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.
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.
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.
