Who is the greatest athlete to never win a championship?

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   EJ Lambertposted 11 years ago

   Who is the greatest athlete to never win a championship?
   
   There is no shortage of big names who never got a chance to wear a ring.  Who is the big name in your mind that deserved it but never had that chance?

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   JThomp42posted 11 years ago

   Dan Marino is the first person that comes to mind.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      He is a pillar to that group.

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      JThomp42posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Absolutely.

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   Man of Strengthposted 11 years ago

   Of all time, I'd say Ted Williams. My personal favorite is Barry Sanders.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      You always forget Ted didn't win one.  For awhile I thought Nolan Ryan didn't either.  Yeah, Teddy deserved a ring.

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      Man of Strengthposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Also I'd include OJ Simpson. Due to his issues off the field, his athletic accomplishments have become overshadowed. Arguably, he's still a top 5 all time running back and one of the iconic athletes of the 70s.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      The problem was his team was so enamored with getting him the ball that they became predictable and easy to beat.  A real shame.

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   Alphadogg16posted 11 years ago

   Off the top of my head, Barry Sanders, Eric Dickerson, Randy Moss, Dan Fouts & of course the legendary Dan Marino that JT mentioned previous in the NFL. NBA...Definitely Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, and sadly Steve Nash will end his career without a ring.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Don't forget nine-time All-Star Jeremy Roenick of the Blackhawks or Ernie Banks of the Cubs.

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   jansharesposted 11 years ago

   Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks never won a championship, if I recall correctly. I think he was one of the best in his day.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      No doubt.  Stand up player too.  Totally deserved one.  Just ran into some great teams at some bad times.

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   billd01603posted 11 years ago

   I'll agree that Ted Williams is the greatest who has never won, but neither did his successor in left field, Yaz. How about Don Mattingly. He was the greatest Yankee who never won a Championship. Another one is Ernie Banks.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So many baseball greats had their hearts broken by the Yankees.  Tony Gwynn.  Mike Piazza.  Williams.

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   Tim Quamposted 11 years ago

   How about Pete Maravich?  The NBA's leading scorer for 1976-77 and something of a magician ball-handler.  In his 10 seasons he was only on four playoff teams.

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      EJ Lambertposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Pistol Pete.  For sure.  I never got to watch many of his games but I heard he was an amazing player.  He was sort of a Dick Butkus, never got playoff opportunities.

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