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QuasiMondo · 07-05-2007, 03:10 PM

SI did a really nifty thing and picked the best athletes to wear a number. For example: The best athlete to wear #16 was Joe Montana. See the rest of the list:

00-31
32-65
66-99

Debate and discuss amongst yourselves.

Ilow · 07-05-2007, 04:02 PM

Pretty cool. my Boston bias showed on the first one (00) when i wanted Chief Parrish to be the one. I would like to get drunk and argue about these sometime (with other people, of course

ngdawg · 07-05-2007, 05:48 PM

I'm glad to see they included racecar drivers, at least in the runners-up.

Telluride · 07-05-2007, 07:37 PM

That's actually a pretty cool idea for a list. But I have to admit that I'm disappointed that Cal Ripken Jr. was on the list for number 8 rather than Steve Young. And no, I'm not a 49er fan.

QuasiMondo · 07-06-2007, 02:00 PM

I'm more disappointed that they didn't pick Troy Aikman for #8. But Ripken's consecutive games played streak is an impressive one.

Come to think of it, we could go on for days about who was the best athelete to wear #32

highthief · 07-06-2007, 03:36 PM

I know SI is a US publication, but why oh why could they not look much outside baseball, football and and basketball? Especially at 1-11 - the numbers worn by the best soccer players in the world.

BTW, Beckham as an honourable mention at number 7 - I like Becks but there have been half a dozen number 7s better than him. He also has worn 23 at Real madrid.

07-05-2007, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	Best Athletes By the Numbers SI did a really nifty thing and picked the best athletes to wear a number. For example: The best athlete to wear #16 was Joe Montana. See the rest of the list: 00-31 32-65 66-99 Debate and discuss amongst yourselves. __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator

07-05-2007, 04:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	Pretty cool. my Boston bias showed on the first one (00) when i wanted Chief Parrish to be the one. I would like to get drunk and argue about these sometime (with other people, of course __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris

07-05-2007, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	I'm glad to see they included racecar drivers, at least in the runners-up. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.

07-05-2007, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Telluride Browncoat Location: California	That's actually a pretty cool idea for a list. But I have to admit that I'm disappointed that Cal Ripken Jr. was on the list for number 8 rather than Steve Young. And no, I'm not a 49er fan. __________________ "I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice." - Friedrich Hayek

07-06-2007, 02:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	I'm more disappointed that they didn't pick Troy Aikman for #8. But Ripken's consecutive games played streak is an impressive one. Come to think of it, we could go on for days about who was the best athelete to wear #32 __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator Last edited by QuasiMondo; 07-06-2007 at 02:04 PM..

07-06-2007, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	I know SI is a US publication, but why oh why could they not look much outside baseball, football and and basketball? Especially at 1-11 - the numbers worn by the best soccer players in the world. BTW, Beckham as an honourable mention at number 7 - I like Becks but there have been half a dozen number 7s better than him. He also has worn 23 at Real madrid. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.