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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
"The Walk Up 18's" 2011 NFL Mock Draft
Numbers Referenced in Blog on May 14th
In case you are wondering what this is...allow me to explain. We tend to associate numbers with athletes. We realize this is weird. For instance, when we golf and get a cart, we try to beat each other to come up with a player that wore the jersey number that matches our cart number. Mostly we try to think of the oldest or most off the wall player we can think of. Anyways, it’s definitely a lil odd, but we felt if we were going to do this blog, we were going to be genuine to who we are. Sports are our passion and this is one of our idiosyncrasies that we've decided to share.
*Ozzie Smith wore the #1 in his Hall of Fame baseball career playing for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996. Nicknamed "The Wizard" for his defensive brilliance, Smith set major league records for career assists (8,375) and double plays (1,590) by a shortstop , as well as the NL record with 2,511 career games at the position. Smith won the NL Gold Glove Award 13 consecutive seasons (1980–1992) for his stellar play at shortstop. A 15-timeAll Star, he accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 stolen bases during his career, and won the NL Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting shortstop in 1987.
*Bobby Orr wore #4 for the first 10 years of his NHL Hall of Fame career with the Boston Bruins and his last 2 with the Chicago Black Hawks. He won eight straight Norris trophies as the NHL’s best defensemen. He was the only defenseman to ever win the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s top scorer. He won three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league’s MVP, and will forever be remembered in the photograph of him flying through the air after scoring against the Blues in the 1970 Stanley Cup.
*Dave Krieg wore #17 during his entire 19 year journeyman career in the NFL. He made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent and spent most of his career there from 1980-1991. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and the Houston Oilers.
Krieg played in 213 games, completed 58.5 percent of his passes (3,105 for 5,311) for 38,147 passing yards, 261 touchdowns, 199 interceptions and an 81.5 rating. He also had 417 rushing attempts for 1,261 yards and 13 touchdowns and 3 pass receptions for 10 yards in his 19 year career.
*Reggie Miller wore #31 as a deadly sharpshooter for the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three point field goal shooting over his 18 year NBA career, especially in clutch situations and most notably against the New York Knicks for which he earned the nickname "Knick Killer." He retired with the then-record in most career three-point field goals made. A five-time All Star selection, he led the league in free throw accuracy five times and won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Miller is one of five Pacers to have his jersey retired by the team.
How about those jets? Got two big DL's, and some solid prospects to fill out the roster. If the one dude doesn't go to jail, he may be a huge steal. Typical Rex!
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