Drop the top 5 athletes from the locale where you grew up...

[beenz]

nikka was born here we claim that man

ya'll NY nikkas kill me tryin to claim

that nikka from NC.

 

[NormanConnors]

Isiah Thomas

 

[KingpinOG]

Isn't Akron like 2 hours away from Cleveland? You can't claim Lebron James. If that's the case I'm claiming Arthur Ashe and Fran Tarkenton.

I didn't grow up in Cleveland. All the players I listed are from Akron.

 

[beenz]

we got a lot of hoopers from here:

d-
d-
dikk butkus
antoine walker
isiah thomas
michael finley
tim hardaway
anthony davis
corey maggette
shannon brown

 

[KlinicalCynic]

Chauncey Billups
Roy Halladay
Vincent Jackson
Missy Franklin
Lendale White

all I could think of

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I didn't grow up in Cleveland. All the players I listed are from Akron.

Ok...my bad. Damn The Decision must've been the ultimate ether to you then.

 

[mayhem]

Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonds
Reggie Miller (and Cheryl Miller)
Kenjon Barner
Kawhi Leonard

 

[AITheAnswerAI]

Gary Payton
Jason Kidd
Bill Russell
Rickey Henderson
Damian Lillard

Oakland

 

[Jamal514]

Georges St.Pierre
Russell Martin
Eric Gagne
Arturo Gatti
Mario Lemieux

Honorable mention - A whole bunch of other hockey players

 

[ADLT]

 

[muzikfrk75]

Bob McAdoo
CP3
Danny Manning
Brendan Haywood

oh and MJ...although he was raised in Wilmington

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

Jesse Owens
Archie Griffin
Jack Nicklaus
Macho Man Randy Savage
Mike Redd

Jesse Owens
Desmond Howard
Ted Ginn/Troy Smith/Donte Whitner
London Fletcher
Madeline Manning

 

[dennis roadman]

all the brothers in jessup better than jordan

that ain't get that break






















we got too many to limit it to 5

 

[Blackgate]

willis reed
karl malone
terry bradshaw
bill russell
doug williams
lou brock
ronnie coleman--

both of oakland's favorite sons [bill russell and huey p newton] was born in monroe, la like me...doug williams went to grambling so i put him on there...

 

[Majestic Pape]

Jackie should top that list.

He was a varsity athlete in baseball, basketball, football, and track at UCLA. Won some national track titles, played semi-pro football.....oh and he's a Hall Of Fame baseball player. One of the 4 or 5 greatest 2B of all-time.

What is the world coming to when you have to give somebody Jackie Robinson's credentials so he can get respect?

He's on that list of unquestioned athletes - Ali, Jordan, Brown, etc. - where even if you never have seen a game of theirs you recognize.