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[Meck77¨]

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Patrick Roy also made the top 25 list. GO AVS!!!!


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[orangenblue420]

That was fun, but I voted with my heart, so it really shouldnt count......this would be great for dhall........

My first was Dale, of course, sorry but he's dead so he is gonna get my first vote......John was second, Clemens third, Larry Bird fourth and the rest I just messed around with (in a serious way though)

[AsianOrange]

My top 5:

Lance Armstrong
John Elway
Barry Sanders
Clemens
Mike Tyson

Bottom 5 (and overrated)

Cal Ripkin
Emmit Smith
Williams Sisters
Mia Hamm
Tiger Woods

[AsianOrange]

I think Jordan is tied for 2nd

[GoDenver]

hey thanks for giving us that vote thing Meck77, pretty fun. here's a really cool Karl Mecklenburg story for you... i'll try to make it as short and simple as possible.

at least 15 years ago.. i was about 10 or something so ya... we'll say 15 years ago i was staying with my uncle in San Diego, California right.. well being from Denver and a Denver fan, he took me to a Denver at San Diego game. i was one of the very few Bronco fans there but right behind me was this black guy also wearing his Bronco stuff. being a little kid, Bronco fan and all he was nice to me and eventually tells me his son is Denver's kick returner aka Darren Carrington. we watch the game and stuff and after we go with him cause he says he'll introduce us to Darren. (i swear im trying to make this short) we get down to Denver's busses and he introduces me to Darren. Darren was a really classy guy, very nice... well, i had some football cards that i took with me just in case i see these guys at the game, so Darren says he'll introduce me to these guys so they can sign my cards. i only got to go on one of the teams busses and Dennis Smith was there, i met him, he signed 2 cards for me, another very cool guy. i met some other players but the only other player i remember meeting was Roulan Jones. again, another nice guy. well i still had 1 Mecklenburg card and a 1984 John Elway. Dennis said, give them to him and give him my address back at home and he'd get em signed and send them back. a month or so later i get both cards signed returned to me, a football with everyone's signature and a hat. thought that was very cool and on the Mecklenburg card, he signed his name and underneath it he signed, Phil. 4:13 (Philipians 4:13) which reads: I can do all things through Christ wich strengthen me. thats my story man... thought you'd like to hear that one.

[Booher]

no way cal ripken or mia hamn is in the bottom 5

[broncosbeast]

Originally posted by GoDenver
hey thanks for giving us that vote thing Meck77, pretty fun. here's a really cool Karl Mecklenburg story for you... i'll try to make it as short and simple as possible.

at least 15 years ago.. i was about 10 or something so ya... we'll say 15 years ago i was staying with my uncle in San Diego, California right.. well being from Denver and a Denver fan, he took me to a Denver at San Diego game. i was one of the very few Bronco fans there but right behind me was this black guy also wearing his Bronco stuff. being a little kid, Bronco fan and all he was nice to me and eventually tells me his son is Denver's kick returner aka Darren Carrington. we watch the game and stuff and after we go with him cause he says he'll introduce us to Darren. (i swear im trying to make this short) we get down to Denver's busses and he introduces me to Darren. Darren was a really classy guy, very nice... well, i had some football cards that i took with me just in case i see these guys at the game, so Darren says he'll introduce me to these guys so they can sign my cards. i only got to go on one of the teams busses and Dennis Smith was there, i met him, he signed 2 cards for me, another very cool guy. i met some other players but the only other player i remember meeting was Roulan Jones. again, another nice guy. well i still had 1 Mecklenburg card and a 1984 John Elway. Dennis said, give them to him and give him my address back at home and he'd get em signed and send them back. a month or so later i get both cards signed returned to me, a football with everyone's signature and a hat. thought that was very cool and on the Mecklenburg card, he signed his name and underneath it he signed, Phil. 4:13 (Philipians 4:13) which reads: I can do all things through Christ wich strengthen me. thats my story man... thought you'd like to hear that one.

Nice story.

