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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
I knew the story about Winfield getting drafted by 4 pro leagues. But I wasn't aware of just how good he was in college. Didn't know he was a pitcher. Didn't know he was on the Big 10 champions in basketball. Didn't know he went to the CWS. Since he played hockey as a kid, you wonder if there were more people of color in the NHL if he would have played longer on the ice.
I will say I think he is an example of how making teens specialize in one sport is to their detriment. |
But to get back to the original post - I don't think we'll see many multi-sports stars anymore. And the reason in my opinion is quite simple:
With so much money to be earned in all major sports most kids will decide early what path to follow and what skills to improve to make them very good (and very rich) in one sport.
And basically this makes sense to me.
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I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day.
And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play,
and I say it's because he's black,
that might not be a satisfactory answer.
Happy Chandler, 1947
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