Tuesday, February 14, 2006
What Constitutes A "Legendary" Sports Figure?The word "legendary" gets thrown around a little too much in these days of ESPN 24-hour instant historianism (kudos to Dr. Masse for coining a great term), but how many truly legendary sports figures are out there right now?
Even more so than a player being considered a Hall-of-Famer, to be considered a "legend", there can be NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
So who are the legends among today's active players and coaches?
Here's the list as I see it...
NFL
Brett Favre
Coaches: Joe Gibbs, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick
MLB
Sammy Sosa
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Coaches: Joe Torre
NBA
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Coaches: Larry Brown, Phil Jackson
NHL
I honestly can't think of any.
Coaches: Snake eyes again among active coaches. No, Wayne Gretzky doesn't count...
NCAA Football
Joe Paterno
Bobby Bowden
NCAA Hoops
Mike Krzyzewski
Bobby Knight
John Chaney
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