Battle of the Sporting Heroes

[Somerset]

Roy Keane and Craig Lowndes

 

[biased indian]

Kostya Tzsyu & Friday

 

[GIMH]

-1 Keane

Friday

 

[fredfertang]

Keane and

Robin Friday

 

[luffy]

-1 Keane
-1 Carey

 

[The Sean]

Keano and Friday.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Langer
Carey

 

[pasag]

Carey. Amazing footballer.

 

[Jono]

Keane
Carey

 

[PhoenixFire]

Keane is an absolute legend.

 

[Simon]

Battle #1
Allan Langer 4
Roy Keane 6
Kostya Tzsyu 4

Battle #2
Craig Lowndes 5
Wayne Carey 3
Robin Friday 8

 

[Simon]

Battle #3

Keith Wood (Irish) - Rugby Union

Honours
58 Caps for Ireland
5 Caps for British & Irish Lions
2 All Ireland Championship Titles
2001 IRB World Player of the Year

vs

Rod Laver (Australian) - Tennis

Honours
392-99 career win/loss record in singles
11 Grand Slam singles titles
Only male to win the Grand Slam twice (1962 & 1969)
109 career ATP singles titles
27 career ATP doubles titles
5 time Davis Cup winner
Highest ranking of #1

vs

Johan Cruyff (Dutch) - Football

Honours
8 time Eredivisie winner with Ajax
3 time European Cup winner with Ajax
1984 Eredivisie winner with Feyenoord
1974 La Liga winner with Barcelona
3 Times European footballer of the year
Voted European player of the century in 1999
Runner up in World player of the cenutry in 1999
1974 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
1974 FIFA Would Cup All Star Team
48 Caps for Netherlands
521 career matches for teams such as Ajax, Barcelona and Feyenoord

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Battle #4

Steven Silvagni (Australian) - Australian Rules Football

Honours
2 time premiership winner with Carlton
5 time All Australian
2 time Carlton Best and Fairest
Inducted into AFL Hall of Fame
Fullback in AFL team of the cenutry
312 career games for Carlton

vs

Matthew Richardson (Australian) - Australian Rules Football

Honours
3 time all Australian
13 Time leading goalkicker for Richmond
Third place in 2008 Brownlow medal count
Named in Richmond team of the cenutry
Inducted into Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame
2008 Dream Team Representative

vs

Boris Becker (German) - Tennis

Honours
Career singles record 713 wins - 214 losses
49 career titles
6 time grand slam champion
3 time tour championship winner
World Number 1 for 12 weeks
1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles
15 career doubles titles

 

[pasag]

Childhood hero.

 

[Johnners]

Cruyff & Becker

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Laver and Silvagni

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Laver and Becker.

 

[luffy]

Laver.

So want to vote for Silvagni, but Richo is a champion.

 

[Jono]

I'm interpreting sporting heroes as different to who was the best/better sportsman, so I'll vote Richo and Becker

 

[biased indian]

Cruyff & Becker

 

[Simon]

I'm interpreting sporting heroes as different to who was the best/better sportsman, so I'll vote Richo and Becker

People are entitled to vote for whoever they like and use whatever criteria for deciding they like. I know if we have draws and I have to cast the deciding votes I'll be going for personal preference.