Quoting:
Neil Bates (Aus Rally Driver)
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Salvator (horse-racing Amer. 1890s)

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Richard Simmons (US Fitness Loony  ;))
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LOL does Richard count?  He's a nut!

Swaps (1950s US horse-racing)

Now YOU get the S!

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How about the greatest horse of all time...IMHO....
Secretariat ;)
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More like, 1 of the most overrated horses of all time!    :-X  Don't get me started!  (You may have noticed I've tried to avoid the obvious w/all the S's!)

---Top Flight  (US horse-racing 1930s)

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More like, 1 of the most overrated horses of all time!    :-X  Don't get me started!  (You may have noticed I've tried to avoid the obvious w/all the S's!)

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Sorry OlLine :-/ Just my opinion ;)

T-Ted Williams

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Sorry OlLine :-/ Just my opinion ;)

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No problem, after all it's JMO too!  I didn't mean to hurt you.  Just that I'm rather pointed when it comes to that, since believe me the Man-vs-Sec wars have been raging on the 'net for several years!

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Steve McQueen (yeah, he drove professionally in several auto races)
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Native Dancer (the Grey Ghost, all-too-often-forgotten Great Horse in the '50s)

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Ralph Earnhardt (father of Dale, grandfather of Dale Jr. duh)
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Tanya (US horse-racing 1900s; 2nd filly to win the Belmont)

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Scott Bennett (Soccer, Scotland... um... East Fife?)
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Oh yeah, Bobo - alright !   ;) :D

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Terrell Davis (former Denver Broncos running back)
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Solomon Haumona (Aus Rugby League Player)

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Richard Butcher (Soccer, Kettering Town)

mb (big fan of obscure and/or non-league British soccer.)
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Bobo !

You want obscure ?  This Aussie guy knows that Ketering are managed by ex-Leeds favourite Carl Shutt, and that they are playing away at Farnborough this Saturday  ;D  How's that ?


Ronaldo  (Brazilian big-toothed bad-hairdo-ed footballer)

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Bobo !

You want obscure ?  This Aussie guy knows that Ketering are managed by ex-Leeds favourite Carl Shutt, and that they are playing away at Farnborough this Saturday  ;D  How's that ?


Ronaldo  (Brazilian big-toothed bad-hairdo-ed footballer)
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Owen Morrison (Soccer, Currently on loan to Hull City...)

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Bobo !

You want obscure ?  This Aussie guy knows that Ketering are managed by ex-Leeds favourite Carl Shutt, and that they are playing away at Farnborough this Saturday  ;D  How's that ?


Ronaldo  (Brazilian big-toothed bad-hairdo-ed footballer)
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PS, Luke, I don't suppose you'll be watching Germany vs. Bosnia-Hz today? Just a thought...

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Well I would give it a look if they would telecast it - we don't get any of the euro or world cup qualifiers here  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

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Well I would give it a look if they would telecast it - we don't get any of the euro or world cup qualifiers here  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Owen Morrison (Soccer, Currently on loan to Hull City...)
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Neil Danaher (Australian Rules Footballer - Essendon)

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I'll stick to horsies...

Eastern Fleet (won the Preakness in the 70s -- possibly 1973?)
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I'm not sure of the year...I just know it wasn't '73...THAT year Secretariat won the Triple Crown.

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I'll stick to horsies...

Eastern Fleet (won the Preakness in the 70s -- possibly 1973?)
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There is an EF who was foaled '68, and he may have been a top contender, but there was never an EF who won the Preakness.  The EF you're thinking of did get 3rd behind Cannonaro II  (sp) in the Derby.  Don't know if he ran in the other TC races.

Quoting:How could a horse be a 'sports' figure? End Quote

Is there anything against it?  Does it say human?  Believe me, you can talk jockeys and trainers all you want, but the accolades and memories mainly go to the horses - they are the name of the game!  Of course, even a trainer or owner is a "sports figure" the same as any non-playing coach is.


