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BCWWF 05-08-2004 01:22 PM

Whose the most famous person you've witnessed playing live?
 
Like, you were actually at the arena when they played?

For me, I saw Roger Clemens pitch probably over 10 years ago on the Red Sox, that was crazy. Then I sat behind the Avalanch bench a few times when they played the Wild, so I was right up next to Sakic, Forsberg, Roy etc. and they pulled Ray Bourque early, and he looked at me. Other than that and KG, I think thats all the greats that I have seen in person.

BCWWF 05-08-2004 01:23 PM

Maybe this is worth mentioning too, remember the Vikings vs. Broncos game last year, where at the end of the first half Daunte Culpepper bombed it to moss, who caught it and lateralled it to Mo Williams for the touchtown, I was there. What is the best play you have seen live?

Mike the Metal Ed 05-08-2004 01:45 PM

Ronaldinho. To steal Wengerland's sig...

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Originally Posted by WWEngland

Other than that, I've seen a few Leicester legends play various testemonials.

AlphaBean 05-08-2004 01:46 PM

I don't get to many live events... I was there in the early 90s for opening day Twins, though. I remember Kirby and Hrby hit back to back first-pitch home runs and the crowd was nuts.

Been to like four or five Vikes games, nosebleed seats, and nothing special. Mostly vs the Lions (cheapest) once vs the Bucs and saw the Jax preseason game last year.

One Wild game this year, vs the Kings, so the most famous person I saw there was... :?:

And I had tickets to see Wolves/Lakers earlier on, but it was the day after I had surgery, so I didn't go :'( Shaq, Kobe, GP and Malone... I think one or two of them were injured but I can't recall. As long as I could see GP, I'd be :y:

Jesus Shuttlesworth 05-08-2004 01:50 PM

I saw Drew Bledsoe play in like his 2nd season back in the day, they beat the Jets and then went on to beat the Vikings the next weekend to end the season on a 7 game winning streak. Had luxury box seats at the Boston Garden..like one of the last games ever played there...it was pretty cool. I think Antoine Walker was on the team then, but im not 100% sure. I remember Greg Minor dropped 31 points for the C's :cool:

I went to a Yankees/Red Sox game one time with Pedro on the hill...probably the best sporting event ive ever been too.

PureHatred 05-08-2004 01:52 PM

I went to the Lakers/Wizards game two seasons ago. Every time Michael and Kobe lined up to face each other in a set play, the crowd lost it. Good times.

The Miz 05-08-2004 01:57 PM

michael jordan, bulls vs. sonics 1997, is the most famous player i've ever seen live. it was NUTS. 45 points for mj. :o

The Miz 05-08-2004 02:00 PM

oh yeah, and i saw magic play the sonics during his comeback in 1996. the glove stole the show though. 20 points, 7 assists, 5 steals. :cool:

OssMan 05-08-2004 02:12 PM

Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Hulk Hogan

MoRcHeEbA 05-08-2004 02:15 PM

Gretzky,Messier, bobby hull, Gordie Howe, bunch of other hockey players.

Rob 05-08-2004 02:23 PM

Diego Maradona - Saw him playing for Tottenham in a testimonial years and years ago. I can barely remember it though.

Rob 05-08-2004 02:30 PM

I just asked my old man the same question and he has seen practically every legendary football player of the last 40 years. Jammy bastard.

Evil Vito 05-08-2004 02:32 PM

<font color=goldenrod>Barry Bonds at a Mets home game. We had left-field seats so he was about 20 feet away from me</font>

mitch_h 05-08-2004 02:32 PM

I guess Cal Ripken JR

Wengerland 05-08-2004 02:34 PM

Like HardKore,mine would be Ronaldinho.

a.k.a The man

Rob Ban Fan 05-08-2004 02:36 PM

<font face=verdana size=3 color="#ff6600">Thierry Henry I spose. Twice this season, class act. Absolutly amazing in the FA Cup.

Alan Ball in a testimonial back last year ;)</font>

Wengerland 05-08-2004 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by WWEngland
Like HardKore,mine would be Ronaldinho.

a.k.a The man

I say that but thats for me personally,on a global scale it would probably be David Beckham.When i saw him play it was his first game with a new haircut,which got a lot of press.

AlphaBean 05-08-2004 02:57 PM

Yeah I saw Bret Hart at a House Show yeeeeeeeeeears ago. If you're counting wrestlers, there ya go.

Mike the Metal Ed 05-08-2004 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WWEngland
I say that but thats for me personally,on a global scale it would probably be David Beckham.When i saw him play it was his first game with a new haircut,which got a lot of press.

I remember the Creme Egg wigs :D

packt up 05-08-2004 11:43 PM

Load of Premiership players and like most of the big name European visitors to Newcastle (Barcelona, Inter mainly I guess) but outside football it would have to be Kobe Bryant or Shaq in an NBA game years ago when Kobe was still on the bench to Eddie Jones (aka the man). Against the Vancouver Grizzlies - Lakers rolled them over.

The Icon of Elisim 05-08-2004 11:46 PM

I've seen Gretzky in a game against the Jets when he was with the Kings and Kobe and Shaq in a game against the Grizzlies

The Mask 05-08-2004 11:47 PM

i dunno... all of man utd... i saw most of the class of 92 back when they were playing in the reserves team with my grandad. i've only seen the first team once when we beat middlesborough 1-0 and bosnich saved a penalty and we chased the referee halfway around the pitch.

I was right next to the players box too :cool:

Boomer 05-09-2004 01:42 AM

Cal Ripken...interleague play

Boomer 05-09-2004 01:42 AM

dun correct me on jr either

The Outlaw 05-09-2004 01:48 AM

TIOE, where was that Shaq/Kobe vs. Memphis game?

