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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 20:46:02 GMT
Just watching the arrers and it got me thinking about people who’d been successful in two different sports.
Price was a pretty high level Rugby Union and league player then quit to concentrate on darts. Any others?
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Post by salopstick on Dec 29, 2022 20:54:51 GMT
Ian Botham
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Post by chuffedstokie on Dec 29, 2022 20:55:31 GMT
Rachael Heyoe-Flint. International Hockey and Cricket. Amazing talent.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 20:57:06 GMT
How good was Beefy at nogger? Was it Scunthorpe he played for, ? Did he play for their first team? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 20:57:26 GMT
Rachael Heyoe-Flint. International Hockey and Cricket. Amazing talent. Good shout Chuffed |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 20:58:27 GMT
How good was Beefy at nogger? Was it Scunthorpe he played for, ? Did he play for their first team? Just checked, he did indeed. Nice one👍🏻 |
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Post by teenagefanclub on Dec 29, 2022 21:00:09 GMT
Primož Roglič
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Post by sticky on Dec 29, 2022 21:00:56 GMT
Seen this before somewhere🤔 the guy who beat Charlie Chaplin at table tennis with a butter knife.. forgot his name now
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Post by sticky on Dec 29, 2022 21:04:16 GMT
Max woosnam
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Post by cobhamstokey on Dec 29, 2022 21:04:25 GMT
Bo Jackson played in the NFL and MLB
Raiders and Royals/White Sox to a high standard.
Steve Ogrizavic over here and Phil Neale Lincoln City and Worcs.
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Dec 29, 2022 21:09:21 GMT
Fred Perry.
Won all four majors in tennis & was also a World Champion at table tennis.
(I only know this as it came up as a question in some Christmas games we were playing the other day - Saying he was a champion in tennis & which other sport, I guessed badminton & was wrong... Didn't even know table tennis was a thing back then!)
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 21:10:49 GMT
Fred Perry. Won all four majors in tennis & was also a World Champion at table tennis. (I only know this as it came up as a question in some Christmas games we were playing the other day - Saying he was a champion in tennis & which other sport, I guessed badminton & was wrong... Didn't even know table tennis was a thing back then!) It was called Ping Pong🤣 |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 21:13:30 GMT
A Northwich Victoria legend by all accounts His Wikipedia page has ? next to his time there🤣 |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Dec 29, 2022 21:14:32 GMT
John Surtees is one that's just popped into my head, pretty sure he won both the F1 & motorbike World Championships?
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 21:15:54 GMT
John Surtees is one that's just popped into my head, pretty sure he won both the F1 & motorbike World Championships? Yes yes yes and yes (partridge style) |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Dec 29, 2022 21:19:07 GMT
Carl Lewis. Won Olympic Gold in both 100m & Long Jump I think?
(I wont inclued people like Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson who won over different distances).
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 21:22:09 GMT
Carl Lewis. Won Olympic Gold in both 100m & Long Jump I think? (I wont inclued people like Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson who won over different distances). I’m not sure Carl Lewis counts, same sport different event. Is that harsh? |
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Post by deeside2 on Dec 29, 2022 21:23:12 GMT
Going back further, Denis Compton, 78 Test matches for England, and Arsenal winger.
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Dec 29, 2022 21:35:40 GMT
Bo Jackson played in the NFL and MLB Raiders and Royals/White Sox to a high standard. Steve Ogrizavic over here and Phil Neale Lincoln City and Worcs. and Deion Sanders - MLB and NFL and now coaching |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Dec 29, 2022 21:40:37 GMT
Carl Lewis. Won Olympic Gold in both 100m & Long Jump I think? (I wont inclued people like Usain Bolt or Michael Johnson who won over different distances). I’m not sure Carl Lewis counts, same sport different event. Is that harsh? I think you're being harsh. The reason I didn't have Bolt/Johnson was 'cos it was just a different distance, how many other long jumpers can you name that even competed in the 100m, nevermind made finals & won Olympic Gold's? ... Is Micheal Jordan one? (Chicago Bulls fella from the 90's) I've got in my head he played baseball aswell? |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 21:43:43 GMT
I’m not sure Carl Lewis counts, same sport different event. Is that harsh? I think you're being harsh. The reason I didn't have Bolt/Johnson was 'cos it was just a different distance, how many other long jumpers can you name that even competed in the 100m, nevermind made finals & won Olympic Gold's? ... Is Micheal Jordan one? (Chicago Bulls fella from the 90's) I've got in my head he played baseball aswell? Yes I think he did. Not sure how successful that was. Back to the athletics. There’s an event called decathlon, I wouldn’t put Daley Thompson in a duel sport thread would you? Or Ennis. |
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Post by cerebralstokie on Dec 29, 2022 21:53:23 GMT
Going back further, Denis Compton, 78 Test matches for England, and Arsenal winger. Not many of us on this board old enough to remember that. He also did wonders for the sales of Brylcream. |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Dec 29, 2022 22:04:40 GMT
Back to the athletics. There’s an event called decathlon, I wouldn’t put Daley Thompson in a duel sport thread would you? Or Ennis. No, because the whole point of those events is that they're over multiple disciplines. Not including Carl Lewis is like saying why include Surtees, they both involve driving a vehicle around a track so it's the same sport. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 29, 2022 22:34:20 GMT
Back to the athletics. There’s an event called decathlon, I wouldn’t put Daley Thompson in a duel sport thread would you? Or Ennis. No, because the whole point of those events is that they're over multiple disciplines. Not including Carl Lewis is like saying why include Surtees, they both involve driving a vehicle around a track so it's the same sport. Agree to disagree on that one perhaps although I can see where you’re coming from |
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Post by lordb on Dec 29, 2022 22:44:39 GMT
CB Fry
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Post by salopstick on Dec 30, 2022 0:21:05 GMT
Shaun Murphy  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Dec 30, 2022 1:56:27 GMT
Lewis should definitely be included.
Jordan played minor league baseball for an affiliate team but never played mlb but still counts as it was professional baseball.
Patrick Mahomes the Kansas City QB I’m sure got picked in the MLB draft as well as the NFL one but I don’t think has played baseball professionally.
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Post by wannabee on Dec 30, 2022 2:52:24 GMT
Adam Hollioake Cricket and MMA
Katie Taylor Boxing obviously but also an International Soccer Player for Ireland
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Post by mtrstudent on Dec 30, 2022 3:06:47 GMT
I’m not sure Carl Lewis counts, same sport different event. Is that harsh? I think you're being harsh. The reason I didn't have Bolt/Johnson was 'cos it was just a different distance, how many other long jumpers can you name that even competed in the 100m, nevermind made finals & won Olympic Gold's? ... Is Micheal Jordan one? (Chicago Bulls fella from the 90's) I've got in my head he played baseball aswell? Bolt got close to playing footy in Australia but something happened that made the contract fall through right? I remember him bagging a couple in a friendly. |
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Post by Goonie on Dec 30, 2022 23:08:13 GMT
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