The Submit’s Mike Vaccaro ranks the highest 10 faces in New York sports activities in every decade from the 1950s to the 2010s.
1950s
1. Mickey Mantle; 2. Frank Gifford; 3. Willie Mays; 4. Jackie Robinson; 5. Yogi Berra; 6. Charley Conerly; 7. Andy Bathgate; 8. Casey Stengel; 9. Duke Snider; 10. Roy Campanella
Vac: No listing of this decade can be legit with out Willie, Mickey and the Duke — and Yogi and Campy every contributed three of the 11 MVPs awards within the ’50s for the three metropolis groups. And no group in New York historical past was as beloved because the mid-’50s soccer Giants, repped by their two Glamor Boys, Giff and Chuckin’ Charley.)
1960s
1. Joe Namath; 2. Tom Seaver; 3. Walt Frazier; 4. Mickey Mantle; 5. Roger Maris; 6. Willis Reed; 7. Whitey Ford; 8. Y.A. Title; 9. Rod Gilbert; 10. Invoice Bradley
Vac: The Jets, Mets and Knicks have been all blessed with seminal acquisitions that sparked championships in Namath (Tremendous Bowl III MVP), Seaver (’69 Cy Younger) and Bradley (probably the most well-known newbie basketball participant on the planet). Tittle was already an immortal when he got here to city, however rapidly turned a stalwart at each Yankee Stadium and Toots Shor’s)
1970s
1. Reggie Jackson; 2. George Steinbrenner; 3. Julius Erving; 4. Tom Seaver; 5. Walt Frazier; 6. Thurman Munson; 7. Earl Monroe; 8. Secretariat; 9. Crimson Holzman; 10. Ron Guidry
Vac: The Yankees dominated baseball and again pages all through the last decade, so whereas they get 40 p.c — they might’ve gotten extra. Soccer in New York lay in state for the whole thing of the ’70s, which is how Secretariat — born in Virginia, raised in Florida however confirmed a celebrity in New York Metropolis — cracks the listing. And will should be increased.
1980s
1. Lawrence Taylor; 2. Dwight Gooden; 3. Don Mattingly; 4. Invoice Parcells; 5. Bernard King; 6. Darryl Strawberry; 7. Chris Mullin; 8. Phil Simms; 9. Mike Bossy; 10. Keith Hernandez
Vac: Possibly probably the most star-studded decade of all, you’d higher both be a champion (LT, Doc, Tuna, Straw, Simms, Bossy, Mex) or a ridiculously dominant drive (Mattingly, Mullin, King) — and even that didn’t assist such near-misses as Gary Carter, Bryan Trottier, Dave Winfield and Joe Klecko).
1990s
1. Derek Jeter; 2. Mark Messier; 3. Patrick Ewing; 4. Joe Torre; 5. Pat Riley; 6. Mariano Rivera; 7. Brian Leetch; 8. Mike Piazza; 9. Keyshawn Johnson; 10. Martin Brodeur
Vac: After all, the ’90s was no slouch, both: 9 of the 10 are Corridor of Famers, and the one outlier — Keyshawn — would completely advantage inclusion as a first-ballot back-page Corridor of Famer. How sturdy is that this listing? Brodeur would possibly effectively be the best goalie of all time — and it’s inconceivable to make a case that he belongs increased than 10.
2000s
1. Eli Manning; 2. Alex Rodriguez; 3. Derek Jeter; 4. David Wright; 5. Mariano Rivera; 6. Mike Piazza; 7. Jason Kidd; 8. Tiki Barber; 9. Michael Strahan; 10. Roger Clemens
Vac: Half this listing (Eli, A-Rod, Jeter, Rivera, Piazza) have been adequate, lengthy sufficient to seem in two completely different many years, and it’s exhausting to argue that any of them don’t belong. The fleeting nature of an athlete’s “face”-ness is underlined by the truth that Latrell Sprewell would’ve appeared a shoe-in, and so would Curtis Martin. Titles would’ve helped each.
2010s
1. Odell Beckham Jr.; 2. Eli Manning; 3. Jeremy Lin; 4. Carmelo Anthony; 5. Rex Ryan; 6. Henrik Lundqvist; 7. Alex Rodriguez; 8. Aaron Choose; 9. Matt Harvey; 10. Jacob deGrom
Vac: How nice was Eli? No different athlete got here this near being No. 2 in two completely different many years. How spectacular was Linsanity? Sufficient that Lin is that this excessive on the listing for 3 wonderful weeks, and it’s exhausting to argue.
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