This article was written by SolarCane and Six for Canespace...
As we wind into the best of the best this week we see the baseball boys outnumber the football guys.
One of my very favorite Canes, the athlete many considered the most feared college football player of all time, Jerome Brown gets the nod. This week also unveils an athlete unparalleled in the history of his sport: Kelly Slater nine time World Champion pro surfer.
Imagine Jacory Harris taking Miami Northwestern High School to play against the Colts, Patriots, Saints and beating them at their home stadium every time. That is basically what Kelly Slater has done.
As a young kid surfing the modest waves of Florida's east coast, Slater when out and beat the best in the world from Australia, Hawaii, and California while they were at the top of their game. He is the youngest ever to win the World Championship and also now the oldest. It took everything I had to not place Slater in my top ten.
Now, let’s take a look at this week’s list:
#20 Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968, in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played for eight major league ball clubs, primarily as an outfielder and designated hitter.
Biography
For most of his career, Sheffield has played right field, though he has also played left field, third base, shortstop, and a handful of games at first base. He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets.
Sheffield was a first-round pick of the Brewers, who selected him sixth overall in the 1986 amateur draft after a standout prep career at Hillsborough High School in Tampa.
At the start of the 2010 season, Sheffield ranked second among all active players in walks (1,475), third in runs (1,636), fourth in RBIs (1,676), fifth in hits (2,689) and home runs (509), and sixth in hit by pitches (135). Sheffield hit his 500th home run on April 17, 2009.
Early life
Sheffield grew up in Belmont Heights, near the Ponce de Leon projects He and his family lived with his uncle, Dwight Gooden, who would go on to become the ace pitcher for the New York Mets. They played baseball frequently and Sheffield learned how to hit a fastball from Dwight.
When Sheffield was eleven, he was selected to the Belmont Heights Little League All-Stars, which included future Chicago Cubs #1 pick Ty Griffin, future Major Leaguer Derek Bell, and other future MLB players. The team made it to the Little League World Series finals, but lost to Taiwan 4-3.
High school
In 1983, Sheffield made the Hillsborough High School varsity baseball team. During his senior year, his fastball reached the upper 80's and he frequently showed home run power. As a batter, Sheffield hit .500 and 15 home runs, in only 62 official at-bats. At the end of the season he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year.
Professional baseball career
Milwaukee Brewers
Sheffield was called up from the minors when rosters were expanded in September and made his major league debut on September 3, 1988. At first, the team used him as a third baseman and outfielder, but after an injury to Dale Sveum he moved to shortstop. At the end of the 1989 season, he only batted .247 with only 5 home runs and 32 RBI. In 1990, he had had a solid season thanks to the hiring of Don Baylor as their hitting coach. He finished the season batting .294, but still only had 10 home runs..
San Diego Padres
After 4 seasons of underperforming in Milwaukee and his numerous criticisms of coaches, the Brewers traded him to the San Diego Padres. In this, his first All-Star season, he contended for the Triple Crown for much of the year; while he missed out on the home run (33) and RBI titles (100), he did win the National League batting title with a .330 average. In 1993, he started off what seemed to be a productive season with the Padres hitting 10 home runs and batting .295 but was unexpectedly traded midseason to the Florida Marlins.
Florida Marlins
On June 24, 1993, he was traded along with Rich Rodriguez to the Florida Marlins for Trevor Hoffman, Jose Martinez, and Andres Berumen. He finished the 1993 season hitting 10 home runs, batting .292 and knocking in 37 runs while with the Marlins, and was the starting third baseman in the All-Star Game. At the end of the season, the Marlins gave him a four-year deal that made him the highest-paid player at the third base position. During the 1994 season, the Marlins moved him from third baseman to right field, where he showed great success with a rocket arm. Sheffield hit 112 home runs with the Marlins from 1994 to 1998, including 42 in 1996, making the All-Star Game in 1996, and leading them to victory in the 1997 World Series against the Cleveland Indians.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On May 14, 1998, he was traded along with Manuel Barrios, Charles Johnson, Bobby Bonilla, and Jim Eisenreich to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile. Sheffield finished the season with the Dodgers batting .316 and hitting 16 homers while driving in 57 runs. In 3 1/2 seasons with the Dodgers, he hit 129 home runs and drove in 367 runs. He made three All-Star games while playing with the Dodgers and had become one of the best outfielders in the game.
