Link: Never knew Danny Ainge was a multi-athlete. Super talented
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Yes, he was a pretty good athlete - when I was much younger, I remember watching him play guard for BYU in the NCAA Tournament, and then watching baseball and seeing him play for the Toronto Blue Jays. Then, I guess he focused on basketball and played for the Celtics.
Is he still the GM/President of the Celtics?
Is he still the GM/President of the Celtics?
In other words, you weren't paying attention.
Ainge was a first-team HS AA in football, basketball, and baseball.
Ainge was a first-team HS AA in football, basketball, and baseball.
Meaning he wasn't a star player and card value per catalogues was .02 Cents.
And probably the best golfer among professional athletes in those three sports.
Wasn't Bud Harrelson, the former Met, pretty good also? Almost made it onto the Senior Circuit?
Why the hell do I know that?
Didn’t know Danny Ainge???
Biggest punk point guard in the NBA in the 80s. The Sixers- Celtics game’s back then were fun games to watch.Rhoden , excellent golfer but I think Smoltz has played in some senior tournaments.
No, hadn’t heard that. Really? Huh. Skinny guy, tough as nails.
I’ve heard that Elway was a great golfer, also.
Lol, yeah, Bud Harrelson a great golfer? I didn’t see it but had no reason to doubt Ro.
Ugh. Can’t tell the Harrelsons apart without a scorecard.
Didn’t know Danny Ainge???
I've heard legend that Danny Ainge was so disliked among the general public that when a fight broke out during a Celtics-Sixers game and Sixers guard Sedale Threatt punched Ainge and was fined 10 K for it, it didn't cost Threatt any money because a bunch of Ainge-hating fans sent money to Threatt to pay the fine. Don't know if that's true or not.
Great multi sport athlete when young, but reality is he couldn’t hit his way out of a paper bag while in the majors. Lifetime .220 hitter with 2 home runs in over 600 career at bats with the Blue Jays. He was a much better basketball player.
Coincidence: his son Erik (former QB at UT) is married to my neighbor's daughter.
Steve Nash is another fantastic all-around athlete. Very good at soccer and rugby, picked up b-ball at age 12 and became a Hall of Famer. To be honest his “ athleticism” gets overlooked because of his race and the fact he looks like Kelly Leak from the original Bad News Bears.
Anyone who is D1/Pro Caliber at Sports with multiple skills at play (e.g. Hockey and Baseball like Tom Glavine, Dave Winfield with almost everytihing) is much more impressive to me than a RB who’s also a sprinter - those 2 (or sprinter/wide receiver) are essentially the same thing but commentators drone on and on about those guys.
Peter Zezel of the Flyers was a fantastic soccer and hockey player as well - 2 radically different skill sports
Anyone who is D1/Pro Caliber at Sports with multiple skills at play (e.g. Hockey and Baseball like Tom Glavine, Dave Winfield with almost everytihing) is much more impressive to me than a RB who’s also a sprinter - those 2 (or sprinter/wide receiver) are essentially the same thing but commentators drone on and on about those guys.
Peter Zezel of the Flyers was a fantastic soccer and hockey player as well - 2 radically different skill sports
‘Punk’ meaning hard nosed, efficient player you want on your team.Didn’t know Danny Ainge???
Jim Brown
Wilt Chamberlain
I think that there have been threads on their athletic prowess as well.
Wilt Chamberlain
I think that there have been threads on their athletic prowess as well.
You guys are missing Ainge’s greatest athletic feat. Knocked Norte Dame out of the f’n tournament! How bout it GLOV??
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‘Punk’ meaning hard nosed, efficient player you want on your team.
No. It’s traditional meaning.
Didn’t know Danny Ainge???
Used to hate him because he was such a whiner on the court. But looking back, he was a great player and underrated. Bird, Parrish, McHale were the ones we watched but Ainge was special too.
Going way back. 49er qb John Brodie won a PGA Seniors Tour Event. Also, Mike Souchak was a very good football player (pretty sure All American in college) and won on the regular tour.
Whoa, didn't know either of those names. Thanks for the Friday afternoon slow workday filling material you just gave me.
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