Who was the 2nd biggest SUPERSTAR of the 90's? Vol. After MJ (any sport)

[Humbled]

no tiger? dude was huge towards the end of the 90s

 

[jcbacall]

 

[clutchshooter]

Originally Posted by dmbrhs

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter


Wayne Gretzky is 2nd to NO ONE as far as being a superstar within their own sport.

Right, but Griffey transcended his sport. He was the definition of cool beyond Jordan. And even to a certain extent he was more. His laid back attitude captured sports fans in a different way. If he played in a big time baseball market, this thread would have a lot of different answers. The fact he's so revered as an athlete and icon while stuck in Seattle for ten years says a lot.

Edmonton isn't exactly a thriving eclectic metropolis.

 

[wildmoodswings]

Gretzky.

 

[hankmoody]

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter

Originally Posted by dmbrhs

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter


Wayne Gretzky is 2nd to NO ONE as far as being a superstar within their own sport.

Right, but Griffey transcended his sport. He was the definition of cool beyond Jordan. And even to a certain extent he was more. His laid back attitude captured sports fans in a different way. If he played in a big time baseball market, this thread would have a lot of different answers. The fact he's so revered as an athlete and icon while stuck in Seattle for ten years says a lot.

Edmonton isn't exactly a thriving eclectic metropolis.

 

[dajoka004]

It's Griffey. He was on EVERYTHING and he played in %##%+%* Seattle of all places. Every kid wanted to be him.

 

[trelvis tha thrilla]

Someone should make a spin off thread for 2000-2010

Who would be in the discussion there? Kobe? Tom Brady? LeBron? Manning?

 

[clutchshooter]

Originally Posted by HankMoody

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter

Originally Posted by dmbrhs

Right, but Griffey transcended his sport. He was the definition of cool beyond Jordan. And even to a certain extent he was more. His laid back attitude captured sports fans in a different way. If he played in a big time baseball market, this thread would have a lot of different answers. The fact he's so revered as an athlete and icon while stuck in Seattle for ten years says a lot.

Edmonton isn't exactly a thriving eclectic metropolis.

Stop it. As strong of a hockey market as it is, it's barely a blip in terms of continental scale and attention in sports overall.

 

[eddiehouse5]

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Someone should make a spin off thread for 2000-2010

Who would be in the discussion there? Kobe? Tom Brady? LeBron? Manning?

There is only one correct answer, Barry Bonds.

 

[wade187]

Gretzky may have been the biggest superstar WITHIN his own sport. But other than Jordan the biggest superstar has to be Deion Sanders. I didn't even watch football and knew damn well who he was. Ken Griffey is up there too and Bo jackson, but I don't think they touching Primetime 

 

[mben32]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Someone should make a spin off thread for 2000-2010

Who would be in the discussion there? Kobe? Tom Brady? LeBron? Manning?

There is only one correct answer, Barry Bonds.

Tiger Woods. 

 

[darthska]

I'm going w/ Rice and Deion.

Reading the title, before clicking the thread and reading responses, those were the first 2 names I thought of.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Wayne Gretzky
Jerry Rice
Mike Tyson
Ken Griffey

 

[airblaster503]

Barry Sanders should be up there, he didn't have that superstar mentality, but he was definitely a superstar with the way he played

 

[trelvis tha thrilla]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Someone should make a spin off thread for 2000-2010

Who would be in the discussion there? Kobe? Tom Brady? LeBron? Manning?

There is only one correct answer, Barry Bonds.

You think the prime of Bonds career was between 00-10?

I would say Tiger, Manning, and Kobe were all bigger superstars.

 

[hankmoody]

Originally Posted by Clutchshooter

HankMoody wrote:

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Clutchshooter wrote:

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dmbrhs wrote:

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Right, but Griffey transcended his sport. He was the definition of cool beyond Jordan. And even to a certain extent he was more. His laid back attitude captured sports fans in a different way. If he played in a big time baseball market, this thread would have a lot of different answers. The fact he's so revered as an athlete and icon while stuck in Seattle for ten years says a lot.

Edmonton isn't exactly a thriving eclectic metropolis.

Stop it. As strong of a hockey market as it is, it's barely a blip in terms of continental scale and attention in sports overall.






Fool, where did Gretzky play in the 90's? c'mon shun.

 

[eddiehouse5]

I forgot about Tiger. Him and Bonds are the top for 2001-2010 imo. Bonds won four straight MVPs (should have been five) and quite possibly broke the biggest record in sports. Add that to the steroid allegations, he was a mega star. Tiger wins the decade off of skill, but there's more to being a star than that. Bonds hasn't played since 2007 and he's still making the news.


Just based on skill, we could bring Jimmie Johnson into this, but nobody knows who he is.

 

[fenixconnexion.]

griffey, bo jackson, neon deion, gretzky

 

[freshly snipes]

Originally Posted by eddiehouse5

Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla

Someone should make a spin off thread for 2000-2010

Who would be in the discussion there? Kobe? Tom Brady? LeBron? Manning?

There is only one correct answer, Barry Bonds.