Atlanta Braves
On January 15, 2002, Sheffield was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez, and Andrew Brown. He spent two seasons with the Braves hitting 64 home runs and knocking in 216 RBI including 132 in 2003.
New York Yankees.
On December 19, 2003, after intense negotiations between Sheffield and George Steinbrenner, he agreed to a deal with the New York Yankees worth $39 million over 3 years. He joined a lineup full of stars that included Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi and the newly acquired Alex Rodriguez. In his first season with the Yankees, Sheffield started slow, but finished the season with 36 home runs, 121 RBI, and a .290 batting average, helping him finish second in the MVP voting at the end of the season. In his second season with the Yankees, he hit another 34 home runs and driving in 123 runs. Sheffield started the 2006 season on pace for a .300 batting average and 30 homers, before he collided with Shea Hillenbrand of the Toronto Blue Jays on April 29, 2006.
Detroit Tigers
On November 10, 2006, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers. Sheffield agreed to a two-year $28 million extension. In his first season with the Tigers, he hit 25 home runs, with 75 RBI, and a .265 batting average. He was also one of only 6 batters in the AL to have at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, along with Alex Rodriguez, Grady Sizemore, Ian Kinsler, B.J. Upton and teammate Curtis Granderson. On March 31, 2009, Sheffield was released by the Tigers despite owing him $14M.
New York Mets
On April 3, Sheffield agreed to a deal with the New York Mets for the 2009 season and he finalized the deal the following day. On April 17, Sheffield hit home run #500 in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the 25th player in MLB history to reach that milestone, the first player to achieve this as a pinch hitter, and the first to do so in a Mets uniform.
Highlights
· 9-time All-Star (1992-93, 1996, 1998-2000, 2003-05)
· 5-time Silver Slugger Award (1992, 1996, 2003-05)
· Member of the 1997 World Series Champions Florida Marlins
· Los Angeles Dodgers career leader in on-base percentage (.424), slugging percentage (.573), OPS (.998) and at-bats per home run (14.5)
· Is the first player to represent five different teams in the All-Star Game.
· Holds Florida Marlins franchise record for home runs in a season (42) in 1996
· 25th player in MLB history to reach 500 home runs, and the first player to do so as a Met
#19 Kelly Slater
Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. Slater has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 9 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 36) to win the title. On October 3, 2008, Slater won his ninth ASP world title at the Billabong Pro Mundaka by defeating local surfer Eneko Acero in the 3rd round. In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system.
Slater was born on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he continues to reside. He has a teenage daughter named Taylor. In his spare time, Slater enjoys playing the guitar and his favorite wave spots are Sandspit in California, Pipeline in Hawaii, Miramar in Buenos Aires, Argentina , Kirra in Australia, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa, Taghazout in Morocco, Soup Bowls in Barbados and Sebastian Inlet near his home in Florida.
In 2003 Slater released his autobiography, Pipe Dreams. In 2009 he released a second book with Phil Jarratt, entitled For the Love.
Slater is passionate about preserving oceans globally and protecting temperate reefs in California through his relationship with Reef Check.
Stats
· WCT victories: 43
· World titles: 9
On 9/15/07, Kelly Slater passed Tom Curren's long standing WCT tour victory record of 33 with his win at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lowers Trestles.
