I wanted to start a 12 thread series in KK2 (one each month) which will focus on sporting greats of recent times (who can be retired now). I wanted to make a tribute thread in which posters can post his/her (dis)liking of that person; the most memorable moment; post interesting videos (from youtube) or other things you’d like to share with others.
I will number all these threads, so at the end of 2008 we can have a nice collection of threads on various sports personalities.
At the moment, I have a few sports personalities in mind whom we can open a thread on in the coming months. If you have other names, do mention those here.
so what about the following list of 12 in random order.
Zidane - football
Schumacher - F1
Federer - tennis
Woods - golf
Gretzky - icehockey
Armstrong - cycling
the two Khans - squash
McGrath/Warne - cricket
Jordan - basketball
Haile Gebrselassie - runner
Shahbaz Ahmed - hockey
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Yup Shahbaz Ahmed’s (led us to World Cup Hockey glory in 1994) name should be in the list of legendary players who retired in the 90s. He played his last international game in 1996. Just look at the number of medals he won in his career Shahbaz Ahmed - Wikipedia](Shahbaz Ahmed - Wikipedia)
Ok everyone, it is quite clear that this project can become bigger than the list mentioned in post 4.
Our plan is as follows:
In due time we want to create various parallel threads in which we can discuss various aspects of sports:
legend of the month
memorable matches
rivalries and partnerships
great managers
In order not to start with more than we can handle, we're going to start with the first category for the time being. As the threads progress we can add threads on the other categories as well.
Instead of the mods opening the threads, we would like the members to open the threads as well. Therefore, we would like everyone to post their suggestions on the various categories in this thread. From here the mods will approach the members to open the threads. We will try to ask members on a first come, first serve basis. But do keep in mind, that we also want to keep some variety in threads, thread openers, and sports. Still, do not let this hamper you from posting all your suggestions in one post.
the aim of the threads will be the same: to discuss that particular person/event/manager; post video's, anecdotes, personal favorite moment etc.
Please use this thread for suggestions instead of PMs, so everyone can see what has already been suggested
so what about the following list of 12 in random order.
Zidane - football
Schumacher - F1
Federer - tennis
Woods - golf
Gretzky - icehockey
Armstrong - cycling
the two Khans - squash
McGrath/Warne - cricket
Jordan - basketball
Haile Gebrselassie - runner
Shahbaz Ahmed - hockey
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Add Muhammad Ali to this list as well. What kinda sports legend list is complete w/o The Greatest?
From American Football a.k.a NFL add these:
Joe Montana
Troy Aikman
John Elway
Dan Marino
Jerry Rice
Michael Irvin
Emmit Smith
Barry Sanders
From Basketball a.k.a NBA add the following:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lary Bird
Magic Johnson
Wilt Chamberlain
Julius Erving
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