Bill 13,717 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Rousseau said: Didn't you make a post about this a while back? I've really no idea. Would it matter? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,149 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Bill said: I've been thinking about what constitutes a past hero and whether I actually have any. I mean, are we talking only about sporting heroes? If so, the sportsman who has impressed me more than any other would have to be Dan Carter, the All Blacks fly half and possibly the greatest ever rugby player. But if we're talking only about British sporting heroes I would find it harder to tie it down to one name - and even more so if restricted to Scottish sportsmen. Probably the greatest ever sporting Scot is still hobbling about on his metal hip but the following ten personal favourites have all made a huge impression on me at one time or another. There's no point listing Footballers because they would all be Rangers players and too many to make any real sense ......... Gavin Hastings Chris Paterson Ian McLaughlin Finlay Calder Chris Hoy Alan Wells Jim Clark David Wilkie Dick McTaggart Colin Montgomery A very good list. Chris Paterson could kick goals in his sleep. Place the ball, have a squint at the posts and pop it over. No weird gyrations or facial contortions like most other kickers. Sandy Lyle if you’re talking golf-sticks? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 50 minutes ago, Scott7 said: A very good list. Chris Paterson could kick goals in his sleep. Place the ball, have a squint at the posts and pop it over. No weird gyrations or facial contortions like most other kickers. Sandy Lyle if you’re talking golf-sticks? Sandy might have been the best young golfer in the world at the time, they say he could do anything. But once he had won that US Masters in 88 he had run his course and never featured again. Montgomery never won a major but his 8 order of merit victories (7 of them on the bounce) was an unbelievable achievement. Both great golfers though. We’ve had nothing like them since. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,183 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Don’t forget George McNeil the Tranent sprinter who broke all kinds of records couldn’t compete at amateur level but in the handicaps he was a superstar even beating Tommie Smith the Olympic champion in three out of four races down at Wakefield I believe it was Hibs he played for that barred him from the amateur ranks 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,806 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 hours ago, Bill said: I've really no idea. Would it matter? Not really. I just vaguely recall a thread where you asked for our sporting heroes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,806 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 hours ago, Bill said: I've really no idea. Would it matter? Found it: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,149 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 23 hours ago, compo said: Probably the best player I ever set eyes on Ferenc Puskas the galloping Major Hard to argue. Maybe this fella, di Stefano- the original Alfredo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 4 hours ago, Rousseau said: Found it: Interesting to think we're all being archived and cross-referenced for future analysis 😁 but seriously that was then, this is now and this is a completely different topic started by someone else. As my 5 year old grand daughter would say, so what who cares. 😘 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,374 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Bill said: Interesting to think we're all being archived and cross-referenced for future analysis 😁 but seriously that was then, this is now and this is a completely different topic started by someone else. As my 5 year old grand daughter would say, so what who cares. 😘 I wonder where she got that from? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 56 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said: I wonder where she got that from? Her brother, the little horror. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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