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Years active |
1990 - present |
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Best year |
Ranked 1st on the ASP World Tour, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 and 2008 |
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Career earnings |
$1,853,305.00 (as of 2009) |
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Major achievements |
9 times ASP World Champion |
#18 Jerome Brown
Jerome Brown (February 4, 1965 – June 25, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played his entire five-year NFL career with the Eagles from 1987 to 1991, before his death just before the 1992 season. He was selected to two Pro Bowls in 1990 and 1991. He played college football at Miami.
University of Miami career
Brown played college football at the University of Miami, where he was a standout player for one of college football's most successful and perhaps its most dominant program. He graduated from the university in 1987. It is said that he was the most feared man in the history of college football.
1987 Fiesta Bowl controversies
Among his more notable moments as a Miami player, five days before the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, at a promotional Fiesta Bowl dinner with the Penn State team, Brown led a walkout by the Miami players. Leading the walkout, he asked: "Did the Japanese go sit down and have dinner with Pearl Harbor before they bombed them?" Brown and his teammates felt that the Penn State players had disrespected them by openly mocking Miami's coach, Jimmy Johnson, at a pre-game banquet. Penn State beat the heavily-favored Hurricanes 14-10, and were declared National Champions, thanks to an awful night from Vinny Testaverde who threw a career-high 5 interceptions, despite outgaining Penn State 3 to 1 in yardage and time of possession.
Days earlier, Brown and fellow University of Miami players drew even greater national controversy when each were seen deplaning a chartered University of Miami plane at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport, wearing BDUs, an image that further solidified a national reputation of the University of Miami as "Thug U" in an era where college football players often are instructed to wear suits and ties in pre-Bowl game public appearances.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Brown was drafted in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. During his five-year professional career with the Eagles, he was twice selected to the Pro Bowl (in 1990 and 1991).
Death and legacy
Brown died on June 25, 1992, at the age of 27, following an automobile accident in Brooksville, Florida, in which both he and his nephew, Gus, were killed when Brown lost control of his Chevrolet Corvette at high speed and crashed into a power pole. Brown was buried in Brooksville, Florida. In 2000, the Jerome Brown Community Center was opened in memory of Brown.
"Bring it home for Jerome"
Brown's jersey number (#99) was retired by the Eagles on September 6, 1992, in an emotional pre-game ceremony at Veterans Stadium, prior to the Eagles' first game of the 1992 season. After his death, Eagles players and fans started the unofficial motto, "Bring it home for Jerome," an indirect reference among Eagles fans to bringing a Super Bowl title to the city in Brown's honor.
#17 Andre Dawson
Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954 in Miami, Florida), nicknamed "The Hawk", is a center/right fielder who played for four Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1976 to 1996, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos (1976–1986) and Chicago Cubs (1987–1992).
An 8-time National League (NL) All-Star, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1977 after batting .282 with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI), and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1987 after leading the league with 49 homers and 137 RBI; he had been runner-up for the award in both 1981 and 1983. He batted .300 five times, drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. He is one of six MLB players, to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases during his career.
Dawson was a center fielder until knee problems – worsened by the artificial surface at Olympic Stadium – forced his shift to right field, followed by his move to a team which played on grass. He led the NL in outfield putouts three consecutive years (1981–1983), and won eight Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence. Upon his retirement, his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history.
Career
Montreal Expos
Dawson was selected by the Expos in the 11th round (pick #250) of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft. He was awarded the 1977 Rookie of the Year in the National League, narrowly beating out Steve Henderson of the New York Mets. Dawson had a blend of power and speed, hitting at least 20 home runs in his seven seasons with the Expos, and stealing at least 20 bases in seven seasons.
Dawson played 1,443 games with the Expos, fourth highest in franchise history. As an Expo, Dawson set single-season club records for home runs (32, now seventh), RBI (113, now fourth), extra base hits (78, now seventh), and sacrifice flies (18, still first).
Chicago Cubs
Dawson played for the Expos until after the 1986 season when he became a free agent and sought a team whose home field had natural grass, as his knee injuries were aggravated by Olympic Stadium's artificial turf.
