Players worth the price of admission

[john4psu]

You most likely have heard the saying about a particular athlete being worth the price of admission.
Who meets that definition in your mind? Past and present? I'll just list those that immediately come to my mind since I've been paying attention to sports.

NHL - Lemieux, Gretzky
NFL - Simpson, Sanders, Campbell, Payton, Rodgers
NBA - Bird, Magic, Maravich, Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Lebron, Curry
MLB - Clemente, Griffey, Jr., Seaver, Pedro Martinez, Ryan, Randy Johnson, Maddux

 

[Nittany1997]

The Gait brothers in lacrosse.

 

[sluggo72]

The Gait brothers in lacrosse.

Ed Mullen in Lax
The Hogs in FB

 

[Option Bob]

You most likely have heard the saying about a particular athlete being worth the price of admission.
Who meets that definition in your mind? Past and present? I'll just list those that immediately come to my mind since I've been paying attention to sports.

NHL - Lemieux, Gretzky
NFL - Simpson, Sanders, Campbell, Payton, Rodgers
NBA - Bird, Magic, Maravich, Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Lebron, Curry
MLB - Clemente, Griffey, Jr., Seaver, Pedro Martinez, Ryan, Randy Johnson, Maddux

NBA: Wilt, Oscar Robertson, the Bill Russell Celtics, Elgin Baylor.
MLB: Mays, Mantle, Koufax, Banks, Gibson, Aaron, Ted Williams, plus those old time Yankee greats

 

[BTMurphy]

Bo Jackson

And LaVeon Bell may someday get there. I really enjoy watching him

 

[Alphabets]

Montana to Rice / Young to Rice had to be some show.

 

[Ranger Dan]

For my money, no player showed up and backed it up better than Deon Sanders. I hare flashy, showboat type players (and what he did to Tim McCarver was bush league), but he was always the best player on the football field.

 

[Scooter7427]

Hakeem Olajuwon.

 

[BobPSU92]

 

[Jerademan74]

Agreed, Saquon Barkley is worth the price of admission RIGHT NOW at Penn State! If he stays healthy, he can be up there with the NFL greats before he is finished!

 

[BobPSU92]

Agreed, Saquon Barkley is worth the price of admission RIGHT NOW at Penn State! If he stays healthy, he can be up there with the NFL greats before he is finished!

It's been said here many times in one way or another, but the kid simply has "it". He is a special talent. Given that, I love his humility.

 

[kgilbert78]

For my money, no player showed up and backed it up better than Deon Sanders. I hare flashy, showboat type players (and what he did to Tim McCarver was bush league), but he was always the best player on the football field.

And often the baseball field. Saw him get an inside the park HR in Cooper Stadium (AAA). He was around second before the ball hit. Yes he had a big mouth--ad I don't like the flashy guys either. But he also backed it up every time. I always respected that.

 

[psuro]

Daryl Dawkins
The entire Miami No Name Defense
Herschel Walker in college
LaVar Arrington
Tiger Woods

 

[Fayette_LION]

You most likely have heard the saying about a particular athlete being worth the price of admission.
Who meets that definition in your mind? Past and present? I'll just list those that immediately come to my mind since I've been paying attention to sports.

NHL - Lemieux, Gretzky
NFL - Simpson, Sanders, Campbell, Payton, Rodgers
NBA - Bird, Magic, Maravich, Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Lebron, Curry
MLB - Clemente, Griffey, Jr., Seaver, Pedro Martinez, Ryan, Randy Johnson, Maddux

Bo Nickal.................PSU wrestling.............His match alone is worth the price of admission.

 

[sluggo72]

Bo Nickal.................PSU wrestling.............His match alone is worth the price of admission.

Saturday night was unbelievable
The last time I saw something like that was Rico Chiperalli (sp)

 

[We Are . . .]

MLB: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych before his injury, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Willie Stargell
NBA: Jordan, Russell, Chamberlain, Doc Irving, Jordan, and... Jordan
Hockey: Bobby Hull, and the old Soviet players
NFL: Jack Ham, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Gayle Sayers, Unitas

 

[We Are . . .]

Bo Nickal.................PSU wrestling.............His match alone is worth the price of admission.

Don't blink or you'll miss the pin.

 

[Ranger Dan]

Yes he had a big mouth--ad I don't like the flashy guys either. But he also backed it up every time. I always respected that.

As the saying goes, it ain't bragging if you can back it up... This saying existed prior to Deon Sanders, but he epitomized this more than any other football player I can think of.

 

[mjh218]

Barry Bonds was worth the price of admission. You can debate if he was on the juice. But his offensive numbers were crazy

 

[john4psu]

In golf, yes definitely Tiger, Jack and Arnie.

 

[kgilbert78]

The Doc and Lefty. And Koufax (my first baseball game). Always the possibility of history every time he started.

 

[grinagrin]

Barry Sanders

 

[LemonEars]

The two best pure athletes in the last 50 years: Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali.

Baseball: Sandy Koufax

Basketball: Bird and Curry

Football: Brady and OJ Simpson