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…Seve B Hockey.........….Sean Kerly Horse.......……..Red Rum Horse Racing....Lester Piggott Rugby......……..Terry Holmes Snooker...……..Alex higgins Tennis.........…..tracy austin Wrestling......….Big Daddy
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Alfie
2:56 Fri Apr 24
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Hamster racing - nibbles the 2nd Dog meat eating - the chinese Horses running gaily in paddocks - Heidi Chess - connect 4 computer man Dogs saving people - lassie the 1st Sausages dipped in batter tossing - scottish dogs Violence with knifes - glaswegians Senseless terrorism - the IRA
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the coming of gary
2:39 Fri Apr 24
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athletics - Denise Lewis NFL - Warren Moon chess - Spassky football - Devonshire, Trev Boxing - Foreman, Frazier Cricket - Derek Randall Horse - Pebbles Racing - Steve Cauthen Tennis - Steffi Graf, etc .
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Mr John
3:29 Wed Apr 22
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Athletics............Daily Thompson Basketball...….None Boxer......……...Frank Bruno Cricketer......….Graham Gooch Darts...…………Eric Bristow Formula 1...…...Nigel Mansell Football......…...Tony Cottee/Bryan Robson Golf.........…...…Nick Faldo Hockey.........….None Horse.......…….Red Rum Horse Racing....No one Rugby......……..No one Snooker...……..Steve Davis Tennis.........…..No one. Wrestling......…Big Daddy
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tanman
11:50 Wed Apr 22
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Dan, true but apart from 2012 athletics does not seem to hold the interest in the general public it once did in the 80s and 90s. Maybe that is simply sue to the fact that we are not that good at it now.
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Council Scum
11:40 Wed Apr 22
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Daley Thomson Seb Coe Trevor Brooking Billy Bonds Sugar Ray Leonard Hector Camacho Pernel Whitaker Lloyd Honeygan Tony Sibson Denis Andres Brian Jacks Bjorn Borg Ivan Lendle Desmond Douglas
Could name loads really.
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Dan M
11:40 Wed Apr 22
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tanman 10:22 Wed Apr 22
Events were always BIG when the UK had a decent chance of winning them. Triple jump, javelin, women's 400m hurdles and decathlon are covered to a greater or lesser extent at meets now but the nation would shut down to watch them at various times over the last 30 years.
I'm not sure any other nation cared about the mile race back then. It was just us with moist eyes reminiscing about Roger Bannister and the one remaining imperial measurement in athletics.
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Dan M
11:35 Wed Apr 22
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Judo...... Brian Jacks
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tanman
10:22 Wed Apr 22
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Tom Mckean always seemed to disappoint on the big stage burns. I remember dashing home one to see him compete in the 800 final at possibly the Worlds. He was the favourite and /I was gutted as he finished well down the field and if I recall rightly Billy Koncellah won. Hard/impossible to imagine those days when we always seemed to have someone either winning or thereabouts in every middle distance race. Peter Elliott was useful but Crammie was my favourite. I can still remember watching the 'Dream Mile' when he broke the World Record. It was big big news at the time and back page stuff.
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tanman
10:18 Wed Apr 22
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I used to like Graff as a tennis player too, willing her on against Martina. Gabriella Sabatini was easy on the eye and must be one of the best looking Lesbians in History!
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theaxeman
9:53 Wed Apr 22
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Athletics............Steve Ovett Basketball...…..No one Boxer......……...Roberto Duran Cricketer......…..Michael Holding Darts...…………Eric Bristow Formula 1...…...JPS Lotus Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…No one Hockey.........….No one Horse.......……..Red Rum Horse Racing....Lester Piggott Rugby......……..none Snooker...……..Higgins Tennis.........…..Chrissie Evett Wrestling......….Les Kellit
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arsene york-hunt
12:58 Wed Apr 22
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gph 11:41 Tue Apr 21
That is uncannily like my list would be.
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ATBOG
12:46 Wed Apr 22
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Jockey for darts Loads for Saturday afternoon 4pm wrestling. Jim Breaks, Catweasel, Kendo Nagasaki, Fit Finlay, the old bag in the front row with horn rimmed glasses...
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ATBOG
12:41 Wed Apr 22
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Athletics............Daley Thompson Basketball...…..Meadowlark Lemon Boxer......……...Nigel Benn Cricketer......…..Ian Botham Darts...………… Formula 1...…...Eh? Football......…...Trevor Brooking Golf.........…...…Eh? Hockey.........….Eh? Horse.......……..Whatever winner I backed. Erhaab ante post 1993 derby at 40's was my favourite Horse Racing...Frankie Rugby......…….. Snooker...…….. Tennis.........…..Jimmy Connors Wrestling......….
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