# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2428
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48546 "2016-12-27T23:01:11Z")
Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robinson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Stan Musial ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48547 "2016-12-28T01:03:05Z")
Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Art Spoelstra . . . of my favorite team, the Rochester Royals. No relation to Eric Spoelstra, current NBA coach, Stan Musial did not play basketball, so disqualified. #4 corrected to Robertson. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48548 "2016-12-28T02:06:29Z")
Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Art Spoelstra 10. Walt “Clyde” Frazier ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48549 "2016-12-28T02:52:53Z")
Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Art Spoelstra 10. Walt “Clyde” Frazier 11. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48550 "2016-12-28T02:54:49Z")
'Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Art Spoelstra 10. Walt “Clyde” Frazier 11. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe 12. Rick Barry, who I first saw with the Oakland Oaks of the ABA (underhand free throws- THAT’s old school) ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48551 "2016-12-28T03:07:15Z")
'Old school professional basketball players (those whose careers began before 1970). 1. Bill Russell 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. George Mikan 4. Oscar Robertson 5. Sweetwater Clifton 6. Bill Bradley 7. Jerry West 8. Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Art Spoelstra 10. Walt “Clyde” Frazier 11. Earl “The Pearl” Monroe 12. Rick Barry, who I first saw with the Oakland Oaks of the ABA (underhand free throws- THAT’s old school) 13. Meadowlark Lemon White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48552 "2016-12-28T04:10:40Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop (Born in California but a Chicago fixture) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48553 "2016-12-28T04:38:32Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite Although his ethnic background is disputed. Many sources say Musselwhite’s white. He himself says he’s Native American. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48554 "2016-12-28T10:16:29Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48555 "2016-12-28T13:14:46Z")
This one might have to go multiple choice. Give us a list of 13 of them, and we’ll each choose one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48556 "2016-12-28T14:08:17Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48557 "2016-12-28T14:54:11Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Elwood Blues ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48558 "2016-12-28T14:55:35Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > This one might have to go multiple choice. Give us a list of 13 of them, and we’ll each choose one. Try…just a little bit harder?. These guys deserve some recognition. Not going to disqualify #5 since John Belushi was born in Chicago, and personally I would consider him a legitimate blues musician. (Let’s not get desperate yet and add Elwood) White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. [Nick Gravenites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gravenites) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48559 "2016-12-28T15:01:51Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > Not going to disqualify #5 since John Belushi was born in Chicago, and personally I would consider him a legitimate blues musician. (Let’s not get desperate yet and add Elwood) And he was white! I did not add Elwood, as Dan Ackroyd is from Canada. 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Nick Gravenites 7. [Billy Branch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Branch) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48560 "2016-12-28T15:02:02Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. [Nick Gravenites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gravenites) 7. Billy Branch 8. Danny Kalb ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48561 "2016-12-28T15:07:39Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. [Nick Gravenites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gravenites) 7. Billy Branch 8. Danny Kalb 9. Dave Specter ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48562 "2016-12-28T15:26:48Z")
Going to have to replace #7 and #8…Danny Kalb isn’t from Chicago, and pretty sure that Billy Branch isn’t white. Updated: White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Nick Gravenites 7. [Barry Goldberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldberg) 8. [Terry Hanck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Hanck) 9. Dave Specter ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48563 "2016-12-28T18:39:03Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Nick Gravenites 7. [Barry Goldberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldberg) 8. [Terry Hanck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Hanck) 9. Dave Specter 10. Billy Flynn ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48564 "2016-12-29T02:29:39Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Nick Gravenites 7. Barry Goldberg 8. Terry Hanck 9. Dave Specter 10. Billy Flynn 11. Joanna Connor ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/48565 "2016-12-29T03:17:55Z")
White Blues Musicians from Chicago 1. Mike Bloomfield 2. Elvin Bishop 3. Charlie Musselwhite 4. Paul Butterfield 5. Jake Blues 6. Nick Gravenites 7. Barry Goldberg 8. Terry Hanck 9. Dave Specter 10. Billy Flynn 11. Joanna Connor 12. Erwin Helfer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2429)