Geezer Query - Who are most distant past sports legends you've actually seen play in the flesh?

[Blankity Blank]

vision63 wrote:
[quote=Blankity Blank]
Saddest celebrity sighting - I caught a glimpse of Gary Coleman when he was working as a security guard at Fox Hills Mall in Culver City.

My man was putting in work to pay the bills. I applauded him for it.
Sure, but the path there, not a joyride.

[Will Collier]

Lux Interior wrote:
[quote=vision63]
Whoever played baseball, basketball, boxed and football in the 60's, I saw 'em.

I don't think even Bo Jackson did all of those sports!
Obligatory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMtGvRG0b0

Bo knows timing: that ad aired for the first time immediately after the first inning of the 1989 All-Star Game, which of course included his monster lead-off home run.

[JoeM]

Jeez, lets see here's a few:

On the tube:
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Whitey Ford
Don Larsen
Roger Maris
Hank Aaron
Johnny Unitas
Jim Brown
Joe Namath
Emile Griffith
Floyd Patterson
Muhammad Ali

In person:
Phil Esposito
Ron Greschner
Joe Fraiser
Larry Holmes
Mark Gastineau
Jet Li

[freeradical]

Takeru Kobayashi

[Speedy]

freeradical wrote:
Takeru Kobayashi

And we have a winner!

[DeusxMac]

Funny how quickly "sports" and "in the flesh" cease to have any meaning. :RollingEyesSmiley5:

[Will Collier]

Quite jealous of a lot of these lists... I grew up in a small town that was many hundreds of miles away from any professional sports team (unless you count Alabama football, of course). Not many opportunities to see pretty much any of those names while they were still active.