Board 8 > Who's that classic athlete who was pro at a couple sports?

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I thought it was Walter Payton but apparently not. Anyone know?

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Bo Jackson

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Deion Sanders too.

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Also Michael Jordan had a stint with the White Sox iirc

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Jim Thorpe

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From: Regaro_Ukiera | #004
Also Michael Jordan had a stint with the White Sox iirc

did he ever play at Major League level?

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He was on the Sox but he was terrible.

Deion Sanders is who I was thinking of for sure. Thanks!

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From: Regaro_Ukiera | Posted: 10/11/2011 11:52:28 PM | #002
Bo Jackson

That was my first thought, then I remembered Deion.

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Jordan was never an MLB player. You're probably thinking of Bo Jackson.

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Deion Sanders is the only person ever to play in both the World Series and the Super Bowl.

Wait, Space Jam didn't really happen? :(

Came to say Thrope

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I think Jordan just played in the minors for a few months

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He played minor league. If you watch Space Jam, you'll see he played for a team called the "Barons" I think. It was not major league.

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"In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11 errors."

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Bo knows.

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Michael Jordan is the only player ever to play in both the NBA Finals and the Space Jam.

Jordan probably could have contributed at a Major League level as a pinch-runner.

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No... Jordan really played on the Sox. He was brought down to the minors because he sucked.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Chicago_White_Sox_season

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He played for the minor league club. He never made the majors. Not difficult to understand.

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I checked Guiga's link, and while it does say that he played for at the Major League level, if you follow the citation for it it says no such thing.

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jordan001mic

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Jordan actually played for a minor league team in the same league as our local minor league team. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to go see him play, but oh well.

First thought for the topic was Bo Jackson, then Jim Thorpe, then Deion Sanders.

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