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First sly sports star that I remember was..... by buddha on 04 Apr, 2008 07:37
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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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#1 by schro on 04 Apr, 2008 07:43
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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. -
#2 by Mikekoz13 on 04 Apr, 2008 09:23
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Correct me if I'm wrong please but wasn't Ray Nitschke Sly? or nearly SLY?
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#3 by warhawk on 04 Apr, 2008 09:26
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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.
WARHAWK
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#4 by warhawk on 04 Apr, 2008 09:29
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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.
WARHAWK
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#5 by Mikekoz13 on 04 Apr, 2008 10:30
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Great call Mel! Curly Neal was very cool way back then.
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#6 by dieseldan04 on 06 Apr, 2008 22:26
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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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#7 by buddha on 13 Apr, 2008 15:21
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Correct me if I'm wrong please but wasn't Ray Nitschke Sly? or nearly SLY?
I think Nitschke had a horseshoe. -
#8 by Nick912 on 13 Apr, 2008 17:17
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Im a youngster so prolly Michael Jordan
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#9 by fcb2001 on 13 Apr, 2008 20:06
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#10 by xnewyawka on 23 Apr, 2008 11:22
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I'm with Mike on this one, I remember Curly as the first, but then came MJ!
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#11 by Scott on 25 Apr, 2008 22:55
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Yep, MJ and then Andre Agassi!