Hometown athletes. Have any???

[BigRedRage]

mountain pointe and desert vista run the high schools in az, they havent dropped a pro yet?

 

[Redheart]

mountain pointe and desert vista run the high schools in az, they havent dropped a pro yet?

Sorry, I only moved to Mesa 19-years ago. My hometown is real small-town, USA.

 

[JeffGollin]

My home town high school turns out more scientists than football players. Name players in towns just down the road from me included:

Eric McCoo (Red Bank, NJ) RB Penn St.

Jason Peter (Middletown, NJ) the DT who played for the Giants and couldn't overcome numerous off-field "issues."

 

[MrY]

Albuquerque has some home grown and some transplants

Johnny Tapia-boxing
Bobby Foster-boxing
the entire Unser racing family
Kenny Thomas NBA
Don Perkins-NFL
Joe and Gavin Maloof-NBA owners

 

[TruColor]

100 years? Finally there's someone on this board older than me.

I was only exaggerating a little bit...

 

[JeffGollin]

Non Football Celebs

Johnny Tapia-boxing
Bobby Foster-boxing
the entire Unser racing family
Kenny Thomas NBA
Don Perkins-NFL
Joe and Gavin Maloof-NBA owners
Weren't the Maloofs liquor distributors in NM?

If we depart from football (& stray even further) neighboring Middletown, NJ has been home to Geraldo Rivera, Connie Chung & Morrie Povich, John Bon Giovi and NBC anchor Brian Williams.

Bruce Springsteen used to live up the hill from us in Holmdel, but he tends to move within the immediate area every few years or so - I believe he's currently residing in Colts Neck. (There are frequent "Bruce sightings" in diners throughout the county).

 

[HookemCards]

Albuquerque has some home grown and some transplants

Johnny Tapia-boxing
Bobby Foster-boxing
the entire Unser racing family
Kenny Thomas NBA
Don Perkins-NFL
Joe and Gavin Maloof-NBA owners

Wasn't everyone's favorite Card prospect from 4 or 5 years ago, Bobby Newcombe, from Albuquerque??

 

[MrY]

Wasn't everyone's favorite Card prospect from 4 or 5 years ago, Bobby Newcombe, from Albuquerque??

Yeah..forgot about him....also Brian Uhrlacker went to UNM although he went to high school in southern NM...Robin Cole..solid LB with the Steelers for several years from UNM too as did another solid vet in the NFL Terrence Mathis

 

[Hordispack]

Terell Suggs...Chandler AZ Hamilton HS

 

[cardsfaithful22]

Too many to mention all of them. How about these for a start:

Michael Vick
Allen Iverson
Lawrence Taylor, HOF (met him twice)
Alonzo Morning
Bruce Smith
Dwight Stevenson, HOF
Pernell Whitaker (Boxer)
Curtis Strange
Kwammie Lassiter (I've got to include a Cardinal on the list.)

You've got to include a Cardinal on the list? How about David Macklin,Elton Brown,and Daryl Blackstock all from that same area who are current Cardinals

 

[ANDY440]

Tony Siragusa,David Brearly High in Kenilworth ,N.J.

Mike Chalenski, back up D lineman with the Eagles & a few other teams.