Philly Sports Net - The city of Philadelphia has a great history in sports and has seen many great athletes come into town. All 4 teams have had their fair share of truly dominant players. I decided to compile a list of what I thought to be the top 10 best athletes that played for a Philadelphia team at some point during their career (current players are excluded).
Honorable Mention List: Tug McGraw, Pete Rose, Richie Ashburn (Whitey had an excellent career before his announcing days), Harold Carmichael, Tommy McDonald, Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney, Matt Geiger (oops, that was a typo), Ron Hextall, Ron Jaworksi
10. Charles Barkley - “The Round Mound of Rebound” averaged 22 points a game and 11 rebounds during his career. Barkley began his career in Philly, but his best points occured while he was either in a Suns or Rockets uniform. Sir Charles was one of the players selected for the NBA’s 50 greatest players list.
9. Bobby Clarke - The player, not the GM. He has over 327 more points than any other player to ever suit up for the Flyboys. He played in over 1,100 games and compiled 358 goals and 852 assists during his tenure in Philadelphia. Clark led the Broad Street Bullies to back to back Stanley Cup victories.
8. Moses Malone - The 76ers were struggling to overcome the Lakers in the Finals until Moses came to town. The Sixers won the NBA championship the first year that Malone was here and he won the league MVP for the third year in a row. Moses predicted an entire playoff sweep by saying “Four-Four-Four,” and he was close since the Sixers went four-five-four.
7. Steve Carlton - In 1972, Steve Carlton won 27 games pitching for the Fightin’s. Why is that a great stat, well the Phillies won 59 games all season so Carlton was the reason for 46 percent of their wins. He was a 10-time all star and won 4 Cy Young awards during his career.
6. Chuck Bednarik - Bednarik was the last two-way player in NFL history playing both linebacker and center. He was a stalwart of the Eagles’ NFL championship teams in ‘49 and ‘60. In his 14 year career, “Concrete Charlie” only missed 3 games. Bednarik is also infamous for his blindside hit on Frank Gifford that almost ended his career.
Celebrity Softball event- May 6th @ Union Field in w. deptford
Hi; I am Barbara Smith and I am the principal of Oakview Elementary School in West Deptford, NJ. We are sponsoring a Celdbrity Softball Game on Sat. May 6th @ Union field in West Deptford. WE would love to have any wonderful Philadelphia sports figure participate in our event. Many, many parents are fans of these men. Is there any way you could put promote our event?
Thanks.
Barbara Smith