For me, went to a Braves - Marlins game last year so Sheffield, Maddux, etc.

Saw Sprewell and the rest of the 92 Bama team (James Robinson, Robert Horry, etc.) back in the day.

Shaun Alexander :love:

The Icon of Elisim 05-09-2004 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by The Outlaw
TIOE, where was that Shaq/Kobe vs. Memphis game?

VANCOUVER!

Got a bunch of cheap Grizzlies gear cause they were moving too

el fregadero 05-09-2004 01:55 AM

I've been to many NFL games and can't remember who I've seen, I went to the '96 Olympics in Atlanta and saw some stuff, and I saw Roy Jones Jr. once. :-\

The Outlaw 05-09-2004 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by The Icon of Elisim
VANCOUVER!

Got a bunch of cheap Grizzlies gear cause they were moving too

:eek:

I wanna goto a Griz game :(

The Icon of Elisim 05-09-2004 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by The Outlaw
:eek:

I wanna goto a Griz game :(

Yeah I'd love to go, I've always been a Grizzlies fan and I would just mark out seeing them be so awesome live

Hopefully they don't get raped in the expansion draft, or hopefully they do and West signs Kobe

The Outlaw 05-09-2004 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Icon of Elisim
Yeah I'd love to go, I've always been a Grizzlies fan and I would just mark out seeing them be so awesome live

Hopefully they don't get raped in the expansion draft, or hopefully they do and West signs Kobe

That'd be crazy :eek:

DaveBrawl 05-09-2004 03:01 AM

I've been to a couple Red Sox games one where they played Seattle in Boston a few years ago so I saw Nomar, A-Rod and Ken Griffey Jr. all on the same field. The other was in Baltimore, so nothing special. I've also been to a Rockie's Padres game back when Bichette was with the Rocks and Caminiti was still with the Padres.

I've been to a couple Nascar races so I've seen some of the best they have to offer like Rusty, Dale Jr., DJ, and yes even Gordon. :n:

Supreme Olajuwon 05-09-2004 06:33 AM

Ken Griffey Jr played in some of the Reds game Ive gone to. Ive seen Randy Johnson pitch and I went to a Cubs game when Ryne Sandberg was still playing.

Ive seen Warren Moon and Boomer Esiason in football live.

I saw 50 something Gordie Howe play in the IHL with Detroit

Excellance of Execution 05-09-2004 09:14 AM

I've seen Joe Montana play for the Chiefs against the Bills in the early 90's in the AFC Championship game. I have a picture of him warming up before the game. We were on the Chiefs side. (Bills won of course). On a side note, O.J. Simpson was walking the sidelines on the Chiefs side, this of course was before he killed his wife.

I've seen numerous Yankees play. One game i was on the first base side in the front row, even with first base, and before the game the Yanks were warming up. When they were done Paul O'Neil came over and signed an autograph for a little girl right next to us. I could have grabbed him, he was that close. I always thought that was very cool of him. Another time I was seven rows behind the Yanks dugout and we were able to move down to the front row because no one was sitting their. So we got to see all the Yanks up close when they were in the on-deck circle.

Wrestling related, I met Bret Hart at a ticket sale, for the first time Nitro came to the Hartford Civic Center. At the time, Bret was the United States champ. He was their with the Nitro girls, sighning autographs when you walked through the line. He was very nice and it was cool to met my favorite wrestler of all time. I talked to him for a minute or two but we had to keep moving. He signed a WCW magazine for my son.

I live in the Northwest Corner in CT. Which is a hotspot for Celebs to have their summer homes plus their is Skip Barber Racing school, which alot of celebs go to and Lime Rock Race track, which attract alot of famous people who race their Porches, Ferrari's and what not. Anyways, I worked at a restaurant so i was able to met a few celebs. I met Brian Johnson the lead singer for AC/DC, and I've seen Michael J. Fox, Kevin Bacon, Meryl Streep, and Whoopi Goldberg. They all leave close by. I've also seen Stephan Baldwin, he is really nice and down to earth, Mark Gaustineu (sp), he played football for the Jets in the 80's and Sally Jesse Raphael.

Hard to believe, but if you look into it this is the perfect place for these people to get away from the hustle and bustle of the City and it's about 2-3 hrs away.

Tony Montana 05-09-2004 09:24 AM

Probably David Beckham

Ol Dirty Dastard 05-09-2004 01:46 PM

Let's see; Paul Kariya, Mats Sundin, Alex Mogilny, Roger Clemens (I think I remember seeing him throw a few gems in his Jay seasons), Alan Iverson, Vince Carter and if we're counting wrestlers, Bret Hart amongst others.

Kapoutman 05-10-2004 12:34 AM

I've seen Mario Lemieux live, and let me tell you, this guy is a magician with a puck. He did wonderful play through the night, and it was just great.

I also saw Gretzky, Forsberg, Sakic, and PATRICK ROY. He's a great goalie. I was there at a pre-season Montreal vs Nordiques gaem. They went 0-0 until overtime, and Gilbert Dionne scored at about 2 seconds before the end of the OT. Roy goaled a great game.

AlphaBean 05-10-2004 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by The Icon of Elisim
Yeah I'd love to go, I've always been a Grizzlies fan and I would just mark out seeing them be so awesome live

Hopefully they don't get raped in the expansion draft, or hopefully they do and West signs Kobe

:lol:

Raped... + Kobe...! :lol:

The Outlaw 05-10-2004 02:04 AM

Hilarious

KleptoKlown 05-10-2004 03:36 AM

lots and lots of hockey players. cant think of them all.

come 2010, imma gonna see more :cool:

Bad Company 05-10-2004 05:05 AM

Any Rugby Player you can think of.


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