Dawson signed with the Cubs for $500K plus incentives and became the Cubs' starting right fielder. He hit 49 home runs and was named the league's MVP, finally winning after the two years as runner-up in Montreal. Nonetheless, Dawson wasn't able to turn around the Cubs' fortunes: the Cubs finished the 1987 season last in the National League East. Dawson was the first player to ever win a league MVP trophy from a last place team.
Dawson played five more seasons with the Cubs, and was one of the franchise's most popular players during that time. Dawson's .507 career slugging percentage with the Cubs is fourth highest in team history.
Boston Red Sox
In October of 1992 the Red Sox signed Dawson as a free agent. Dawson hit his 400th career home run with the Red Sox on April 15 at Fenway Park. Dawson would have knee surgery the following year, and only managed to play 75 games in his second, and final season with Boston.
Dawson got his first World Series ring in 2003 World Series while in the Florida Marlins front office. He is currently an assistant of the Marlins.
Accomplishments
Dawson finished his career with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs, 314 stolen bases, and 1,591 RBI. He is one of only six players in major league history to record over 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases in his career (300-300 club); the other players to accomplish this are Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Sanders and Steve Finley. Dawson is also one of only three members of the 400 HR-300 SB club, along with Barry Bonds and Willie Mays. In 1997, Dawson's #10 was retired by the Montreal Expos in his honor (the number had been previously retired for Rusty Staub).
Hall of Fame
Dawson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010, his ninth year of eligibility, rising from an initial vote total of 45.3% in 2002 to 77.9% in 2010. Dawson's Hall of Fame plaque will depict him with a Montreal Expos cap.
Cubs teammate Ryne Sandberg campaigned for Dawson's induction during his speech at his own Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2005: "No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen. I watched him win an MVP for a last-place team in 1987 [with the Cubs], and it was the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen in baseball. He did it the right way, the natural way, and he did it in the field and on the bases and in every way, and I hope he will stand up here someday."
#16 Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972, in DeLand, Florida) is an American Major League baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves.
Jones debuted in 1993 and has played his entire career with the Atlanta Braves. Chipper won the 1999 National League Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the 1999 and 2000 National League Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. On May 31, 2006, he passed Hank Aaron for second place on the Atlanta Braves all-time career home run list. On July 5, 2007, he passed Dale Murphy for the Atlanta club record of 372 home runs.
In his career, through the 2009 season, Jones is a .307/.406/.541 hitter with 426 home runs, 1,343 walks, and 1,445 RBI in 2,166 games. He is behind only Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career home run list.
High school and minor leagues
After he completed his high school career at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, Jones was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 1st pick overall in the 1990 amateur draft. Jones was not the Braves original choice in the draft. General Manager Bobby Cox had been looking at Todd Van Poppel, but Van Poppel said he would not sign if he was drafted by Atlanta.
Early major league career (1993–98)
Jones debuted on September 11, 1993, as the youngest player in the league. In 1994 Jones suffered an ACL tear in his left knee in spring training. As a result, he missed the entire 1994 season.
In 1995, Jones led all major league rookies in RBIs (86), games played (145), games started (123), plate appearances (602), at bats (524), and runs scored (87). That year, he finished second in the Baseball Writers' Rookie of the Year balloting behind Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo. In addition to achieving a level of personal success, Jones participated in the 1995 World Series. The Braves won the series in six games over the Cleveland Indians. He also participated in the 1996 World Series, in which the New York Yankees defeated the Braves in 6 games.
MVP season (1999)
In 1999, Jones won the National League MVP award after becoming the first player to ever hit over .300 (.319) while slugging 40 or more home runs. For the season, he hit .400 with a .510 on-base percentage, a 1.000 slugging percentage, and seven home runs against the Mets.
2000–05
Jones signed a six-year, $90 million deal in 2000. Jones batted .330 in 2001, 5th best in the league, and led the league with a .349 road batting average.
