All-time favorite athletes by team you root for

TCPUKChamps

Heisman
Dec 18, 2002
38,070
22,575
62
UK Basketball - Jamal Mashburn
UK Football - Randall Cobb
Reds - Eric Davis
Bengals - David Fulcher
 
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J_Dee

All-Conference
Mar 21, 2008
4,284
4,317
0
UK basketball: hard to narrow it down to just one -- but Anthony Davis.
Reds: Eric Davis. Cincy's 1990 season's my favorite pro sports season.
Bengals: Joe Burrow.
 

DSmith21

Heisman
Mar 27, 2012
8,297
13,024
0
UK Football- Tim Couch
Boston Celtics- Larry Bird
Pittsburgh Steelers- Troy Polamalu
UK Basketball- Kenny Walker
Boston Red Sox- Roger Clemens
 
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Ron Mehico

Heisman
Jan 4, 2008
15,473
33,054
0
UK bball - Mark Coury
UK football - Derrick Abney
OSU football - Andy Katzenmoyer
Bengals - Boomer Esiason
WVU football - Noel Devine
 

JamesIII

All-Conference
Oct 21, 2003
3,340
3,433
62
UK Football - Tim Couch
UK Basketball - Jamal Mashburn
Reds - Barry Larkin
Super Sonics - Gary Payton
 
Jan 3, 2003
145,534
15,709
0
UK basketball - Mashburn, but very close are Kenny Walker & Ulis
Red Sox - Jim Rice
Brewers - Robin Yount
Steelers - Rod Woodson
Hurricanes - I'm not sure, maybe Eric Cole
UK football - Couch
 

Tony Perkis

Junior
Feb 6, 2006
15,138
234
0
UK basketball - Anthony Davis
UK football - Wesley Woodyard
Detroit Lions - Barry Sanders
Chicago Bulls - Michael Jordan
 

Laparkafan

All-American
Sep 5, 2004
13,390
9,352
93
Uk football - couch
Uk basketball - mash
Falcons - Deion sanders
Braves - David Justice
Bulls - Jordan
 

Catman100

Heisman
Jan 3, 2003
6,895
10,139
96
UK Football-Tim Couch
UK Basketball- Kenny Walker
Boston RedSox- Big Papi
Boston Celtics- Larry Bird
Dallas Cowboys- Emmitt Smith
USMNT- Landon Donovan
USWNT- Abby Wambach
 

LineSkiCat14

Heisman
Aug 5, 2015
38,037
59,265
113
UK Basketball - MKG or Ulis. But can't really root for either these days as they don't play.

UK Football - will be Levis when he's trying turn an NFL franchise around.

Houston Rockets - was James Harden.. rooting for the new crop of young guys now.. Jabari Smith, Jalen Green, etc.

New York Jets - again, not a lot to go on as there's a combination of turnover and not a lot of great talent over the years. Probably Mike White cause he's a damn warrior.. or Sauce.
 

funKYcat75

Heisman
Apr 10, 2008
32,417
41,023
112
Jose Rijo
Don Mattingly
Tyler Ulis
Tim Couch
Boomer Esiason, but Joe is closing quickly.
 

Kaizer Sosay

Heisman
Nov 29, 2007
25,706
30,736
0
Western University: Henry Steele
Miami Sharks: Willie Beamen
Flint Tropics: Jackie Moon
Mean Machine: Paul Crewe
Hickory: Jimmy Chitwood
The other Western University: Neon Boudeaux
 

storm1507

All-American
Sep 24, 2022
1,477
6,648
103
UK Bball- Kyle Macy
UK Football- Tim Couch
Reds- Joe Morgan
Celtics- Larry Bird
Bengals- Joe Burrow
Steelers (during the rough Bengal years) Terry Bradshaw
 

vhcat70

Heisman
Feb 5, 2003
57,418
38,483
0
Lots of great names there. To be different:

Art Still
Sam Bowie
Big Klu
Greg Cook - sad what happened to him.
Royals - The Big O.
 
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sefleming

All-Conference
Aug 28, 2005
2,087
1,431
112
UK Basketball Larry Pursiful / Mike Pratt
UK Football no one in particular
MLB Dodgers Duke Snider (named my son after him Edwin Donald)
NBA Lakers Elgin Baylor (Lebron James has kind of turned my off of the Lakers)
NFL Rams Jon Arnett running back with QB Roman Gaberiel & Y A Title close behind
 

It'saDoneDeal

All-Conference
Jul 24, 2007
19,241
4,409
113
UK football: Randall Cobb
UK bball: Michael Porter
Bengals: Chris Henry
Reds: Ty Cobb
Pacers: Rik Smits
Lakers: Magic Johnson
Celtics: Larry Bird
Jackass: Party Boy
Duke: Christian Laettner
Disc Golf: Paul McBeth (6x world champ)
Nets: John Calipari
 
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J_Dee

All-Conference
Mar 21, 2008
4,284
4,317
0
I was "lucky" enough to play against Tim Couch once in high school. We weren't bad at all, but Leslie County still absolutely curb stomped us.
 
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MegaBlue05

Heisman
Mar 8, 2014
10,147
19,178
66
UK basketball - Jamal Mashburn
UK football - Josh Allen
Bengals - Chad Johnson (likely will be replaced with Burrow soon)
Reds - Eric Davis
 

vhcat70

Heisman
Feb 5, 2003
57,418
38,483
0
UK football: Randall Cobb
UK bball: Michael Porter
Bengals: Chris Henry
Reds: Ty Cobb
Pacers: Rik Smits
Lakers: Magic Johnson
Celtics: Larry Bird
Jackass: Party Boy
Duke: Christian Laettner
Disc Golf: Paul McBeth (6x world champ)
Nets: John Calipari
Reds & Ty Cobb ??? LOL.
 

WTF Cat

Heisman
Dec 4, 2022
5,514
25,690
113
Mashburn
Couch
Julius Erving
Joe Morgan or George Brett
Fran Tarkenton
John McEnroe
 
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storm1507

All-American
Sep 24, 2022
1,477
6,648
103
Mashburn
Couch
Julius Erving
Joe Morgan or George Brett
Fran Tarkenton
John McEnroe
After posting in this thread I started thinking about my favorite players NOT on my favorite teams.
Both Tarkenton and Erving made the cut.
Also, Barkley and Bo Jackson from Auburn and Lou Brock & Mike Schmit from baseball.
 
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rick64

Heisman
Jan 25, 2007
23,816
32,108
113
UK basketball: Jack Givens
UK football: Tim Couch
Cincinnati Reds: Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Bengals: Icky Woods
NBA: Julius “Dr. J” Irving
Dallas Cowboys: Tony Dorsett
 

UKUGA

Heisman
Jan 26, 2007
18,505
26,810
0
Dale Murphy
Rajon Rondo
Kobe Bryant
Alfred Rawls
Barry Sanders
Connor McDavid
 
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warrior-cat

Hall of Famer
Oct 22, 2004
191,224
153,966
113
UK Basketball: Kenny Walker
UK Football: Jared Lorenzen
Cincinnati Reds: Pete Rose
Cincinnati Bengals: Kenny Anderson
NBA: Julius Erving
Pugilist: Muhammad Ali