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LIST: D-Man's top 100 favorite athletes

submitted by Dewey
27 days ago  |  30 comments  |   Email to a Friend
Don't pay too much attention to the order. It would take me all day if I wanted to truly order from 1-100 my favorite athletes ever, and even then I would never be happy with the result. But Cal, Ray and Gary are definitely on top.

  • 1
    Cal Ripken, Jr.

  • 2
    Ray Lewis

  • 3
    Gary Gait

  • 4
    Kobe Bryant

  • 5
    Brett Favre

  • 6
    Allan Ray

  • 7
    Randy Foye

  • 8
    Marshawn Lynch

  • 9
    Paul Gait

  • 10
    Derrick Coleman

  • 11
    Stevie Thompson

  • 12
    Eddie Murray

  • 13
    Sherman Douglas

  • 14
    Jamal Lewis

  • 15
    Allen Iverson

  • 16
    Darren McFadden

  • 17
    Thurman Thomas

  • 18
    Jim Kelly

  • 19
    Rony Seikaly

  • 20
    Nick Markakis

  • 21
    Billy Owens

  • 22
    Adam Jones

  • 23
    Brooks Robinson

  • 24
    Andre Reed

  • 25
    Steve Tasker

  • 26
    Brian Roberts

  • 27
    Peter Boulware

  • 28
    Chris McAlister

  • 29
    Ed Reed

  • 30
    Jonathan Ogden

  • 31
    Terrell Owens

  • 32
    Stephen Jackson

  • 33
    Baron Davis

  • 34
    Peyton Manning

  • 35
    Monta Ellis

  • 36
    Brandon Jennings

  • 37
    Bart Scott

  • 38
    Champ Bailey

  • 39
    John Wallace

  • 40
    Charles Barkley

  • 41
    Boog Powell

  • 42
    Don Aase

  • 43
    Brady Anderson

  • 44
    Billy Ripken

  • 45
    Larry Johnson

  • 46
    Sedrick Ellis

  • 47
    Jason White

  • 48
    Curtis Sumpter

  • 49
    Scottie Reynolds

  • 50
    Chris Webber

  • 51
    Leodis McKelvin

  • 52
    Troy Smith

  • 53
    George Sherrill

  • 54
    David Harris

  • 55
    Willis McGahee

  • 56
    Ray Rice

  • 57
    Kelly Gregg

  • 58
    Haloti Ngata

  • 59
    Trent Dilfer

  • 60
    Urijah Faber

  • 61
    Wanderlei Silva

  • 62
    Miguel Torres

  • 63
    Jens Pulver

  • 64
    Deron Williams

  • 65
    Ronaldo

  • 66
    David Beckham

  • 67
    Tony Gwynn

  • 68
    Magic Johnson

  • 69
    Wade Boggs

  • 70
    Patrick Ewing

  • 71
    Isiah Thomas

  • 72
    Bill Laimbeer

  • 73
    Dennis Rodman

  • 74
    Drazen Petrovic

  • 75
    Joey Chestnut

  • 76
    Dikembe Mutombo

  • 77
    Kyle Lowry

  • 78
    Frank Shamrock

  • 79
    Carmelo Anthony

  • 80
    Donte Green

  • 81
    Mike Conley

  • 82
    Greg Oden

  • 83
    Andre Agassi

  • 84
    Alison Stokke

  • 85
    Carl Lewis

  • 86
    Michael Phelps

  • 87
    Mack Strong

  • 88
    Glenn Dorsey

  • 89
    Mike Tyson

  • 90
    Mike Nardi

  • 91
    Tracy McGrady

  • 92
    Matt Stover

  • 93
    Terrell Suggs

  • 94
    Tony Siragusa

  • 95
    Shannon Sharpe

  • 96
    Michael Jordan

  • 97
    Julius Erving

  • 98
    Rasheed Wallace

  • 99
    Gale Sayers

  • 100
    Barry Sanders

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30 Comments On: "LIST: D-Man's top 100 favorite athletes"

 
1. oflarity , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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I think your co-worker would put Brian Roberts at #1. He won't shut up about him.

1.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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B-Roberts. Gotta love that guy.

