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chuck
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Pele passed away at age 82.
When I was a young kid I was really interested in sports history. I accumulated a ton of old magazines and books. I was mainly into baseball and could recite career and beat season stats for baseball players dating back to Ty Cobb, but I'd read about any sport I had played or watched, including futbol.
Anyways, the real sport icons in my mind at the time were Babe Ruth, Jonny Unitas, Wilt Chamberlain, Jesse Owens, and Pele. My brother and I would frequently crack the backs of our heads on our rocky yard trying to emulate the iconic bicycle kick.
Just some memories illustrating why I made the post. It seems appropriate for this board.
When I was a young kid I was really interested in sports history. I accumulated a ton of old magazines and books. I was mainly into baseball and could recite career and beat season stats for baseball players dating back to Ty Cobb, but I'd read about any sport I had played or watched, including futbol.
Anyways, the real sport icons in my mind at the time were Babe Ruth, Jonny Unitas, Wilt Chamberlain, Jesse Owens, and Pele. My brother and I would frequently crack the backs of our heads on our rocky yard trying to emulate the iconic bicycle kick.
Just some memories illustrating why I made the post. It seems appropriate for this board.
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Ali and Pele were the two athletes who transcended their native countries as true icons.
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I didn't know anything about Pele but as a kid I heard he played an exhibition at the Kingdome
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You never watched Escape to Victory? I think that might have been what turned us on to him.DerekJohnson said:I didn't know anything about Pele but as a kid I heard he played an exhibition at the Kingdome
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No, I've never been a soccer guychuck said:
You never watched Escape to Victory? I think that might have been what turned us on to him.DerekJohnson said:I didn't know anything about Pele but as a kid I heard he played an exhibition at the Kingdome
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It's a WWII movie iirc. They play a soccer game and escape a Nazi camp at the end. It's been many years.DerekJohnson said:
No, I've never been a soccer guychuck said:
You never watched Escape to Victory? I think that might have been what turned us on to him.DerekJohnson said:I didn't know anything about Pele but as a kid I heard he played an exhibition at the Kingdome
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There's still time.DerekJohnson said:
No, I've never been a soccer guychuck said:
You never watched Escape to Victory? I think that might have been what turned us on to him.DerekJohnson said:I didn't know anything about Pele but as a kid I heard he played an exhibition at the Kingdome
