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bobw · 09-19-2003, 05:13 AM

and why.....

I limit this to professional athletes because of the pay issue and how it effects the player....ie, many professionals are in it for the money, not the love of the game......

mine... Walter Payton.
He never said a bad word to or about anyone. In fact when he got tackled, he would always say "nice hit" the the tackler instead of dancing around and taunting the guy like you see today.
He always played harder than anyone on the field and never worried about himself ahead of the team. He played like a 260lbs fullback (back in the day when every team had one of those) and barely weighed 200. The extreme in versatility....he ran, caught passes, threw numerous passes, even played qb in a pinch as well as kicking and punting !

Payton never head for the sideline unless he had to stop the clock.... his goal was to hit the tackler harder than the tackler hit him.

09-19-2003, 05:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobw Psycho Location: somewhere....	Favorite professional athlete of all time... and why..... I limit this to professional athletes because of the pay issue and how it effects the player....ie, many professionals are in it for the money, not the love of the game...... mine... Walter Payton. He never said a bad word to or about anyone. In fact when he got tackled, he would always say "nice hit" the the tackler instead of dancing around and taunting the guy like you see today. He always played harder than anyone on the field and never worried about himself ahead of the team. He played like a 260lbs fullback (back in the day when every team had one of those) and barely weighed 200. The extreme in versatility....he ran, caught passes, threw numerous passes, even played qb in a pinch as well as kicking and punting ! Payton never head for the sideline unless he had to stop the clock.... his goal was to hit the tackler harder than the tackler hit him.