Before the start of the 2002 season, Jones announced his willingness to move from third base to left field, to make room for the incoming Vinny Castilla. Jones proved adequate in left field, but following two more early playoff exits in 2002 and 2003, a hamstring pull in the early 2004 season and (then) 3rd baseman Mark DeRosa's struggles, he moved back to his regular position of third base.
2006
The 2006 season was one of numerous milestones for Jones. On June 10, he became the Atlanta Braves' all-time RBI leader when he drove in his 1,144th run passing outfielder Dale Murphy and placing Jones third on the franchise's all-time list behind Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews. On July 15, 2006, Jones recorded his 1,902nd career hit, to become the Braves' all-time hits leader, passing Hank Aaron.
2007
2007 was another year of impressive feats by Jones. On June 16, he hit 2,000th career hit. On July 5, Jones tied and passed Braves legend Dale Murphy for first on the all-time Atlanta Braves home run list when he belted his 371st and 372nd home runs.
2008
He hit his 400th home run on June 5 off Ricky Nolasco of the Florida Marlins, and he was named NL Player of the Week for the week of June 2 – 8. He was picked to start in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, receiving the most votes by fans, managers, and other players of any NL third basemen. Jones won his first batting title at age 36, the oldest switch-hitter ever to win a batting title. Jones hit .364 during 2008, one point off the all-time switch-hitter high for a season of .365, set by Mickey Mantle.
2009
On March 31, 2009, Jones agreed to a three-year $42 million contract extension with the Braves; the deal includes an option that could become worth up to $61 million over four seasons. In 2009 he was named #10 on the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball.
Accomplishments
· 1st pick overall in the 1990 amateur draft
· TSN Rookie of the Year (1995)
· 6-time All-Star (1996–98, 2000–01, 2008)
· National League MVP (1999)
· 2-time Silver Slugger at 3rd base (1999–2000)
· 8 consecutive 100+ RBI seasons (1996–2003)
· 14 consecutive 20+ home run seasons (1995–2008); tied for MLB record with Eddie Mathews for most 20+ home run seasons to start a career and the third-most home runs for a switch hitter, behind Eddie Murray (504) and Mickey Mantle (536)
First!!
Posted by: Doc Ibis | May 24, 2010 at 07:33 PM
2nd
Posted by: SlingBlade | May 24, 2010 at 07:34 PM
is Kelly Slater the kid from saved by the bell?
Posted by: SlingBlade | May 24, 2010 at 07:35 PM
Soup - no rafting for me. Getting ready for Regionals which are in July
Posted by: CGNC | May 24, 2010 at 06:53 PM
U SCURRED, ADMIT IT, U SCURRED...
Posted by: SOUP | May 24, 2010 at 07:36 PM
Sling...what up doggie? No UM baseball for U this year? That just ain't right.
Posted by: SOUP | May 24, 2010 at 07:37 PM
now thats alot of info..
Posted by: SlingBlade | May 24, 2010 at 07:39 PM
Sling...what up doggie? No UM baseball for U this year? That just ain't right.
Posted by: SOUP | May 24, 2010 at 07:37 PM
i was only able to make it to one game..the second game of he season against rutgers...
Posted by: SlingBlade | May 24, 2010 at 07:40 PM
Anyone here read Dante's Inferno (English translation of course, I am not THAT cruel)?
The reason I ask is that there needs to be a new circle of Hell added for the scumbag that stole my cell phone off my desk, made a big call to Columbia, and then apparently THREW IT AWAY.
The devil should be taking and old 1980's blocky cell phone and jamming it SIDEWAYS up their (edited by 86) with the antenna in the open position!
Other than that, Go Canes!
Posted by: Ungar | May 24, 2010 at 07:51 PM
Great Choices!
Posted by: TJL | May 24, 2010 at 07:51 PM
thanks TJL
It's getting down to super crunch time now
every choice is tougher and tougher
Posted by: solarcane | May 24, 2010 at 08:52 PM
is Kelly Slater the kid from saved by the bell?
