Richard Zowie

Richard Zowie

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Born in Louisiana and raised in Kansas and Texas, my favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL and the Houston Astros in baseball. It's ironic, really: in Texas, if you like the Cowboys, chances are you hated the Oilers/hate the Texans and vice versa; if you like the Astros, chances are you hate the Rangers. The same rings true for me, although I am very happy Houston is back in the NFL.

I also like the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers and Denver Broncos as secondary teams.

I don't have a favorite basketball team, partly because hoops bores me with all the timeouts, fouls and other play stoppages. In hockey, I'm partial to the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. I also like the Anaheim Ducks simply because the duck is my favorite animal.

My favorite memories include the Super Bowl victories over the Bills and Steelers along with Emmitt Smith becoming the all-time leading rusher. I never attended a game at Texas Stadium, unfortunately. On the Astros' side, I attended three games at the Astrodome (Houston defeated the Cubs, lost to the Braves and defeated the Phillies). It was great to see Glenn Davis homer against the Phillies in that game back in 1989. Other fond memories include the aborted 1994 season and seeing Houston finally get to the World Series in 2005. And, yes, I absolutely abhor the Astros' current uniforms and would like them modernize the sixties shooting-star look and bring back the blue and orange.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Tony Romo, Nolan Ryan, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Bo Jackson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Dallas Cowboys, Houston Astros, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Royals, Texas A&M, Kansas Jayhawks, LSU Tigers, University of Houston Cougars

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Parcells, Mike Shanahan, Scotty Bowman

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Toss-up between Eli Manning and the Giants shattering the Patriots' 19-0 dreams and Kirk Gibson homering off Dennis Eckersley.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1989 at the Astrodome. Mike Scott beat the Phillies and Glenn Davis homered

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young's 511 career wins. A pitcher would have to average more than 25 wins a season for 20 seasons to reach it. And that's just not going to happen.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Both had positives, both had negatives. I'd give the edge to Mays. He was a better outfielder and had more than 3,000 career hits.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Joe Montana. And considering I'm a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan who saw "The Catch" on live television...

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell. Jordan won championships against forgettable teams and received lots of help on fouls/charges from referees.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Tie. Both are classy and both revolutionized hockey.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele, and it's not even close. Maradona's drug problems derailed what could've been a brilliant soccer career.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    I'm not really a tennis fan. Sorry.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger Woods. Jack Nicklaus was great, but Woods has transcended the sport of golf.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Not really an auto racing fan

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Again, not really an auto racing fan

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    I have favorite teams in the Pac 10 (UCLA and Oregon), Big 12 (Kansas and Texas A&M), SEC (LSU and Florida), so I can't really pick.

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  • Tim H posted 624 days ago

    Tim H

    since the Oswalt ejection i have decided to do a lil research on Bill
    Hohn...Over all of baseball in the past few years the name "Bill Hohn"
    comes up 677 times in game conclusion reports or post game reports and
    in all of the ones that i have read he has ejected a player..Now i didnt
    have time to read them all but this is bit excess...ive..How long has this
    umpire been screwing up and getting called on it?? And how many times
    will MLB cover up for this sorry excuse for an umpire?

  • Darren Feeney posted 681 days ago

    Darren Feeney

    Can Blanks Keep AGonzo in a Padre uniform?

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/374357-can-kyle-blanks-protect-adrian-gonzalez-in-the-san-diego-padres-lineup

  • Richard Bowler posted 737 days ago

    Richard Bowler

    I thought you might like this article
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342807-the-10-worst-sports-broadcasters-and-commentators

  • Richard Bowler posted 747 days ago

    Richard Bowler

    Kind of Silly but thought you might get a kick out of it.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/336277-great-moustaches-in-sports#page/1

  • Shanan H. posted 765 days ago

    Shanan H.

    Hey, the second article of my new series deals with Craig Biggio and his 3000th career hit. Check it out if you get a chance:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/325017-behind-the-pitch-craig-biggios-3000-hit

    Shanan H.

  • Pat Egan posted 769 days ago

    Pat Egan

    Hey im not an Astros fan but im ranking each teams prospects and got to the Astros. Im trying to get feedback on the matter seeing as you would know your team better then i do. Take a look if you get bored

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/322679-2010-houston-astros-top-10-prospects

  • Barney Corkhill posted 772 days ago

    Barney Corkhill

    Hey,

    It's a tiny bit late as it took longer than expected to write it, but my review of 2009 is finally here! Last year's one won the AOTD award and hopefully I've done enough on this one to equal that feat, but I'll leave you to be the judge of that!

    With 25 great moments from 12 different sports, and with everyone from Barcelona to France, the Yankees to the Lakers, and Usain Bolt to Tiger Woods there is something for everyone in this slideshow, plus a ranked top ten as the final slide!

    If you get a chance would you mind checking it out? Cheers!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/320282-a-year-in-review-the-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2009

    Barney

  • Ash Marshall posted 818 days ago

    Ash Marshall

    Hey Richard,

    I'm writing articles on the MLB 9s, and I thought you might be interested in reading the Houston Astros' piece.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/294265-mlb-9s-houston-astros-jeff-bagwell-jimmy-wynn-alan-ashby-in-top-team

    Any feedback or comments would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers,

    Ash

  • Lou Cappetta posted 853 days ago

    Lou Cappetta

    Here's how we all voted. Thanks so much for the help. Enjoy.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/273191-the-2009-bleacher-report-featured-columnist-baseball-awards

  • Keith Schlosser posted 854 days ago

    Keith Schlosser

    In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel

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