Greatest Athlete in Pittsburgh Sports History

[Journeyman]

One of my favorites (Pittsburgh)

The City of Champions, now this city has had some bigtime legendary figures!

From the immaculate reception to the golden arm of Roberto Clemente, Pops, Franco, Swann...the Hockey teams they had, this is a city with many huge sports figures...Does anyone stand out as the very best though?

 

[Fishhead]

Super Mario

 

[HacheMan]

Probably Mario like Fish said. Bradshaw..........

 

[JudgeWapner]

1.Clemente 1a.Lambert

 

[Journeyman]

He is right at the top, but I would side with Roberto Clemente over him...

Clemente just had a magical presence to him, even the way he died, similar to Dale Earnhart, dying at the peak of their careers in dramatic and heroic fashion...

All the Steeler greats and no one really stands out as drop dead great! Wow , I am talking about death more than I care to here lol..

 

[packer2012]

I say Clemente, no doubt.

Slight lean to Mario.

 

[SSI]

when i think of pittsburgh, i think of

1. Clemente (even though he played before my time)
2. Stargell ( 1979 and im a baseball guy)
3. Bradshaw
4. Mario

 

[Journeyman]

What about 'The Fish that saved Pittsburgh' lol? the movie with Julius ERRRRRVING!

 

[SSI]

what about Phillys greatest athlete..

Julius Erving

Mike Schmidt

Jimmy Foxx

 

[Journeyman]

Clemente finishing on exactly 3000 hits, and didn`t he die on Christmas day or was he born on Christmas day and died on New Years eve?

I remember as a little leaguer having a bat with Roberto Clemente`s name at the top...I rmember him having that nervous twitch, he would kinda shake his neck all around...the guy was just the coolest player, I love watching old highlights of him...

 

[JudgeWapner]

There was nothing Clemente didn't do well.No holes in his game at all.Believe there was a quote from a manager,when asked by a reporter how to stop Clemente,his answer..."tighten the immigration laws."

 

[JudgeWapner]

JM,the tic was because he had back and neck problems,and was trying to loosen up.

 

[wilheim]

Pie Traynor.

wil.

 

[SSI]

would also like to get a plug in for Rocky Blier for reasons other than being a good fullback as well..

 

[Journeyman]

There are some great old time Pirates too...I don`t think there is much in the old time Steelers files...from what I heard they absolutely stunk til Noll got there..my gosh they had some clown uniforms too...well speaking of clown uni`s the Pirates had some strange looking getups too,lol...All those noisey pinstiped mix and match, and the funny hats....Those hats were cool though, for the time,lol...It was a very loud time period for baseball uniforms.

 

[JudgeWapner]

JM,Steelers had Unitas and let him go.Before Noll,they were the pits.

 

[Fishhead]

ANDY VAN SLYKE

 

[agreeen]

I'll go another angle....

Craig "Ironhead" Heyward
Tony Dorsett
Larry Fitzgerald

 

[Journeyman]

The only Vietnam Vet with a 1000 yrd season and 4 super bowl rings...and missing part of his foot....not a bad accomplishment for an undersized , slow, white guy lol

 

[SSI]

would also like to name John Satllworth, the guy lives about 45 miles south of me in huntsville al and does tremendous things for the community there..