childhood sporting heroes

Bob Fitzsimmons

DALGLISH!

Red Rum .

Billy Wright (Wolves and England captain)

gazza
daley thompson and, strangely enough, Ben Johnson. Was devastated when he got done for drugs.

Geoff Gunney

Kingsley Black at Luton

WG Grace

Alan Hardisty Rugby League
Fred Trueman Cricket
Bobby Charleton Football
Lynn Davies Athletics

Georgie

Hot Shot Hamish

Liam Brady

IVA Richards

Jimmy Conway

Alex Higgins & Steve Ovett

Ian Botham, Daley Thompson, Red Rum and the genius that was Aston Villa's Tony Morley.

Your Highness
I recall Ron Saunders droping Tony Morley recalled next game
scored a wonder goal
ran over to Ron and gave him the Vs

Desperate Dan and Alex Higgins. In that order.

Steve Ovett and Seb Coe

Talk about great sportsmen,their rivalry and dominance and public anticipation only ever equaled in any sport i'd say by Kauto vs Denman

Capt F - Yep, couple of real characters sadly lacking in the game now. Morley scored my favourite ever goal v Everton, and set up the winner on a plate for Peter Withe of course in the 82 European Cup final (he still only just managed to shin it in!).

tony morely never te same after the showers incident imo

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You thinking of Trevor Morley?

geoff hurst

Denis Law

Michel Platini

Kevin Keegan...was gutted when he retired when Newcastle got promoted as i had just started going to Arsenal and i never got to see him play.
Charlie Nicholas.

glen hoddle

Disgraceful thread with too many poofy football players.

Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, for me

Diego Maradona :)

Giant Haystacks

Muhammad Ali...Jim Clark...Harry Hood...Tommy Hutchinson...

Ayrton Senna

Valerie Bortzov
Incredible running action, could balance a book on his head while doing it.. ..three quaters of a second behind Bolt mind.

Steve Bull

Jinky.