Posted by: SlingBlade | May 24, 2010 at 07:35 PM
Baywatch
Posted by: solarcane | May 24, 2010 at 08:53 PM
SOUP not scurred, broke. Big diff ;-D
Solar, Kelly Slater must be freaking out with this mess in the Gulf!
Nice job again guys.
Flyers up 3-1 end of 2
Posted by: CGNC | May 24, 2010 at 08:56 PM
thanks CG!
Posted by: solarcane | May 24, 2010 at 08:58 PM
Kelly Slater. You guys caught me by surprise with that one.
Whitewater rafting should be a blast. I haven't done it in about 15 years and that was in the warm waters of Costa Rica.
I've been reading up on rapids in the Chattooga. Riding the Devils Spine and the Bonzai Charge followed by the Widow Maker, White Death, the Bone Breaker, Dead Man's Chute, the Flesh Stripper, Coffin Corner and the Noose before ending up in Ned's Crack should be memorable.
Posted by: Old Skool | May 24, 2010 at 09:30 PM
ending up in Ned's Crack should be memorable.
thats what she said last night
Posted by: solarcane | May 24, 2010 at 09:39 PM
skool,
like I told you in the email, I'm glad to have you go, I think we will have a few stories to tell the grand kids or at least the Emergency Room physician
Posted by: solarcane | May 24, 2010 at 09:41 PM
Flyers won 4-2
Posted by: CGNC | May 24, 2010 at 09:42 PM
SOUP not scurred, broke. Big diff ;-D
Posted by: CGNC | May 24, 2010 at 08:56 PM
Broke? Nah, U just SCURRED?
U can stay at Solar's house for FREE.
I'll pay for all of your expenses including rafting and meals.
Now what U got as excuses?
Posted by: Charlie Brown | May 24, 2010 at 09:43 PM
Yeah when the grandkids ask what did you do in the summer of 2010, we won't have to say. "Well, I sat at home and watched Twilight."
Posted by: Old Skool | May 24, 2010 at 09:46 PM
CGNC...U are broke and U are moving U and your HORSE to JUPITER, FL? Seriously?
Posted by: Charlie Brown | May 24, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Last of 24 and I'm a mess!
My buddy Jack is on the run and I'll never see him again.
What is America going to do, without him... Man, we are so screwed!... Think about all of the attempts on the US, that he saved in the last hour for the past 8 years...
I'm going to miss him!
Good bye, Jack
Thanks for all of the memories!
cat
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 24, 2010 at 10:40 PM
CAT5...I'm a 24 fan also. Great show but a little out there in terms of story line.
Jack and Coke?
She's got the Jack?
Jack Attack?
Posted by: Charlie Brown | May 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Solar/Six...this is the best list so far. I agree on all of them. Nice work!
Posted by: Charlie Brown | May 24, 2010 at 10:49 PM
Watching you complete the listing means so much more when you have been lucky enough to watch the guys play, that are on the list...
Seeing Brown, Shef and Chipper play was a treat and Dawson means a little more to me, as he went to SW High (My School) and broke my best friend's (Donnie Miller's) Home Run record, which stood for 8/9 years before Dawson crushed it!
But then again, records are written and once written, is waiting to be broken!
Good list...Big guy!
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 24, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Philly about time you show up!!! LOL - I was giving your Fly Guys major props. They will take care of the Habs tonight (sorry Montreal, but your team is done).
Posted by: CGNC | May 24, 2010 at 04:05 PM
HAHA... I know I havent been around and Im pissed especially since you've been giving the FLYERS mad props.. thats unheard of lol.. I just graduated and I also dont have a computer to use a lot since it got stolen.. I try to make it around every couple of blogs
Posted by: PhillyCane | May 24, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Big Sheffield fan, but ever since he hired that whiny nanny, I haven't had the same respect for him.