2. tcbailey24 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Good list D-Man, no love for John Elway, TD, or Albert Pujols?........now when you say Adam Jones, which one do you mean/

2.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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I did that on purpose with Adam Jones. It's both of 'em. So I guess it's 101 athletes. I can't give any love to Elway because he hated on Baltimore back in the day. The same way Eli wouldn't play in San Diego, Elway wouldn't play in Baltimore for the Colts.

2.1.1. tcbailey24 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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ok yeah, that makes sense, forgot about that for a second

2.1.2. tcbailey24 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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but yeah, love for both Adam Jones' is the way too go

2.1.3. GSWgirl , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Dewey gives no love to Elway for the same reason I say cross the Goose off your list! lol!

3. Annt74 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Joey Chestnut gettin the nod at #75 - Nice, 21 positions ahead of MJ.......LOL

3.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Yesssir. Gotta give it up for Joey.

4. whitejordan32 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Nice job including Stokke

5. Annt74 , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Randy Foye who suffers from a strange disorder called situs inversus, which i had never heard of until today.
it means his organs are arranged as the mirror image of a normal person's: for example, his heart is in the right side of his chest rather than the left

5.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Randy Foye was a beast in college. Too bad his knee keeps tricking out on him. I think he still could be a great NBA player. Gotta get him out of Minny, though.

5.2. GSWgirl , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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my cat is like that.

5.2.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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I know a cat named Randy Foye. Honestly.

5.2.1.1. GSWgirl , 27 days ago
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it's like the freaking twilight zone up in here.

6. Harvey_Bars , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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One year of Tim Thomas not enough to crack your top 100?

6.1. Dewey , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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It's tough for me to cite work ethic as an excuse considering I've got Coleman on my list.

7. mitressehc , 27 days ago  |  Reply
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Dc is an a$$hole son. I met him outside a club in Charlotte where he and his homeboys decided to degrade a homeless man in front of about 2oo people. Ever since then I have always considered the guy a douche. But I imagine you have him on here for his great b-ball ability...er, championship rings...no that can't be it, I am a little confused how this scumbag could be.., oh maybe it was the British Knights he was pushing in the early nineties. Were you rocking those D?

7.1. Dewey , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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I'm guessing you're not old enough to have seen DC play college ball.

8. mitressehc , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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ACtually yeah, but how good he was in college should not waarant a spot ahead of MJ. Plus the guy is an ass.

8.1. Dewey , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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It's a list of "my" favorite athletes. I grew up idolizing DC. That's pretty much it.

9. mitressehc , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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I mean warrant

10. mitressehc , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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Hey man it is your list no doubt I was just commenting on it. Who is to say, probably one of my favorite athletes is an a$$hole too. So no offense. (BKs did suck though)

10.1. Dewey , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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BK's were weak back then, but they would be cool to own now. DC is a total loser these days, but what did I know, I was eight years old. Maybe nine.

11. mitressehc , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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I hear ya, man. If you can find a pair that aren't worn to hell, maybe. I tell you what D, you get a pair of those and I will get the L.A. Gear's that light up in the back when you walk, and we will bring them back together. Aiiight. And as far as you being nine not knowing any better that he was a Di*k, I would still take him off "my" list.

12. VonBudel , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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Where is Ovie?!?!?!

13. FlyMaster , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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Sherman Douglas at 13? That is hilarious. Where's Billy Owens?

13.1. TheDean1 , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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fly he's at #21

14. TheDean1 , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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"D", Being a Syracuse guy, I'll tell you the Gaites' Brothers were HUGH. I also like all your SU picks, but was wondering where Jim Brown, Ernie Davis and Earl "The Pearl" were?

Also just a question on McFadden, why did you rank him so high on the list over some other very talented people on a very good list?

Lastly, your Ravens list is great too, but no love for the GOOSE or Trent Dilfer, they were part of our Super Bowl you know, at least honorable mention is warranted don't you think, LOL...

Great list man, good one on the Adam Jones pick.

15. bzr034 , 26 days ago  |  Reply
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I'm liking the Randy Foye, Dewey. But I believe I saw somewhere up higher that you want him out of Minnesota? And, no, I didn't want to use the reply button. Back to the matter at hand. Don't you be puttin' that evil on me, Dewey. Randy needs to stay here. He is an integral part of our young nucleus and no one may take him away.

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