Favorite Athletes

Derrick Thomas, Ozzie Newsome, Jay Barker, Shaun Alexander, Roger Staubach, Mark Grace, Roberto Clemente, Steve Sullivan, Björn Borg, Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova

Favorite Sports Teams

Alabama Crimson Tide, Chicago Cubs, Nashville Predators, Tennessee Titans, Les Bleus

Favorite Coaches

The Bear, Tom Landry, John Wooden, Red Aeurbach, Barry Trotz

All Time Sports Moment

Jesse Owens in Berlin, 1936

Most Memorable Game Attended

Extra Innings Cubs-Cards game somewhere around 1991...Sandberg, Grace, and Ozzie in one game. What more could a third grader wish for?

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Either Johnny Unitas' 47 consecutive games with a TD pass or Cy Young's 511 career wins...can't decide.

Ruth or Mays?

Mays -- all around player

Unitas or Montana?

Unitas -- defined the modern quarterback

Jordan or Russell?

Russell. Jordan was a hell of a pure athlete but referees let him get away with murder on the floor. However, since everyone seems to value titles, Russell has 11 championship rings. Jordan: 6. Now, I realize I didn't apply this logic to Unitas/Montana, but I was more interested in the position of QB writ large. Here we are contrasting a defensive center and a shooting guard. Do you give the advantage to the higher point-scorer by default? Not in my opinion. Of course, I could just go with Wilt. Boy did he dominate.

Gretzky or Orr?

Can't bet against "The Great One," despite my comments about Michael Jordan.

Pele or Maradona?

Pele

Federer or Sampras?

Rod Laver -- Twice he won all four majors in a year. Federer will be my vote 10 years from now

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Nicklaus...ask again in five years or so.

Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty, but car racing is a gargantuan waste of fossil fuels as well as time.

Schumacher or Senna?

Ibid.

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

There is an ebb and flow here, like the Tide. I am partial to the SEC of course, but other conferences have been dominant at various times in various sports.