I gotta look at the list in more detail, but it is so far tougher to move guys once they are in such a dominant position.
And just like the wrestler, I mean swimmer, I will have to give the benefit of the doubt on the surfer.
I saw the movie Surfs Up, but Since he isn't a penguin, I cannot say much about his skill.
Posted by: Ungar | May 24, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Jack Attack?
Posted by: Charlie Brown | May 24, 2010 at 10:43 PM
No offense, but they lost me several years ago. The show just jumped the shark with the plotline about his dad and brother being evil. I just found it hard to watch so never watched after that season, although I'm sure it got better.
Posted by: CanesCanesCanes | May 24, 2010 at 11:56 PM
soup, cat, ungar thanks for the props on the list
I've really learned a lot about these 50 guys from the time I had the idea to do the list, then cutting the 300 100 50 20 10 1 guys down and putting them into some kind of order I felt was unbiased and fair.
Posted by: solarcane | May 25, 2010 at 12:04 AM
but Since he isn't a penguin, I cannot say much about his skill.
He's just a tad shorter than the penguins but wears almost the exact same wetsuit.
here is a clip of him at his best with maybe the best music with a vid in a long time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6A7kWfW4RI&feature=related
And now he accomplished this:
How about when The US House of Representatives passes a resolution to recognize you for your contributions to your sport.
How many other athletes have you ever heard of having that honor
unreal!
U.S. House resolution honors champion surfer Kelly Slater
Part-time Hawai'i resident and nine-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater has been recognized for his achievements by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The House approved a resolution co-sponsored by more than 60 U.S. Representatives, including U.S. Rep. Maize Hirono, D-Hawai'i.
The resolution honors Slater, a native of Florida, for his many surfing accomplishments, including winning the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach contest and his status as the all-time leader in Association of Surfing Professionals world titles.
"He is unmatched, unparalleled in the world of surfing," according to remarks in the Congressional Record by Florida Rep. Bill Posey, who sponsored the resolution. "Obviously, he is an inspiration to many."
Posted by: solarcane | May 25, 2010 at 12:20 AM
solar - do you have the complete updated lists of both yours and mine so we can compare/contrast?
B/c I know I have a different 20-16
Posted by: Six | May 25, 2010 at 12:51 AM
solar - you gotta send me your complete updated list of the Top 50
I know that Charlie Ward was DQed and so was Doris Hart
So we both replaced someone, or moved others up/down according to that
Posted by: Six | May 25, 2010 at 01:00 AM
got Gilbert Arenas somewhere on this list?
Posted by: Esteban | May 25, 2010 at 01:29 AM
solar - EMAIL SENT TO YOU
With updated TOP 50 RANKINGS
Posted by: Six | May 25, 2010 at 01:33 AM
Este - Gilbert can't qualify b/c he went to high school out in LA Cali
Posted by: Six | May 25, 2010 at 01:35 AM
FABULOUS 50 FLORIDIANS From #25 on down to #16
Solar's picks are numbered, with my picks being right next to his in (*parenthesis)
So far, we've only had 2 picks the same at the same spot ... Tim Tebow at #50 and Kelly Slater at #19
Here's #25 to #16
25. Derrick Thomas (*Edgerrin James)
24. Warren Sapp (*Ricky Jackson)
23. Andre Johnson (*Brian Dawkins)
22. Mitch Richmond (*Artis Gilmore)
21. Rowdy Gaines (*Steve Garvey)
20. Gary Sheffield (*Brooke Bennett)
19. Kelly Slater (*Kelly Slater)
18. Jerome Brown (*Warren Sapp)
17. Andre Dawson (*Deacon Jones)
16. Chipper Jones (*Jack Youngblood)
I'll re-post this later b/c I know a lot of peeps don't go back and read what was written late at night
Posted by: Six | May 25, 2010 at 01:45 AM
SIX.... I read every post and especially fond of the 50 Greatest Floridians endevour of Solar and yourself. I hope a comprehensive list can be posted after we get the last 5 from each of you.
