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CW Sporting Hall of Fame 1st Ballot

CW Sporting Hall of Fame Ballot. Vote for 2


  • Total voters
    42
  • Poll closed .

steds

Hall of Fame Member
Vote for two.

The nominees:

Colin Meads (Rugby Union)
Career 1955 – 1973
  • 55 Tests for New Zealand, 7 tries
  • International Rugby Hall of Fame member
  • New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame member
  • Named New Zealand’s Player of the Century


Diego Maradona (Association Football)
Career 1976 – 1997
  • 91 games for Argentina, 34 goals
  • World Cup winner 1986
  • Golden Ball for Best Player of the World Cup 1986
  • FIFA Internet Player of the Century


Babe Ruth (Baseball)
Career 1914 – 1935
  • 714 career home runs
  • World Series winner 1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932
  • Major League Baseball All-Star game 1933, 1934
  • First player ever to hit 30, 40, 50 and 60 home runs in a season
  • Only player to hit 3 home runs twice in a World Series game (1926 & 1928)
  • Baseball Hall of Fame member


Steve Davis (Snooker)
Career 1978 – present
  • World Champion 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Masters Champion 1982, 1988, 1997
  • 28 ranking tournament victories
  • 45 non-ranking tournament victories
  • First man to score a century onboard a submerged submarine

Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali (Boxing)
Professional Career 1960 – 1981
  • 61 professional fights, 56 wins (37 by KO), 5 losses
  • three-time World Heavyweight Champion
  • Olympic gold medallist 1960 - Light-Heavyweight
  • International Boxing Hall of Fame member


Pelé (Association Football)
Career 1956 – 1977
  • 92 games for Brazil, 77 goals
  • Reputed 1281 goals in 1363 matches (including friendlies)
  • World Cup winner 1958, 1962, 1970
  • FIFA Footballer of the Century
  • International Olympic Committee Athlete of the Century
  • Appeared in adverts for Viagra


Tiger Woods (Golf)
Career 1996 – present
  • 13 Major Championship victories – Masters 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005; U.S Open 2000, 2002; Open Championship 2000, 2005, 2006; PGA 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
  • 82 professional wins
  • U.S. Ryder Cup team 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006. Winner 1999
  • U.S. Presidents Cup team 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007. Winner 2000, 2005
  • Current World No. 1
  • Holds records for most consecutive weeks as World No. 1 - 264


Ayrton Senna (Motorsport)
Career 1984 – 1994
  • 162 races, 41 wins, 80 podium finishes, 65 pole positions
  • 610 career points
  • Formula One World Drivers' Champion 1988, 1990, 1991
  • International Motorsports Hall of Fame member


Andrew Johns (Rugby League)
Career 1993 – 2007
  • Highest points scorer in Australian first grade premiership history - 2,176 points in 249 games
  • 21 Tests for Australia
  • 23 State of Origin games for New South Wales, 96 points
  • NRL Premiership winner 1997, 2001
  • Dally M winner (for best player in the NRL) 1998, 1999, 2002
  • Golden Boot winner (for best player in the world) 1999, 2001


Jesse Owens (Athletics)
  • Olympic Gold medallist 1936 – 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay, long jump
  • On 25th May 1935, set 3 world records (long jump, 220 yards, 220 yards low hurdles) and tied another (100 yards)


John Surtees (Motorsport)
Motorcycling Career 1952 – 1960
  • 49 Grands Prix, 38 wins
  • World Champion – 350cc 1958, 1959, 1960; 500cc 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
Formula 1 Career 1960 – 1972
  • 113 races, 6 wins, 24 podium finishes, 8 pole positions
  • 180 career points
  • Formula One World Drivers' Champion 1964
  • Only person to have won World Championships in motorcycle racing and car racing
  • International Motorsports Hall of Fame member


