# The Feud: The Not-as-Famous Athlete by 42fish \[game over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 21, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763 "2009-07-21T19:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/41 "2009-07-21T22:51:57Z")
1. Joe DiMaggio 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Cristiano Ronaldo 4. George Foreman 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Kristi Yamaguchi 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Jeff Gordon 9. Sidney Crosby 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/42 "2009-07-21T22:53:19Z")
1. Ichiro suzuki 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. Ronaldo 4. Boom Boom Mancini 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Dorothy Hamill 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Jackie stewart 9. Gordie Howe 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/43 "2009-07-21T23:29:57Z")
Looks like Shaq’s going to lose this one for me. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/44 "2009-07-21T23:41:11Z")
1. Hank Aaron 2. Magic Johnson 3. George Best 4. Sugar Ray Leonard 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Kristy Yamaguchi 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Richard Petty 9. Mario Lemieux 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/45 "2009-07-22T00:35:53Z")
1. Hank Aaron 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. Diego Maradona 4. Joe Louis 5. Olga Korbut 6. Kristi Yamaguchi 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Jeff Gordon 9. Gordie Howe 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/46 "2009-07-22T00:37:36Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Scoring note for **DoRebo** : _Ronaldo_ and _Cristiano Ronaldo_ are, shockingly enough, not the same famous soccer player. You left out Ronaldinho. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/47 "2009-07-22T00:38:34Z")
1. Mickey Mantle 2. Larry Bird 3. Ronaldinho 4. George Foreman 5. Mary-Lou Retton 6. Kristi Yamaguchi 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Mario Andretti 9. Mario Lemieux 10. Phil Mickelson ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/48 "2009-07-22T02:01:05Z")
1. Joe DiMaggio 2. Scottie Pippen 3. Ronaldo 4. Joe Frazier 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Peggy Fleming 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Jeff Gordon 9. Gordie Howe 10. Jack Nicklaus I haven’t dropped in here for a while. Thanks as always to Mrs. Reborn for running the game!! ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/49 "2009-07-22T02:38:23Z")
1. Lou Gehrig 2. Shaquille O’Neal 3. Zdened Zidane 4. George Foreman 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Kristy Yamaguchi 7. Elvis Stojko 8. Richard Petty 9. Mario Lemieux 10. Arnold Palmer ---
**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:** [July 22, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/50 "2009-07-22T02:54:52Z")
1. Joe DiMaggio 2. Charles Barkley 3. Ronaldinho 4. George Foreman 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Kristi Yamaguchi 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Richard Petty 9. Mario Lemieux 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/51 "2009-07-22T03:08:07Z")
1. Name a baseball player other than Babe Ruth 2. Name a basketball player other than Michael Jordan 3. Name a soccer player other than Pele or David Beckham 4. Name a boxer other than Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson 5. Name an Olympic gymnast other than Nadia Comenici 6. Name a female figure skater other than Nancy Kerrigan or Tonya Harding 7. Name a male figure skater other than Brian Boitano 8. Name a race car driver other than Dale Earnhardt (Sr. or Jr.) 9. Name a hockey player other than Wayne Gretzky 10. Name a golfer other than Tiger Woods [/QUOTE] 11. Lou Gehrig 12. Magic Johnson 13. Ronaldo 14. Frazier 15. Mary Lou Retton 16. Dorothy Hamill 17. ? 18. Richard Petty 19. Mario Lemieux 20. Jack Nicholas ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/52 "2009-07-22T03:56:13Z")
1. Mickey mantle 2. Shaquille oneil 3. Mia Hamm 4. Joe frasier 5. Olga Korbut 6. Oxana Baiul 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Richard Petty 9. Bobby Orr 10. Tom Watson ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/53 "2009-07-22T04:01:16Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That’s what I get for looking up his full name, to make sure I’d get credit :smack: [Ronaldo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo) Luís Nazário de Lima. Cristiano [Ronaldo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo). [QUOTE=Me] Scoring note for DoRebo: Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo are, shockingly enough, not the same famous soccer player. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Shibb] You left out Ronaldinho. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I know. Nobody had mentioned him yet. Ronaldo de Assis Moriera, or [Ronaldinho.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/54 "2009-07-22T09:23:51Z")
1. Willie MaysName a baseball player other than Babe Ruth 2. Magic Johnson 3. Name a soccer player other than Pele or David Beckham 4. George Forman 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Sasha Cohen 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Mario Andretti 9. Gordy Howe 10. Jack Niclaus ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/55 "2009-07-22T10:51:06Z")
1. Hank Aaron 2. Wilt Chamberlain 3. Roberto Baggio 4. George Foreman 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Katerina Witt 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Bobby Orr 10. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/56 "2009-07-22T11:23:08Z")
1. Lou Gehrig 2. Magic Johnson 3. 4. Sugar Ray Leonard 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Dorothy Hamill 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Al Unser 9. Gordei Howe 10. Arnold Palmer ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/57 "2009-07-22T12:41:21Z")
1. Joe DiMaggio 2. Magic Johnson 3. Kaka 4. George Foreman 5. 6. Jane Torvill 7. Christopher Dean 8. Michael Schumacher 9. 10. Ernie Els ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/58 "2009-07-22T13:12:10Z")
**grimpixie** is #45. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/59 "2009-07-22T13:33:53Z")
1. Joe DiMaggio 2. LeBron James 3. Landon Donovan 4. Sugar Ray Leonard 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Ohksana Baiul 7. Elvis Stoyko 8. Jackie Stewart 9. Gordie Howe 10. Payne Stewart 11. I was so tempted to say Chazz Michael Michaels… 😃 12. Likewise, Dwight D. Eisenhower. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763/60 "2009-07-22T14:02:17Z")
1. Barry Bonds 2. Magic Johnson 3. Diego Maradona 4. Joe Frazier 5. Mary Lou Retton 6. Michelle Kwan 7. Scott Hamilton 8. Mario Andretti 9. Gordie Howe 10. Arnold Palmer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-not-as-famous-athlete-by-42fish-game-over/503763.md?page=4)