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I love Tony Hawk, but we really do not know how dominant he was or wasn't. By the time he was Famous Famous, he was basically retired, and most of his prime was before there was any sort of organizing or governing body for the sport
I think he's incredibly influential, and certainly on the Rushmore of extreme sports, but I think his sport was so decentralized for the peak of his career that I can't really put him over anyone who is left
Have no idea why people are taking shots at Jim Thorpe. Guy played in a really early, primitive version of the NFL and anyone credible who played with/against him was uniform in their opinion that he was way way better than everyone else.
There wasn't any money in chasing multiple Olympic cycles and the guy was just trying to play whatever he could that paid the best to put food on the table.
If people think that the quality of competition back then doesn't hold up because everyone but Thorpe was lily white, I get it. But every contemporary source was unanimous in verifying that ge cooked everyone.
Have no idea why people are taking shots at Jim Thorpe. Guy played in a really early, primitive version of the NFL and anyone credible who played with/against him was uniform in their opinion that he was way way better than everyone else.
There wasn't any money in chasing multiple Olympic cycles and the guy was just trying to play whatever he could that paid the best to put food on the table.
If people think that the quality of competition back then doesn't hold up because everyone but Thorpe was lily white, I get it. But every contemporary source was unanimous in verifying that ge cooked everyone.
Leather Helmet snoke with the leather helmet argument.
I love Tony Hawk, but we really do not know how dominant he was or wasn't. By the time he was Famous Famous, he was basically retired, and most of his prime was before there was any sort of organizing or governing body for the sport
I think he's incredibly influential, and certainly on the Rushmore of extreme sports, but I think his sport was so decentralized for the peak of his career that I can't really put him over anyone who is left
I love you, Cokes, but you obviously didn't skate in the 80s. Him, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, and Mike McGill basically put skateboarding on the map and made it mainstream. Trust me he was famous, famous way before he retired. 🙄
Have no idea why people are taking shots at Jim Thorpe. Guy played in a really early, primitive version of the NFL and anyone credible who played with/against him was uniform in their opinion that he was way way better than everyone else.
There wasn't any money in chasing multiple Olympic cycles and the guy was just trying to play whatever he could that paid the best to put food on the table.
If people think that the quality of competition back then doesn't hold up because everyone but Thorpe was lily white, I get it. But every contemporary source was unanimous in verifying that ge cooked everyone.
Post by piggy pablo on Aug 16, 2024 10:44:27 GMT -5
What are you saying? He literally got it once. It may not be the same thing or work the same way it does now, but he got it one time. And claiming discrimination based on his citizenship is a real double-edged sword considering the NFL didn't fully integrate for two decades after he made that team. Yes, he was discriminated against. He also benefitted greatly from the opportunities denied to others. There were like five Black players during his time.
What are you saying? He literally got it once. It may not be the same thing or work the same way it does now, but he got it one time. And claiming discrimination based on his citizenship is a real double-edged sword considering the NFL didn't fully integrate for two decades after he made that team. Yes, he was discriminated against. He also benefitted greatly from the opportunities denied to others. There were like five Black players during his time.
Did you know that Babe Ruth was only an all-star twice?
I don't care if Thorpe gets voted out. He's not top 5 here. But I don't want to see the guy get dragged on Inforoo dot com 100 years later for things outside of his control.
I love Tony Hawk, but we really do not know how dominant he was or wasn't. By the time he was Famous Famous, he was basically retired, and most of his prime was before there was any sort of organizing or governing body for the sport
I think he's incredibly influential, and certainly on the Rushmore of extreme sports, but I think his sport was so decentralized for the peak of his career that I can't really put him over anyone who is left
I love you, Cokes, but you obviously didn't skate in the 80s. Him, Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, and Mike McGill basically put skateboarding on the map and made it mainstream. Trust me he was famous, famous way before he retired. 🙄
i didn't skate in any era
but that's sort of the point
Hosoi didn't even get into a THPS video game until 2015. the american sporting populace, outside of those who skated and passed around Thrasher tapes, didn't know or care about him until the X Games got big and he got his own massively successful video game series - by which point he was literally retired
most of his peak was in relative obscurity, untelevised, and in a niche sport, not unlike most of the athletes who are out already or weren't even included - even if he was famous and dominant within that sport
