Best Houston Athlete Ever

[Another Brother]

Craig Biggio and Warren Moon get honorable mention but I gotta go with the big fella, once again.

Did I forget anyone else?

[coma]

Great poll.

Carl, as in Carl Lewis.

[Mr. Clutch]

Moses Malone

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by coma
Great poll.

Carl, as in Carl Lewis.

yes sir

[Mr. Clutch]

I vote for Hakeem, but Malone should be up there.

And so should Nolan Ryan.

[pgabriel]

As much as I love the Dream, I have to go with Earl. The way other football players talk about him is what does it for me. If it wasn't for television, you probably wouldn't believe half the stuff he could do on the field.

[Jameson Paulz]

Number 34 (Pick the sport)

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by Mr. Clutch
I vote for Hakeem, but Malone should be up there.

And so should Nolan Ryan.

Damn, I thought of Moses but Hakeem is better. Missing 'The Alvin Express' is shameful. My bad.

[rrj_gamz]

Originally posted by Mr. Clutch
And so should Nolan Ryan.

Amen...

[rockHEAD]

Who's the George? George Foreman?

[drapg]

Warren Moon

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by rockHEAD
Who's the George? George Foreman?

yup

Warren Moon

Was he better that 'The Tyler Rose?'

I think not.:cool:

[RocketMan Tex]

The best Houston athlete ever is Beyonce Knowles.

Don't really care for the music, but I'd let her slam dunk on me in a game of one-on-one any day of the week!

[Trader_Jorge]

Roger Clemens

[pgabriel]

Now that I think about it, I might have to go with Carl Lewis, he's the greatest track and field athlete ever, not many people would argue against that. The guy won medals in 4 Olympics, absolutely ridiculous.

[Trader_Jorge]

Originally posted by pgabriel
Now that I think about it, I might have to go with Carl Lewis, he's the greatest track and field athlete ever, not many people would argue against that. The guy won medals in 4 Olympics, absolutely ridiculous.
I think that there could be a case for Jesse Owens as well.

[The Real Shady]

Originally posted by pgabriel
Now that I think about it, I might have to go with Carl Lewis, he's the greatest track and field athlete ever, not many people would argue against that. The guy won medals in 4 Olympics, absolutely ridiculous.

I agree. Carl Lewis is the best Houston athlete ever.

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Roger Clemens

Technically he played for Bellaire, not Houston.

[Severe Rockets Fan]

Carl lewis should be winning this poll, hands down. He could run faster and jump higher and further than any of those other athletes...and he did it for a longer time. Maybe he lost some popularity after that embarassing attempt at the national anthem at that one baseball game... :o Damn, I still feel bad for him just thinking about it.
Still Lewis is easily the best 'athlete'.

[RocketMan Tex]

Originally posted by Another Brother
Technically he played for Bellaire, not Houston.

Nope. I forget which high school he played for, but he never played for Bellaire.

[Trader_Jorge]

Originally posted by Another Brother
Technically he played for Bellaire, not Houston.
Technically, you're wrong as usual.

Does this look like Bellaire to you? (http://www.rogerclemensonline.com/bio1.htm)

[Sonny]

Overall - Dream.

But someone who was born here - Carl Lewis. He was a world class athlete. He was just amazing. If you threw out my bias toward the Rockets, then it would be Carl Lewis in a landslide. He came to my elementary school once with Mattress Mac, that was awesome.

[pgabriel]

Originally posted by Sonny
Overall - Dream.

But someone who was born here - Carl Lewis. He was a world class athlete. He was just amazing. If you threw out my bias toward the Rockets, then it would be Carl Lewis in a landslide. He came to my elementary school once with Mattress Mac, that was awesome.

Unfortunately, he wasn't born here, his connections is through UofH.

[BobFinn*]

Originally posted by RocketMan Tex
Nope. I forget which high school he played for, but he never played for Bellaire.

It was Spring Woods

[A-Train]

Look, I know that Jeff Balke helps run an amazing website and he was instrumental in keeping the Rockets in Houston, but best ATHLETE?? That's stretching it a little....

Maybe he wins the poll for best Houston musician...wait...nope, that goes to ZZ top! Sorry Jeff, but you're just one big loser! :D

[RocketMan Tex]

Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Technically, you're wrong as usual.

[URL]

Lighten up, Francis. This isn't life and death.

[giddyup]

Originally posted by BobFinn*
It was Spring Woods
Damn, I would have sworn that Clemens went to Stratford.

[Castor27]

I thought George was Blanda.

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Technically, you're wrong as usual.

Does this look like Bellaire to you? (http://www.rogerclemensonline.com/bio1.htm)

My bad WhoreGay. Can't wait to dissect that MASTERPIECE of yours.

[bigtexxx]

My vote goes to Nolan Ryan.

7 no hitters, 5000+ strikeouts, 300 wins.

[RiceRocket1]

I know the question asks for best, but my heart for some reason goes with Warren Moon. He isn't the best, but he's my favorite.

[Trader_Jorge]

Originally posted by Another Brother
My bad WhoreGay.

Wow. I would have thought that you would be above using a homosexual reference to insult others.

[BobFinn*]

Originally posted by giddyup
Damn, I would have sworn that Clemens went to Stratford.

He did pitch one year at Dulles High School before he went to Spring Woods.

A very good bio of Clemens can be read here:

http://rocketroger_clemens.tripod.com/bio.html

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by Trader_Jorge
Wow. I would have thought that you would be above using a homosexual reference to insult others.

If I were dyslexic it would be a homosexual reference.

[Vengeance]

You know if you'd put Yao Ming on there, he'd be winning :)

[Kam]

What about that Babe person Ziedrick man girl?


The Golfer/Track Star.



Or does Beumont not count?

[HayesStreet]

The Big E should be on the list, Hakeem was awesome, but Campbell was the man.

[Drewdog]

Nolan Ryan isnt in your poll??????

Im not voting.

[Chance]

Look I like Hagedorn and all but one of the best ever athletes? I don't think so...

[Master Baiter]

Originally posted by Drewdog
Nolan Ryan isnt in your poll??????

Im not voting. I second that. All in favor?

[gr8-1]

Who is Gordie?

[cagey veteran]

For anyone like me who grew up in Houston in the late 70's and early 80's, it has to be Earl Campbell. He had a pretty short career, but the way that Earl could run over people was amazing. An unstoppable force in his day.

[gr8-1]

I voted for Earl. I think he put Houston sports on the map in the luv ya blue days.

[francis 4 prez]

i could be wrong but i would assume it's Gordie Howe.

i voted for hakeem. our first titles ever, sustained excellence, have to go with him.

carl lewis would be second i think, though you could argue his accomplishments were greater. bball is too high profile though so i give to hakeem for giving Houston, not just an individual, some titles.

earl 3rd.

nolan (my favorite baseball guy ever though i was too young to ever watch him play here) would be 4th.

we've had some good ones.

[Grizzled]

Who is Gordie?!? Man, we live in different worlds … ;) Gordie is Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, arguably the best player to ever play the game. Of course he was on the down side of his career when he played in Houston, but he is truly one of the all time greats.

I have a question for the Earl Campbell fans. Why did he pick the number 34? I’ve heard that he chose it because it belonged to a FB named George Reed and I’m curious to know if this is true.

[Another Brother]

Originally posted by Another Brother
Missing 'The Alvin Express' is shameful. My bad.

Since I addressed the shameful mistake earlier, GET OFF MY ASSSSSSS!:mad:

[cagey veteran]

I would like to point out the glaring omission of Gifford Neilson in this poll. :p