Guest Vern Gagne Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Any famous or well known athletes hail from your hometown? Brian Bonin who won the Hobey Baker. He played a few games for Pittsburgh, but know plays in Switzerland. Frank Goheen. One of the first US born players in the NHL. Made the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Guest CanadianChris Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Doug Gilmour, Kirk Muller and Don Cherry all hail from my hometown of Kingston, Ontario.
Guest gthureson Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Ray Sheppard, who played for Buffalo, NYR, Carolina, Det and Florida hails from my hometown of Pembroke, Ontario. He even took out two of my brothers teeth playing road hockey.
Agent_Bond34 Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Ray Allen is from my hometown. Born on the same Air Force base as I was as well.
Guest Choken One Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Dan Patrick of ESPN lived Across from my Parents for a while. That's about it.
Bored Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Well it was my actual hometown but it was the next town over and I lived there for a few years, but Livermore, CA is Randy Johnson's hometown. My actual hometown, Pleasanton, former Denver Broncos defensive tackle Greg Kragen is from there.
Guest crandamaniac Posted May 1, 2003 Report Posted May 1, 2003 Bout the only thing I can say is Super Bowl Winning Coach Joe Gibbs was born here, but he left when he was 1 yr old.
Guest lomasmoney Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 the city where i go to school, riverview, michigan is the hometown of michigan football coach lloyd carr. He even led us to a state title back in the 1960s
Guest hardyz1 Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Twins pitcher Eric Milton is from Bellefonte, PA, which is nearby.
Guest Still Fly Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Kyle Boller- Hart High QB Class of 99. 1st round pick to the Ravens Manuel White-Valencia High Class of 2000. Runing Back UCLA Bruins Carson Palmer- Santa Margarita High Class of 99. 1st round pick to the Bengals There is many more
Guest alkeiper Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 The only athlete I know of to hail from my entire county is Colts RB James Mungro. Atlanta Braves RP Kevin Grybowski hails from nearby Wilkes-Barre, and Syracuse basketball player James McNamera is a Scranton native.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Flint, Michigan BASEBALL: 1 armed pitcher Jim Abbot NBA: Glen Rice
Guest Flyboy Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Not from my hometown, but from my home college: Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins) Kliff Kingsbury (Drafted by NE Patriots in Round 6 of 2003 NFL Draft)
Guest Vern Gagne Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Flint, Michigan BASEBALL: 1 armed pitcher Jim Abbot NBA: Glen Rice Aren't Matean Cleaves, and Morris Peterson from Flint? I remember when Michigan St. won the National Championship they talked about the Flint-stones.
Guest Brush with Greatness Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Eddie Belfour It's cool being a small community and all. Back when he was just starting out townfolk would flock to his parents house when he was home for autographs. I also have my pic with him at the local fair from about 12 or so years ago when he was just breaking in. As well, when he's home at his parents during the summer you can sometimes catch him running late at night. What with his triathalons and stuff.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Flint, Michigan BASEBALL: 1 armed pitcher Jim Abbot NBA: Glen Rice Aren't Matean Cleaves, and Morris Peterson from Flint? I remember when Michigan St. won the National Championship they talked about the Flint-stones. Christ, I forgot about the FLINT-Stones all together.
Guest Zero_Cool Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 My old hometown in Chicago, Brett Hull grew up in what is now the ghetto. And that's about it...
Guest ant_7000 Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns eventhough he didn't play HS basketball here. A couple of guys that made it to minor league but didn't make it to the majors.
Guest meanmaisch Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 A fellow 1998 graduate of Washington Township High School, Billy McCarthy, is currently playing for the Atlanta Braves farm system. Another guy from our school played in the A's farm system in the late 1990's but I forget his name. I think it was Mike Kordner or something like that.
Guest phoenixrising Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Tom Brunansky, who used to play outfield for the Twins and Red Sox, lived in my hometown. High School - Bishop Amat is a pretty good HS football school in Southern California so there's plenty. Pat Haden (former USC and L.A. Ram QB, now announcer) Eric Bieniemy (former Colorado RB, played for Cincy and SD in NFL, now UCLA RB coach) Daylon McCutcheon - was a senior when I was a freshman, was a RB/CB but switched to corner exclusively at USC, plays for Cleveland Ralph Brown - former Nebraska CB, played for NY Giants Kory Minor - linebacker, played for ND, played in NFL with Carolina Ramogi Huma - linebacker, played for UCLA, involved in attempts to obtain stipends for student-athletes Joey Getherall - had classes with him, ND wide reciever Michael Wagner - actually tutored him once, currently Iowa State running back Chris Rix - was there, my brother knew him, he played as a freshman but was forced to leave because of cheating, transferred to Santa Margurita HS.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 For those in the Pittsburgh area, I lived in Hampton and Ross for about 15 years of my life. I can think of two names right off the bat: LaVar Arrington ('Skins) and Mark Kelso (Bills) -- his sister was my college lab teacher, and she was a real cutie...
Guest DawnBTVS Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Babe Ruth used to live in Sudbury, MA. Not suer if he was born here though
Guest alkeiper Posted May 2, 2003 Report Posted May 2, 2003 Ruth was born and grew up in Baltimore before his baseball career.
Guest Harry Hood Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 For the person form Wilks- Barre, it's Gerry not james. where i was born I believe Tony Dorsett was from. But noone really from around where I live currently, although tehre's a very good hockey prospect named robby schremp who's turning major heads.
Guest treble charged Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Stacey Dales-Schuman, who plays for the Mystics in the WNBA and was the highest ever Canadian drafted in either the NBA or WNBA is from my hometown. Also, Alyn McCauley, who used to play for the Leafs and is on the Sharks now was born here, but grew up about a half hour down the road and Todd Gill, who plays for the Blackhawks now (I think) lives in town here and sometimes you'll see him downtown.
Guest Crazy Dan Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 Mark Madsen of the Lakers. Randy Winn of the Mariners. Are from my home town of Danville, Ca. I went to college with Michael Olowakandi.
Guest papacita Posted May 3, 2003 Report Posted May 3, 2003 I know there are a lot more that I'm not thinking of, but out of the top of my head: Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Bernard Hopkins( boxer) , boxers Leon and Michael Spinks, Aaron McKie (Sixers), Rasheed Wallace (Blazers), Eddie George from the Titans.
Guest HellSpawn Posted May 11, 2003 Report Posted May 11, 2003 Rodrigo Lopez from the Orioles (?). He is from Tlalnepantla, Mexico.
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