[Meck77¨]

Originally posted by GoDenver
hey thanks for giving us that vote thing Meck77, pretty fun. here's a really cool Karl Mecklenburg story for you... i'll try to make it as short and simple as possible.

at least 15 years ago.. i was about 10 or something so ya... we'll say 15 years ago i was staying with my uncle in San Diego, California right.. well being from Denver and a Denver fan, he took me to a Denver at San Diego game. i was one of the very few Bronco fans there but right behind me was this black guy also wearing his Bronco stuff. being a little kid, Bronco fan and all he was nice to me and eventually tells me his son is Denver's kick returner aka Darren Carrington. we watch the game and stuff and after we go with him cause he says he'll introduce us to Darren. (i swear im trying to make this short) we get down to Denver's busses and he introduces me to Darren. Darren was a really classy guy, very nice... well, i had some football cards that i took with me just in case i see these guys at the game, so Darren says he'll introduce me to these guys so they can sign my cards. i only got to go on one of the teams busses and Dennis Smith was there, i met him, he signed 2 cards for me, another very cool guy. i met some other players but the only other player i remember meeting was Roulan Jones. again, another nice guy. well i still had 1 Mecklenburg card and a 1984 John Elway. Dennis said, give them to him and give him my address back at home and he'd get em signed and send them back. a month or so later i get both cards signed returned to me, a football with everyone's signature and a hat. thought that was very cool and on the Mecklenburg card, he signed his name and underneath it he signed, Phil. 4:13 (Philipians 4:13) which reads: I can do all things through Christ wich strengthen me. thats my story man... thought you'd like to hear that one.

Thanks for sharing. Karl is a class act no doubt. Been my favorite player since I was knee high to a grasshopper.

[GoDenver]

Originally posted by GoDenver
.......Dennis said, give them to him and give him my address back at home and he'd get em signed .......

accident.... Darren, not Dennis did that for me.

[dandaman23]

My top 5,

1) Michael Jordan
2) John Elway
3) Emmit Smith
4) Lance Armstrong
5) Tiger Woods

I'm not sure who said Emmit was overrated but I dont think he is at all. You cant say a guy that has the most rushing yards in his carrear than any other player in NFL history is ovverrated IMO. Michael Jordan is THEE greatest athlete in sports history. IMO

[GoDenver]

why wasnt Steve Atwater on that list?!!?

[CHIEF5]

Originally posted by GoDenver
hey thanks for giving us that vote thing Meck77, pretty fun. here's a really cool Karl Mecklenburg story for you... i'll try to make it as short and simple as possible.

at least 15 years ago.. i was about 10 or something so ya... we'll say 15 years ago i was staying with my uncle in San Diego, California right.. well being from Denver and a Denver fan, he took me to a Denver at San Diego game. i was one of the very few Bronco fans there but right behind me was this black guy also wearing his Bronco stuff. being a little kid, Bronco fan and all he was nice to me and eventually tells me his son is Denver's kick returner aka Darren Carrington. we watch the game and stuff and after we go with him cause he says he'll introduce us to Darren. (i swear im trying to make this short) we get down to Denver's busses and he introduces me to Darren. Darren was a really classy guy, very nice... well, i had some football cards that i took with me just in case i see these guys at the game, so Darren says he'll introduce me to these guys so they can sign my cards. i only got to go on one of the teams busses and Dennis Smith was there, i met him, he signed 2 cards for me, another very cool guy. i met some other players but the only other player i remember meeting was Roulan Jones. again, another nice guy. well i still had 1 Mecklenburg card and a 1984 John Elway. Dennis said, give them to him and give him my address back at home and he'd get em signed and send them back. a month or so later i get both cards signed returned to me, a football with everyone's signature and a hat. thought that was very cool and on the Mecklenburg card, he signed his name and underneath it he signed, Phil. 4:13 (Philipians 4:13) which reads: I can do all things through Christ wich strengthen me. thats my story man... thought you'd like to hear that one.

Dennis should have kept that Elway Rookie... it is worth something now...

[orangenblue420]

Karl signed a blanket for me at put the same Bible verse on it....

I LOVE your sig CHEIF5!!!! Thats is good!!!!!!!

[AsianOrange]

Originally posted by Booher
no way cal ripken or mia hamn is in the bottom 5

Well....I don't know hamn too well...I all know is she takes off her jersey and such.

Ripkin....well....he's a baseball player that had longevity....ANYBODY in baseball can do that.

[GoDenver]

Originally posted by CHIEF5
Dennis should have kept that Elway Rookie... it is worth something now...

im sure Dennis has enough dough.