# Three Living Legends **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 12, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282 "2009-11-12T04:59:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/21 "2009-11-13T17:40:15Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Cleveland’s got a good group: Bob Feller, Jim Brown and LeBron James. Was just thinking about Cleveland for this list; that’s exactly whom I would put on it, too. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/22 "2009-11-14T02:11:10Z")
San Diego, CA In random order: - Kellen Winslow (Chargers) - Junior Seau (Chargers) - Tony Gwinn (Padres) . ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/23 "2009-11-14T02:17:29Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > New York: > > Babe Ruth > Lawrence Taylor > Patrick Ewing (?) The Bambino is more than somewhat deceased. I’d go with Yogi and his ten World Series rings. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/24 "2009-11-14T02:27:22Z")
Seattle: Ken Griffey Jr. Steve Largent Gary Payton ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/25 "2009-11-14T02:31:23Z")
Minneapolis-St. Paul Kirby Puckett Kevin Garnett Brett Favre ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/26 "2009-11-14T16:32:46Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Kirby Puckett Hate to break this to you, but Kirby died a few years ago. And you’d put Brett Favre’s 9 games above anyone else who’s played in Minneapolis? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Walking\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@The\_Walking\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Walking_Dude)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/27 "2009-11-14T17:27:50Z")
Baton Rouge, LA: Shaquille O’Neal Y.A. Tittle Alvin Dark ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/28 "2009-11-14T17:55:52Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Hate to break this to you, but Kirby died a few years ago. Oops. Change it to Harmon Killibrew. > [@](#): > > And you’d put Brett Favre’s 9 games above anyone else who’s played in Minneapolis? I put Brett Favre’s career as a whole above anyone else who’s played QB for the Vikings. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/29 "2009-11-14T19:13:53Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Oops. Change it to Harmon Killibrew. > > I put Brett Favre’s career as a whole above anyone else who’s played QB for the Vikings. There was Fran Tarkington. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/30 "2009-11-14T19:48:55Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I put Brett Favre’s career as a whole above anyone else who’s played QB for the Vikings. Not really in line with the OP. Same reason I didn’t put down Joe Montana for the Chefs. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/31 "2009-11-14T20:18:54Z")
[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/136119-the-5-greatest-vikings-quarterbacks-of-all-time#page/6](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/136119-the-5-greatest-vikings-quarterbacks-of-all-time#page/6) The Vikings had Tarkington who was terrific. They had Culpepper when he was at his best. After that not much. But Tarkington was a H.O.F. qb. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282/32 "2009-11-14T20:48:12Z")
Washington DC Wes Unseld John Riggins (or Sonny Jurgenson) Frank (Hondo) Howard [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-living-legends/517282.md?page=1)