AND TO CONTINUE THE CHAIN.....

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Zev (US racing 1920s, great contender/winner of the "International" Match Races)

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Rich Rodriguez (WVU football coach)
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Zoe Goss (Australian Women's Test Cricketer)

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Zev (US racing 1920s, great contender/winner of the "International" Match Races)
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Vijay Amritraj (Indian tennis player)

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There is an EF who was foaled '68, and he may have been a top contender, but there was never an EF who won the Preakness.  The EF you're thinking of did get 3rd behind Cannonaro II  (sp) in the Derby.  Don't know if he ran in the other TC races.



Is there anything against it?  Does it say human?  Believe me, you can talk jockeys and trainers all you want, but the accolades and memories mainly go to the horses - they are the name of the game!  Of course, even a trainer or owner is a "sports figure" the same as any non-playing coach is.


AND TO CONTINUE THE CHAIN.....

Zev (US racing 1920s, great contender/winner of the "International" Match Races)
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Valerie Komensky (Hockey)

BTW...Good Morning, OlLine Rebel :)

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Vijay Amritraj (Indian tennis player)
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Well done Don !

I have been waiting to see a V for the sole purpose of that was the only way to get a go at a 'J'...

Great minds...

John McEnroe

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Uh-oh, looks like we've broken into several paths!   :D  Which is the last?     ???

Oh and BTW, Good Morning R&RFan - and Fuss and don!
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Hi Rebel  ;)

I took Don's 'J' as it posted before Mark's 'Y'

So I reckon it's now on 'E' (McEnroe)  :)

FB

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Hi Rebel  ;)

I took Don's 'J' as it posted before Mark's 'Y'

So I reckon it's now on 'E' (McEnroe)  :)

FB
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I just got here and I'm confused already. ???
Elrod Hendricks (MLB)

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There is an EF who was foaled '68, and he may have been a top contender, but there was never an EF who won the Preakness.  The EF you're thinking of did get 3rd behind Cannonaro II  (sp) in the Derby.  Don't know if he ran in the other TC races.

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Cannonaro? That was '71 then. Maybe I am confusing E.F. with Sham. I think C. took 2 out of three, possibly E.F. or Sham won the Belmont... (I cannot believe I even remember this much! ::) ) I do recall E.F. was a grey horse...

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Cannonaro? That was '71 then. Maybe I am confusing E.F. with Sham. I think C. took 2 out of three, possibly E.F. or Sham won the Belmont... (I cannot believe I even remember this much! ::) ) I do recall E.F. was a grey horse...
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thoroughbredchampions.com/library/nearmiss.htm

Yes Canonero II was in '71 and shockingly got 1st 2 legs but not the Belmont.  (Stranger from South America from nowhere.)

EF won nothing in the TC.  I don't know much about him at all, but he might have been a hot 2yo or pre-TC prospect.

Sham was Sec's "nemesis" - he was shadowing him in the Derby and Preak but after sprinting w/him at 1st in the Belmont, he blew out and was last of the 5.

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Seattle Slew (OK I broke down and used a horsey)
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Hey I already did Slew!

And how funny, Hossy names a horsie!

OK then....

War Admiral  ('37 TC winner)

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Hey I already did Slew!

And how funny, Hossy names a horsie!

OK then....

War Admiral  ('37 TC winner)
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One of the old gents I eat breakfast with at McDonald's was telling me just the other day that he was at the '37 Derby and saw War Admiral win! Cool! :D

Little Current (won the Preakness and Belmont in 1974 -- I remember this one)

Quoting:
Richard Petty
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Yo Tambien  (great CA filly turn of the century)

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Z, y'all need to start a horse thread. ::)
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Do I sense a little irritability?    ;)  Hey, if you guys can't keep up w/your side of sports knowledge, then that's your problem!

