5 most badass athletes of all time

[BlueandGold]

http://www.cracked.com/article_18477_the-5-most-badass-and-possibly-insane-athletes-all-time.html

#4 is former ABA/NBA player John Brisker

[MrWarrior]

John Brisker. :biggums:

Let's hear your predictions of what happened to him?

[SilkkTheShocker]

Deion Sanders and Mike Tyson >>>>

[Burgz V2]

the dude who played the NFC Championship with a fully broken leg should've been #1 imo

i cant even imagine how painful that must have been

also death by firing squad is pretty badass i'd be $hitting bricks

[IGotACoolStory]

http://shegotgame.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/walt-clyde-frazier-new-york-knicks-msg-style-shegotgame4.jpg

[jlauber]

the dude who played the NFC Championship with a fully broken leg should've been #1 imo

i cant even imagine how painful that must have been

also death by firing squad is pretty badass i'd be $hitting bricks

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095705/quotes



Frank: A good cop - needlessly cut down by some cowardly hoodlums.
Ed: That's no way for a man to die.
Frank: No... you're right, Ed. A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go!

[RaininTwos]

I have no idea how Jack Johnson isn't number one.

[TMacMagic]

Anthony Mason :basketball

[steve]

Why has there not been a movie made about Rulon Garnder's life?

[Burgz V2]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095705/quotes

LMAO i stand corrected

[SourPatchKids]

http://remembertheaba.com/TributeMaterial/PlayerMaterial/JohnBrisker/BriskerPostMiller2.jpg

[Status Quo]

Dennis Rodman?

[kennethgriffin]

Tyson, OJ, rodman, pete rose, artest

[RedBlackAttack]

Jack Johnson should be a distant No. 1 on every list. That guy was a trailblazer. F#cking mocking and knocking out white guys in the 1900s, while pimping out white women and racing cars in his off time. That was an age when, in the US, black people were lynched for looking at white women the wrong way.

He was also very intelligent and spoke several languages.

I mean... who compares?

[jlauber]

Jack Johnson should be a distant No. 1 on every list. That guy was a trailblazer. F#cking mocking and knocking out white guys in the 1900s, while pimping out white women and racing cars in his off time. That was an age when, in the US, black people were lynched for looking at white women the wrong way.

He was also very intelligent and spoke several languages.

I mean... who compares?

I haven't really taken the time to study his career, but excellent post. Some of these "trailblazers" had to be tough SOBs to get as far as they did in life.

[1987_Lakers]

Lyle Alzado

http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/794_Alzado-Lyle.jpg

[NumberSix]

Lyle Alzado

http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/794_Alzado-Lyle.jpg
Still too soon.

[jlauber]

Maybe I am in the minority, but if I were going to have to face an alley full of thugs, I might have to go with Ronnie Lott at my side (and he would have to do everything, BTW, while I curl up in a ball.)

[TaLvsCuaL]

Vinnie Jones deserves a mention.

http://www.inkedmag.com/static/images/articles/pages/vinnie_jones-3.jpg

http://s2.tvlia.com/files/2010/06/Vinnie-Jones.jpg

[SyRyanYang]

Vinnie Jones deserves a mention.

http://www.inkedmag.com/static/images/articles/pages/vinnie_jones-3.jpg

http://s2.tvlia.com/files/2010/06/Vinnie-Jones.jpg
I love his movies but what did he do in real life?

[Heilige]

Dan Gable and Alexander Karelin

[TaLvsCuaL]

I love his movies but what did he do in real life?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones

http://curiosidadesdelfutbol.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/vinnie-jones-vallarta-charity1.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6vm0x8JpBU&feature=player_embedded#!

[RedBlackAttack]

I haven't really taken the time to study his career, but excellent post. Some of these "trailblazers" had to be tough SOBs to get as far as they did in life.
If you get the chance and have a little bit of extra time, watch this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1TX2Vp3pQ

What an amazing figure.

[jlauber]

If you get the chance and have a little of extra time, watch this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1TX2Vp3pQ

What an amazing figure.

Will do. I'm sure many posters here will agree with me, but it is truly amazes me, that as I get older, I find I actually know less. There is so much history that I know so little about.