Shane Gould (Swimming)
  • Olympic gold medallist 1972 – 200m individual medley, 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle
  • Olympic silver medallist 1972 – 800m freestyle
  • Olympic bronze medallist 1972 – 100m freestyle
  • Only person, male or female, to hold every world freestyle record from 100m to 1500m simultaneously
  • First female swimmer ever to win three Olympic gold medals in world record time
  • Australian of the Year 1972
  • Retired in 1972, aged 16


Michael Jordan (Basketball)
Career 1984 – 1993, 1995 – 1998, 2001 – 2003
  • 1,251 games, 38,279 points
  • NBA champion 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1988
  • NBA MVP 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998
  • NBA Finals MVP 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team 1997
  • 14 time All-Star


Rod Laver (Tennis)
Career 1956 – 1979
  • 392 wins 99 losses
  • 11 Grand Slams – Australian Open 1960, 1962, 1969; French Open 1962, 1969; Wimbledon 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969; U.S. Open 1962, 1969
  • 39 Career titles
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame member
  • Only player in tennis history to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles


Phil “The Power” Taylor (Darts)
Career 1988 – present
  • 4 BDO Titles
  • 62 PDC Titles
  • BDO World Champion 1990, 1992
  • PDC World Champion 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006


Pete Rose (Baseball)
Career 1963 – 1986
  • World Series winner 1975, 1976, 1980
  • Most career appearances – 3,562
  • Most career hits – 4,256
  • Most career runs by a switch hitter – 2,165
  • 1973 National League MVP
  • 17 All-Star appearances


Ron Barassi (Australian Rules Football)
Career 1953 – 1969
  • 253 games, 330 goals
  • Premiership player1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
  • All Australian 1956, 1958, 1961
Coaching Career 1965 – 1995
  • Premiership coach 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame
  • Sport Australia Hall of Fame
  • VFL-AFL Italian Team of the Century (coach)

Lance Armstrong (Cycling)
Career 1990 – 2005
  • Tour de France winner 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • World Cycling Champion 1993
  • Olympic bronze medallist 2000 – Men’s time trial


Chad Fletcher (Australian Rules Football)
Career 1999 – present
  • 151 games, 68 goals
  • Premiership player 2006
  • Represented Australian in International Rules Series 2003
  • All-Australian 2004


Michael Schumacher (Motorsport)
Career 1991 – 2006
  • 250 races, 91 wins, 154 podium finishes, 68 pole positions
  • 1,369 Career points
  • Formula One World Drivers' Champion 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
 
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Matteh

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Surtees. Because unlike everyone else on the list, he's been a world champion in two sports instead of just one.
 

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
Others to be considered -

Jonah Lomu , Michael Lynagh, John Eales, Wayne Buck Shelford - Rugby Union

Bjorn Borg, John Mcenroe , Pete Sampras, Roger Federer - Tennis

Carl Lewis - Athletics

Ian Thorpe - Swimming

Mal Meninga , Wally Lewis - Rugby League

John Dipiadimenico (Dipper) , Dermot Brereton, Tony Lockett - AFL

Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player, Arnold Palmer ,Sam Snead - Golf

Sir Don Bradman, Vivian Richards, Jack Hobbs - Cricket
 
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Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Others to be considered -

Jonah Lomu , Michael Lynagh, John Eales, Wayne Buck Shelford - Rugby Union

Bjorn Borg, John Mcenroe , Pete Sampras, Roger Federer - Tennis

Carl Lewis - Athletics

Ian Thorpe - Swimming

Mal Meninga , Wally Lewis - Rugby League

John Dipiadimenico (Dipper) , Dermot Brereton, Tony Lockett - AFL

Jack Nicklaus , Gary Player, Arnold Palmer ,Sam Snead - Golf

Sir Don Bradman, Vivian Richards, Jack Hobbs - Cricket
We decided not to include cricket.
 

pasag

RTDAS
Barassi here. One of the greatest footy players ever and his coaching exploits put him ahead of the pack for mine. Although Leigh Matthews... Wouldn't mind seeing Whitten up there next round. Laver for the other one, serious champion.

If I wasn't Australian, I'd have gone with Jordan for sure and Babe Ruth probably.
 

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