Fran
Posted by: francis w | May 25, 2010 at 04:35 AM
well of coarse we want you to be unbiased and fair. I mean, It's our lis, scratch that,... it's your list, man.
and that's why Randy is going to be first...Right?...LOL... No pressure, no worries mate, just put them down as you see it, right? Randy's first and I don't give a shiit who's second, right? I mean, who else could it be, Right, man,... I mean........LOL
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 25, 2010 at 05:26 AM
Just playing with ya, Bro!
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 25, 2010 at 05:28 AM
and about that surfer dude,... Sure everyone in gov voted for the guy, hell, most of them are probably x surfers...
Check out this video. Doesn't the surfer dude, sound just like Joe Senator, trying to get a bill passed in DC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czs9xCi-grQ&feature=related
Sooo pitted, man!
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 25, 2010 at 06:02 AM
Ohhh... hell with sports, there is nott'n happening... you guys gotta see this, as it only happens in cal.
LOL, the weather guy is a trip... I can't wait to see this guy on the weather channel doing "on the scene" hurricanes...!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVURv52dWk&feature=related
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 25, 2010 at 06:14 AM
Football better come soon, I'M LOSING IT!!!
Posted by: Cat 5 Cane | May 25, 2010 at 06:31 AM
Cat 5 going solo early in da mornin...lol...in the words of LT36 to R Bailey before for the kick off of the Texas beat down in the cotton bowl..." do yo thang baby"..lol
Posted by: Nashvillecane | May 25, 2010 at 06:50 AM
six,
sent you an email
Posted by: solarcane | May 25, 2010 at 08:31 AM
Cat5, You don't have games stored for replay?
I play them when I get the Jones.
1984 Orange Bowl, where I can see a speck that MIGHT be me, is my favorite. Before the game, NOBODY gave the Canes a chance, but we were just happy to use that game as a measuring stick to see how we COULD someday get to that level.
The Cotton Bowl is in second. What? You refs want to start us on offense at first and forty? No problem. Talk about overcoming adversity!
I of course have burned the copy of the Penn State and Fiasco games.
Posted by: Ungar | May 25, 2010 at 08:42 AM
Randy on WQAM.
http://www.wqam.com/index.php?page=347&sid=j7bc1nl0l606blhnm58kou508mer38r7
Posted by: bg1906 | May 25, 2010 at 08:50 AM
go canes,tomorrow we need to show the acc whos in charge
Posted by: canezilla | May 25, 2010 at 09:06 AM
Soup: LOL. NO.
1) I am getting ready for Regional Competition.
2) I have no extra time or money for anything else.
3) If I was really into that stuff, I would go here http://www.usnwc.org since it is basically in my backyard
Ice skating trip, and I am in. After Regionals of course
Posted by: CGNC | May 25, 2010 at 09:25 AM
My 2 cents worth. Jerome Brown was and will always be my favorite cane player. I was very fortunate to have met him and have a very funny story about a breakfast meeting with him and several players from the 86th squad. He made a comment to me then that will stay with me forever. "Next year I will be a millionaire, playing a sport that I really really love. In doing so I will be able to offer my thanks to my family for their standing beside and behind me in everything I have done. Especially to my mother." I have never forgotten this and cried like a baby for hours when I heard the news that he had died. It's a Wonderful Life could have never said it so right when they say at the end. "One never knows how many hearts you touch while you are living. You are nothing without friends and family." Thanks Jerome and thanks to all my friends.
Posted by: Wayne | May 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Well said, Wayne.
Posted by: Ungar | May 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Top 10 Football Recruit Targets for the University of Miami in 2011
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/396420-top-10-football-recruit-targets-for-the-university-of-miami-in-2011
Enjoy!
Posted by: 360Cane | May 25, 2010 at 11:53 AM