[alwaysunny]

Maybe I am in the minority, but if I were going to have to face an alley full of thugs, I might have to go with Ronnie Lott at my side (and he would have to do everything, BTW, while I curl up in a ball.)

What I was going to mention. The guy CHOSE to amputate part of his finger because a surgery would require him to miss games. I mean WTF :eek:

Jack Tatum's reputation deserves a mention too.

[fpliii]

Will do. I'm sure many posters here will agree with me, but it is truly amazes me, that as I get older, I find I actually know less. There is so much history that I know so little about.

jlauber - I'm going to be fairly busy fulfilling lookup requests for the APBR and nbastats.prv.pl for the next few days, so I don't have time to work on the All-Defensive Teams/Finals MVPs projects at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could you PM anyone who was around then who might be interested (or PM me a list of who we should ask, if you think we should wait until I have time to commit later in the week)? Also, do you have any format/logistic suggestions for how we should do this?

[RedBlackAttack]

Will do. I'm sure many posters here will agree with me, but it is truly amazes me, that as I get older, I find I actually know less. There is so much history that I know so little about.
Indeed. I think that true wisdom begins when you accept the fact that you know very little.

Most adults realize this... And the sooner the better.

[DStebb716]

Deion Sanders and Mike Tyson >>>>

There's difference between badass and being loud.

Neon is the man, for sure, but he was loud, not badass.

[KDTrey5]

demond mason

[jlauber]

jlauber - I'm going to be fairly busy fulfilling lookup requests for the APBR and nbastats.prv.pl for the next few days, so I don't have time to work on the All-Defensive Teams/Finals MVPs projects at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could you PM anyone who was around then who might be interested (or PM me a list of who we should ask, if you think we should wait until I have time to commit later in the week)? Also, do you have any format/logistic suggestions for how we should do this?

I am not sure who else might be interested, but I promise to get back to you on that defensive list. As for format, I will go with whatever you decide. It's your baby, and I will merely contribute.

[jlauber]

Indeed. I think that true wisdom begins when you accept the fact that you know very little.

Most adults realize this... And the sooner the better.

Bill Walton tells the story of a meeting with Wooden at some point in his college career...

"Bill, it is what you learn AFTER you know it all, that counts."

[Freedom Kid7]

I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass


jlauber - I'm going to be fairly busy fulfilling lookup requests for the APBR and nbastats.prv.pl for the next few days, so I don't have time to work on the All-Defensive Teams/Finals MVPs projects at the moment. If you wouldn't mind, could you PM anyone who was around then who might be interested (or PM me a list of who we should ask, if you think we should wait until I have time to commit later in the week)? Also, do you have any format/logistic suggestions for how we should do this?
I'd love to take part if I could.

[L.Kizzle]

Jack Johnson easily number 1.

The Original Sugar Ray, Mike Tyson, Deion Sanders and Jim Brown round out the top 5ive.

[jlauber]

I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass


I'd love to take part if I could.

Off topic, but I am sure that someone who has studied the game as much as yourself, would be more than welcome (although that is not my decision to make.) And I wonder how many other's here, who consider themselves well versed in NBA history (regardless of age), would be interested?

[Rainwound]

Dick Butkus deserves a mention.

[fpliii]

I am not sure who else might be interested, but I promise to get back to you on that defensive list. As for format, I will go with whatever you decide. It's your baby, and I will merely contribute.

sounds good, I'll PM the standard guys, then (julizaver, psileas, phila, cavsftw, g.o.a.t., etc.), later this week


I'd say Ronny Lott should be an honorable mention. Sure, not the most badass athlete of all time, but he amputated his finger just so he could play football. That's badass


I'd love to take part if I could.

absolutely! :cheers:

any suggestions for formatting and logistics are welcome...these things tend to fall apart mid-way through typically, so we need to keep people interested

[SilkkTheShocker]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones

http://curiosidadesdelfutbol.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/vinnie-jones-vallarta-charity1.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6vm0x8JpBU&feature=player_embedded#!

Playing soccer automatically excludes you from the list.

[AlphaWolf24]

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