Thread: Who is your pick as the most dominant athlete over the last 50 years?
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Old 05-01-2009, 04:13 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pantomime horse View Post
Gretzky is a good pick. Others came close, but didn't have his longevity. Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux come to mind. They had great statistics but Wayne stayed healthy for much longer and truly cemented his records.

Nice call on Mike Bossy...few people realize he is the only player in NHL history to have scored 50 or more goals in their first 9 seasons....no one, not Gretzky, not Lemieux, no one other than Bossy has achieved that!

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NHL: Gretzky, Lemieux, Roy, Coffey
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