Besides, if we did start a horse thread, looks like only Zella, WV and I would attend and we'd probably get bored quickly w/o others of various views!    :D

Quoting:
Elgin Baylor (yet another NBA Hall-of-Famer)
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Roseben (US racing, great sprinter/capper of the 1910s)

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Do I sense a little irritability?    ;)  
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From Roseben...

Neil Gough (Soccer, Hereford Utd)

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Twas all meant in fun, I'm sure.

From Roseben...

Neil Gough (Soccer, Hereford Utd)
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Of course it was.
Harvey Keuhn (former MLB player and manager)

Quoting:
Northern Dancer (Triple Crown winner)
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Sorry I.G., Northern Dancer only won the Derby and the Preakness, not the Belmont... :(

Quoting:
Nicolette Sheridan (of "Knots Landing")
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Sorry....not a sports figure, as far as I know ??? I'll go with the last post....
Nancy Kerigan.....Tanyas favorite skater :D

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Eddie Arcaro (rode a bunch of those "athletes" in the previous posts)
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Good Hossy!  Another 1 of those "athletes"....too bad I can't think of a jockey w/an O....

Omaha  (TC-winning son of TC winner Gallant Fox)

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Good Hossy!  Another 1 of those "athletes"....too bad I can't think of a jockey w/an O....

Omaha  (TC-winning son of TC winner Gallant Fox)
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Angel Cordero (jockey; you left that a on purpose didn't you?)

Quoting:
Wayne Gretzky (hockey; known as "The Great One."  Trivia to IndyGent:  With what team did he start his career?)
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Tennis player who hates playing on Australias Potato Fields)
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The term 'Sore Loser' springs to mind for some reason.... ::)

Vitas Gerulitas (Argentinian tennis player)

Quoting:
Andrew E.T. Ettingshausen (Cronulla Shark for 15years)
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Cronulla shark? Is that related to a Parramatta Eel? ???

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Cronulla shark? Is that related to a Parramatta Eel? ???
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Would you believe that there is such a thing as a South Sydney Rabbitoh ?  ::)

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Would you believe that there is such a thing as a South Sydney Rabbitoh ?  ::)
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I would believe anything coming out of the land down under... ::)

Quoting:
Now I finally get to say:

Tonya Harding (figure skater)  :P
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Quoting:
Ighli Vannucchi (Soccer)
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Imp (great filly campaigner turn of century- "my coal-black lady")

Quoting:
Ed "Too Tall" Jones (former  :P Dallas Cowboy)
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Skip Away  (great champion late '90s - aka Skippy!!! :-*)

Quoting:
Youri Mulder (Soccer)
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Roamer (great campaigner of the '10s; named for his sire's wandering ways, who wasn't supposed to breed but got to on his own anyway in this instance  :D - and he himself was rather appropriately named "Knight ERRANT".  Shame shame, KE!)

Quoting:
Michael Jordan (if you don't know who he is, shame on you!)
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(yep the baseball player)

Noel Chips Harrington

Quoting:
Michael Jordan (if you don't know who he is, shame on you!)
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and...

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(yep the baseball player)
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Er.... noooooooooooo...... ::) (If Zella knows, everyone should know!)

Quoting:


and...



Er.... noooooooooooo...... ::) (If Zella knows, everyone should know!)
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I knew I should have  addad  ;D after the baseball comment.
To follow Harrington

Nadia Comaneci

Quoting:


and...



Er.... noooooooooooo...... ::) (If Zella knows, everyone should know!)
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Actually, MJ did have the break in his NBA career where he went to play minor league baseball in the White Sox farm system, so Reddy is actually correct!  ;D

And picking up from Neil Smith...

Harold Jackson (football, Rams receiver)

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Sorry...I'm doing 1st letter of last name once in a while :-/

Bob Netolicky (Former ABA Indiana Pacer)
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Oliver Dacourt (Soccer, Leeds Utd)
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(Hey Bobo I like your choice of teams very good)

Trevor Hohns (Australian Cricketer)