OT: Who are the most underrated championship athletes in all of sports?

Submitted by WingsNWolverines on

While driving home from Akron today (from spending the night up there for my grandpa's funeral) I turned on the radio and low and behold my most unfavorite radio show on 97.1 The Fan with Anthony Rothman and Dimitrius Stanley was on the air. Normally I HATE THESE TWO WITH A PASSION cause Stanley is full of himself and I could never stand Rothman but they had an interesting topic on the air and it was "most underrated chmapionship athletes in all of sports."  This was a hard one because most of the athletes I was thinking of were either overrated or right where they should be. One player however stuck out in my mind. Chris Osgood. Who was also mentioned twice on the show, believe it or not. Osgood has 3 Stanley Cups, 2 Jennings trophies, 10th in all time wins as a goaltender, 4th in all time win percentage 7th best in GAA in NHL history. This man never gets the credit he deserves and in my opinion he's one of the greatest NHL goalies to ever play the game. Who are some of yours?

 

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snarling wolverine

July 6th, 2012 at 10:24 PM ^

I don't think Gretsky is the right choice here.  He became a household name in America.  Even if people didn't watch him play much, everyone knew who he was, and that he was supposed to be the man in hockey - kind of like how everyone, even the biggest soccer hater, knows who Pele is.

There are other hockey greats that the average guy on the street has literally never heard of.

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Grampy

July 6th, 2012 at 10:36 PM ^

Juan Manuel Fangio was the greatest F1 driver of all time and he drove in an era when drivers were as important as technology. The machines were harder to drive, both tracks and vehicles were dangerously unsafe, and the physical stamina required to compete was far higher. He won five championships, with the last one while driving an underpowered Maserati 250F "birdcage" that was 4 years old when the 1958 season began. He is, of course, highly regarded in racing circles, but largely unrecognized in the sporting world.

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LB

July 6th, 2012 at 10:45 PM ^

become the first American to win individual medals in 5 consecutive Olympics when she competes in London. Yeah, I know; who?

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M-Wolverine

July 7th, 2012 at 12:09 AM ^

Chad Henne. He leads Michigan in all time passing, but most everyone just points out the things he didn't do really well. Compare how people react to him and Mike Hart, who have nearly identical resumes. Tom Brady when he was at Michigan.

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joeyb

July 7th, 2012 at 12:45 AM ^

Tom Brady was so underrated while at Michigan. He was probably my favorite QB at Michigan even without hindsight. The PSU game is one of my favorites. It's one of the few games that I actually remember watching. The Orange Bowl that year too.

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santy

July 7th, 2012 at 11:02 AM ^

Roy Keane, Patrick Vieira, Claude Makelele.

These guys embodied the complete all-rounded midfielder, dictated offense and defense for their respective teams, won championships, but aren't as eye-catching as the offensive play of Xavi, Iniesta, etc. 

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