Mannings Top Father/Son Combo?
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SlipperyPete
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Archie Manning should be put out to stud
Heim
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People forget how good he was and how bad the Saints were....he ran for his life most plays
Viejo Dinosaur
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The Mathew bloodline in football comes to mind....
And how about the three Alou brothers and their father....
And how about the three Alou brothers and their father....
FairWarning
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Gordie Howe and his kids would be ahead of Griffey.
Screw Andrews
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That would have been my first thought........
But then I was reminded of Jack winning the Masters at 46 years of age....
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Heim
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Better than Bobby and Brett Hull in your opinion?
FairWarning
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MonkeyF0cker
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Bobby/Barry Bonds
Screw Andrews
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edit...46 obviously
railbird
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they all sucked. i struck out boone with 3 high fastballs in high school. dad was in stands summer leauge game at santa ana college.
railbird
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we have a winner. Bobby better than ken, barry better than junior
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
Dick/Pete Weber
Viejo Dinosaur
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And yet all the Boone family made it to the major leagues....How about you?
The Barrys against the Waltons.
A hoop game, five on five.
Good topic on Father's Day.
A hoop game, five on five.
Good topic on Father's Day.
I consider Griffey Jr/Peyton to be a wash. Griffey Sr > Archie. Not sure how to factor in Eli.
Barry and Bobby Bonds probably better than either choice, IMO. People forget what a great talent Bobby Bonds was. Would've even been better if he wasn't an alcoholic.
FairWarning
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I think Archie may have been better than Griffey Sr.
Definitely an apples and oranges argument. I looked up records on both and still contend Archie is a bit on the overrated side. Granted, we can't compare passing numbers from the 1970s to today's numbers, due to rules changes. But Archie clearly had some issues. I know the Saints teams were bad, but doesn't some of that have to be owned by him? I believe a son of his turned a bad Colts team into a 13-3 team in his second season.
Archie Manning:
one season with 20 TD passes, 2 Pro Bowls
125/173 TD INT ratio
55% career passer
35-101-3 career W/L record as a starter (0-10 with Houston and Minnesota)
one stat that surprised me: he rushed for nearly 2200 yards and 18 TDs.
As for Griffey Sr, he was a pretty good player overshadowed by some monsters on the Big Red Machine.
3 All-Star games and was a starter on 2 World Series winners
.296 lifetime hitter with 152 home runs and 200 stolen bases
career WAR puts him at tied at 438th all time
E$
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Dick and Pete both in the top ten bowlers of all time