Who was your childhood hero? Did you have an affinity for Elvis or Hulk Hogan? Big Abe Lincoln fan? Who did you admire most as a kid?
Friday OT - Stars In His Eyes
- Thread starter Angie
- Start date
Ryne Sandberg. Absolutely smooth infielder.
WGN was so awesome back then.
WGN was so awesome back then.
Gary Carter. All I wanted to be in life was a baseball catcher and Gary Carter with that goofy, poofy curly hair poking out from his Expos helmet was the coolest dude in my world.
Davey Lopes. I always imagined taking his spot as the Dodgers second baseman. Loved him as a kid.
As a tot, I loved me some Captain Kangaroo, but my fave was Bunny Rabbit since he always seemed to be pissed off about something and always got away with tantrums. I did not.
Lots and lots of iconic sports figures, though not one stands out specifically.
From the movies: Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones (always had a fascination with archaeology and that turbo charged it).
Literary characters: A lot from Lord of the Rings, but I think initially as a child, Bilbo and Frodo really struck a chord because they were small and frightened, but managed to do a lot of brave things.
From the movies: Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones (always had a fascination with archaeology and that turbo charged it).
Literary characters: A lot from Lord of the Rings, but I think initially as a child, Bilbo and Frodo really struck a chord because they were small and frightened, but managed to do a lot of brave things.
Summer afternoons in the 80s with nothing to do on a rainy day, watching the Cubs down 8 in the 5th inning, listening to a heavily buzzed Harry Carry (who was also down 8 - Budweisers) berate Steve Stone about his cigars, while the cameraman was zooming in on girls in tank tops in the crowd.
Good times! And I didn't even like the Cubs...
"Oh Arnie, you're gonna get me in trouble."
As far as heroes - clearly Luke Skywalker because I was that age. But also Spock, because he never lost his sh!t and was always saving the day because he was smarter than everyone. That was appealing to a smart awkward kid...
as far as sports, I suppose Kent Tekulve was the guy I imitated when playing ball as a kid. Even learned to throw sidearm. This also would check with awkward kid lol.
as far as sports, I suppose Kent Tekulve was the guy I imitated when playing ball as a kid. Even learned to throw sidearm. This also would check with awkward kid lol.
I wanted to be a combination of Han Solo, Gandalf, Michael Jordan, Fran Tarkenton, Harmon Killebrew, Neil Armstrong, Angus Young, Tim Conway, and Indiana Jones
How many times a day did your mom give you Ritalin?
Reading through this thread, I'm now even more aware that women's sports were not easy to access when I was a child. Like, I knew it, but this is a harsh reminder. I'm glad times have changed a bit.
That said, I didn't have any real idols as a kid, but I remember singing along with Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. And in my early teen years, I really wanted to be on "MMC" or "Kids, Inc." despite having no musical ability. Ha ha ha.
That said, I didn't have any real idols as a kid, but I remember singing along with Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. And in my early teen years, I really wanted to be on "MMC" or "Kids, Inc." despite having no musical ability. Ha ha ha.
"Jo-deee, Jo-deee Davis, catcher extraordinaire"
Always fun when HC would bust out that one to the tune of the Davy Crockett song.
Cubs on channel 3 (WGN) and Braves on channel 4 (TBS) on the little black cable box sitting on top of our console TV is a vivid memory from my youth.
