Okay, so former University of Michigan quarterback Drew Henson -- he started at UM ahead of a fellow named Tom Brady -- made his NFL debut yesterday and gave desperate Dallas Cowboy fans a glimmer of hope for the future. Henson, as most of you know, is the former New York Yankee "third baseman of the future," who concluded his career in pinstripes 1-for-9 with three strikeouts and a career OPS+ of -40. At the same time -- and in the same metropolitan area, no less -- 6'10" RHP Chris Young signed a multi-million dollar extension with the Texas Rangers, who had to outbid the Sacramento Kings for the former Princeton center. Which brings us to our ...
Question of the Day: Who is the most memorable multiple-sport athlete of the last century, and more importantly, why? (Note: "most memorable" doesn't always equate with "best" or even "most talented.") Who didn't play multiple sports who should have, or in retrospect, chose the wrong sport?
Let's get some of the obvious ones out of the way, though please do jump in with your comments on and memories of these and others: Bo Jackson, Jim Thorpe, Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan, former Blue Jays Danny Ainge and Mark Hendrickson, as well as Ron Reed, Dave DeBuscherre ... who else? Are there any two-sport hockey players of note other than Tom Glavine, who never made it past "prospect" on the ice?
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