Which Professional Athlete Impacted You The Most?

Glorified KC
Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
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After the passing of Kobe Bryant, it opened my eyes to how much of an impact he had on so many others.  I can't say I share that view of Kobe, but I did grow up idolizing pro athletes either in my present day, or those who I wasn't alive to see them at their peak.  Is there a pro athlete that either has or still does impact your life?
I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    A guy who nobody knew about, as a professional athlete, other than his friends and family.  A bull rider, one of no particular success.  A guy who rode in the late 60s/early 70s.  His athletic legacy was only a busted up body (dozens of broken bones and a chronic back issue that bothered him the rest of his days) but the legacy he left for me was very real.

    By the time I met him he was a salesman and I was a baby.

    My old man 

    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,964
    F Me In The Brain said:
    A guy who nobody knew about, as a professional athlete, other than his friends and family.  A bull rider, one of no particular success.  A guy who rode in the late 60s/early 70s.  His athletic legacy was only a busted up body (dozens of broken bones and a chronic back issue that bothered him the rest of his days) but the legacy he left for me was very real.

    By the time I met him he was a salesman and I was a baby.

    My old man 

    you win the internet today. beautiful.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    pjhawks said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    A guy who nobody knew about, as a professional athlete, other than his friends and family.  A bull rider, one of no particular success.  A guy who rode in the late 60s/early 70s.  His athletic legacy was only a busted up body (dozens of broken bones and a chronic back issue that bothered him the rest of his days) but the legacy he left for me was very real.

    By the time I met him he was a salesman and I was a baby.

    My old man 

    you win the internet today. beautiful.
    Agreed :)
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    F Me In The Brain said:
    A guy who nobody knew about, as a professional athlete, other than his friends and family.  A bull rider, one of no particular success.  A guy who rode in the late 60s/early 70s.  His athletic legacy was only a busted up body (dozens of broken bones and a chronic back issue that bothered him the rest of his days) but the legacy he left for me was very real.

    By the time I met him he was a salesman and I was a baby.

    My old man 

    I love it! 

    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,419
    F Me In The Brain said:
    A guy who nobody knew about, as a professional athlete, other than his friends and family.  A bull rider, one of no particular success.  A guy who rode in the late 60s/early 70s.  His athletic legacy was only a busted up body (dozens of broken bones and a chronic back issue that bothered him the rest of his days) but the legacy he left for me was very real.

    By the time I met him he was a salesman and I was a baby.

    My old man 

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    :lol:. No drama there.  Just a great dad!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,419
    Has kind of a Rudy-esque feel to it. Just sayin... 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    Except he sent his son off to USC!
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,419
    edited February 2020
    =) Poor parenting! 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,884
    Haha.  
    I'm sorry I derailed this thread by not posting Joe Montana....but honestly I would be unlikely to put any athlete here if it wasn't for my dad being a "professional athlete", in as much as he did manage to make some money letting bulls toss him around and step on him.


    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,814
    No apologies needed.  
    I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited February 2020
    Dave Lumley.  Played for the Edmonton Oilers in the 80s.  Was a coach at Okanagan Hockey School I attended as a 12 year old here in Calgary.  He was just great with all of us.  Encouraging and funny he gave all the kids lots of attention. He made a star struck kid realize that pro hockey players are just people too.  For the rest of my life I’ve never looked at any celebrity any differently. 
     I think they traded him to Hartford a year or so later. 
    That I fondly remember all of that 33 years later tells me he was the pro athlete that impacted me the most. 
    Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on

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