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Offline buddha

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First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« on: April 04, 2008, 07:37:36 AM »
The first sly sports star that I remember was Nate Thurmond from the (then) San Francisco Warriors. He was one of my idols when I was a kid. He played defense like Bill Russell of the Celtics, stayed back around the hoop and shut down the lane, but had better offense than Russell. Blocked a lot of shots and was an animal on the boards. He was bald as a cue ball which made him stand out back then aside from the fact that he was one of the greats in the 60s and early 70s.
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2008, 07:43:22 AM »
Nate sat (literally) right in front of my dad's firms Warrior Season tickets in the mid-90's. I got to talk to him often during the games that I attended. He did (and still does) community work for the Golden State Warriors after his playing days ended. A true gentleman.
He now runs a barbeque restaurant in San Fransicko that is quite tasty. http://www.bignatesbarbeque.com/

Aside from Nate, Slick Watts (point guard for the Seattle Supersonics) is one that sticks in my mind.
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2008, 09:23:04 AM »
Correct me if I'm wrong please but wasn't Ray Nitschke Sly?  or nearly SLY?
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2008, 09:26:43 AM »
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on April 04, 2008, 09:23:04 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong please but wasn't Ray Nitschke Sly?  or nearly SLY?
mike:  i think he was nearly sly from my readings of him and seeing highlights of him on sports documentaries as a kid.  i believe he had a #1 guard.

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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2008, 09:29:47 AM »
my 1st sly sports star that i can remember as a little boy was  curly neal of the harlem globetrotters.  remember him?  man...that dome was slick and shiny. O:O

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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2008, 10:30:36 AM »
Great call Mel! Curly Neal was very cool way back then.
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2008, 10:26:14 PM »
First sly sports guy I really remember was Mark Murphy a defensive back with the Packers.  The commentators would always explain that he was that way because he had alopecia.
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2008, 03:21:09 PM »
Quote from: Mikekoz13 on April 04, 2008, 09:23:04 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong please but wasn't Ray Nitschke Sly?  or nearly SLY?

I think Nitschke had a horseshoe.
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2008, 05:17:33 PM »
Im a youngster so prolly Michael Jordan
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2008, 08:06:46 PM »
Same with me

Quote from: Nick912 on April 13, 2008, 05:17:33 PM
Im a youngster so prolly Michael Jordan
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2008, 11:22:09 AM »
I'm with Mike on this one, I remember Curly as the first, but then came MJ!
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Re: First sly sports star that I remember was.....
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2008, 10:55:02 PM »
Yep, MJ and then Andre Agassi!
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