Borrowing An Idea From CNNSI.Com: The Most Exciting Athletes

Stew Winkel by Columnist Written on July 09, 2009
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6 Dec 1998: Barry Sanders #20 of the Detroit Lions carries the ball during the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars defeated the Lions 37-22.
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Today on CNNSI.com, they had a series of articles ranking the most exciting athletes of all-time. A great idea, and with imitation being the highest form of flattery (or is it plagiarism), I thought I would rank my top five for MLB, NFL and the NBA.

I tried to limit this to players I actually saw play and can remember on my own. The criteria was rather simple - who made me sit up straight, move to the edge of my seat, or stand up any time he had the ball or stepped up to the plate or entered the game, or someone who you knew you had to pay attention to in a game's most crucial moments.

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written on July 09, 2009 Opinion