Is the 3 Sport Athlete Dead?

[Otters27]

Anyone know of the last real 3 sports athlete (Football, Basketball, Baseball)

seems like everyone specializing so too hard for guys to be good enough or commit the time to be a 3 sport athlete



What would be the best combo to play 3 sports?

[seaborneq]

Dave Winfield

[b1slickguy]

Surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.
Same set of skills used in all three.

[Hman]

Anyone still have their letter jacket from when you had to play/excel in all 3 sports?

[jjgold]

mainly 1 now

sports take a lot of time to be good at one

[Otters27]

Anyone still have their letter jacket from when you had to play/excel in all 3 sports?

Lettered in Cross Country, Basketball and Baseball junior year in High School. Quit basketball Senior year

[MinnesotaFats]

Dave Logan drafted in all 3 (NBA NFL MLB)

Bud Grant played college bball, pro baseball and football

Winfield of course

Cris Carter was NBA material in college, not sure of his track accomplishments

RG3 might be best... baseball, football and track - all American in each I believe

[krk1030]

Anyone that has pro potential is specializing by high school at the latest.

[RudyRuetigger]

Otter I like you man

but this is a sports BETTING forum


NOT SPORTS TALK for the hell of it

it reminds me of oprah and jerry springer

we are jerry springer, the misfits that want to fukkin gamble




so when i see a thread like this

i just want to say

GO TO OPRAH, GO TO OPRAH, GO TO OPRAH

[Chi_archie]

Joe Fuken Mauer guy

[Otters27]

Dave Winfield

That was a different time but I am sure he would still be able to do it in todays games

[Otters27]

Otter I like you man

but this is a sports BETTING forum


NOT SPORTS TALK for the hell of it

it reminds me of oprah and jerry springer

we are jerry springer, the misfits that want to fukkin gamble




so when i see a thread like this

i just want to say

GO TO OPRAH, GO TO OPRAH, GO TO OPRAH

Rudy i hear you but golf is over and Cubs game not till later.

Rudy what is your best sport?

[RudyRuetigger]

Rudy i hear you but golf is over and Cubs game not till later.

Rudy what is your best sport?

whichever one isnt in season is my best sport

OK?????


golf isnt over, 2nd round matchups SOON

[Chi_archie]

Joe Mauer was National High school player of the year in Football and Baseball

He was also an all state point guard in basketball, averaging 20 points a game

so he was pretty good...

Danny Ainge maybe all time greatest High school sportsman


I'm not sure Winfield actually played football, he just got drafted because he was huge and athletic


Jackie Robinson was the greatest 5 sport athlete I believe. better than Thorpe IMHO

[Otters27]

Joe Mauer was National High school player of the year in Football and Baseball

He was also an all state point guard in basketball, averaging 20 points a game

so he was pretty good...

Danny Ainge maybe all time greatest High school sportsman


I'm not sure Winfield actually played football, he just got drafted because he was huge and athletic


Jackie Robinson was the greatest 5 sport athlete I believe. better than Thorpe IMHO

If a genie gave me one wish it would to be that good at sports

[MinnesotaFats]

Joe Mauer was National High school player of the year in Football and Baseball

He was also an all state point guard in basketball, averaging 20 points a game

so he was pretty good...

Danny Ainge maybe all time greatest High school sportsman


I'm not sure Winfield actually played football, he just got drafted because he was huge and athletic


Jackie Robinson was the greatest 5 sport athlete I believe. better than Thorpe IMHO

This is all true but....

Its MN high school bball, nothing there,

His HS right field wall is 290 feet and they recruit w scholarships (Creighton teams traditionally have no less than 3 draftees per class), his stats were super inflated because they play in an inner city conference,

He was probably best at FB to be honest....kid could throw, thou again he had 3 college linemen blocking and they played in an urban league (in MN the burbs have the real talent but by post season they have beat the shit out of each other there is nothing left....Mauer was a legit QB with legit wr's...rest of MN is run run run, punt.

Exceptional talent, but I'd say 4th best baseball player to come out of St Paul, (Winfield, Molitor, Morris), 2nd best out of his HS even....and I always take CDH stats in baseball with a grain of salt.