who were your hometown sports heroes as a kid?

[FyrFytr998]

Hometown CT heroes..

Steve Young
Bill Romanowski
Jeff Bagwell
Charles Smith
Dwight Freeney
Brian Leetch

We also spawned Aaron Hernandez.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Due to free agency, did we really have any hometown heroes?

I remember as a kid when Wade Boggs was traded to the Yankees, the guys on the radio were trying to organize a "Boo Boggs" day at Fenway Park.

I found that odd.

 

[ProBoxingInsidr]

Due to free agency, did we really have any hometown heroes?

I remember as a kid when Wade Boggs was traded to the Yankees, the guys on the radio were trying to organize a "Boo Boggs" day at Fenway Park.

I found that odd.

yea, its harder now. growing up in detroit, most of our guys were there for a long time. whitaker, trammell, morris (for a decade), isiah, laimbeer, the microwave, yzerman, barry sanders, etc. were all there for at least a large chunk of their careers. Now you barely get used to them before they are gone. maybe this is a thread for old guys

 

[therealdope]

I think the only player I ever had as a hero was Alfredo Griffin when I was like 8 yrs old. They used to have one day a year when kids under 14 could on the field before a game and get their picture taken with a Blue Jay. I got pics with Alfredo Griffin and Rico Carty. They were both really cool with kids.

 

[therealdope]

yea, its harder now. growing up in detroit, most of our guys were there for a long time. whitaker, trammell, morris (for a decade), isiah, laimbeer, the microwave, yzerman, barry sanders, etc. were all there for at least a large chunk of their careers. Now you barely get used to them before they are gone. maybe this is a thread for old guys

You might be my age. I don't remember what the event was but I met Al Bubba Baker (d-lineman) and David Hill (TE) at some event as a kid. They were the biggest humans i'd ever seen in my life. Seemed unreal.

 

[ProBoxingInsidr]

You might be my age. I don't remember what the event was but I met Al Bubba Baker (d-lineman) and David Hill (TE) at some event as a kid. They were the biggest humans i'd ever seen in my life. Seemed unreal.

i am 44. man i loved bubba baker too. one of the most underrated d-lineman ever. he belongs in the hall of fame. he has a bbq busines now. i am actually facebook friends with him.

My big crushing experience was at a tigers game. lou whitaker was my favorite player. before a game they had pairs of players signing all over the stadium. i went to a table that had lou and Rusty Kuntz. Waited in line for like an hour for autographs and about 10 minutes before getting to the front these 2 bitches cut in front of me. then they cut the line off literally with me being the next person and those ladies got in. i was devastated. how do you cut the line off right at a kid who is about 10 years old?

 

[therealdope]

i am 44. man i loved bubba baker too. one of the most underrated d-lineman ever. he belongs in the hall of fame. he has a bbq busines now. i am actually facebook friends with him.

I agree. Bubba Baker was a monster.

 

[Flash!]

HAKEEM
UNDERTAKER
BOOKER T

 

[Losfer Words]

Hometown...
Sean Elliott

And Steve Kerr

 

[10000 Days]

Gary Payton
Matt Hasselbeck
Layne Staley
Chris Cornell

 

[PUO3]

Hometown CT heroes..

Steve Young
Bill Romanowski
Jeff Bagwell
Charles Smith
Dwight Freeney
Brian Leetch

We also spawned Aaron Hernandez.

I cant think of a better childhood hero than Romanowski.

 

[therealdope]

I cant think of a better childhood hero than Romanowski.

Come on @RR, give a vote to Suh.

 

[FyrFytr998]

Come on @RR, give a vote to Suh.

 

[the ambush]

Marshall Faulk
Grant Fuhr
Brett Hull
Ozzie Smith
Kurt Warner