Most Famous Athlete You've Ever Played a Sport w/Against?

[bijanc]

Not exhibitions such as pro-am and charity golf, or alum basketball games- a genuine competition when scores/times/distances were being kept and winning 'counted'.

May either be teammate or foe.

[SQUACKEE]

Ping pong against Robin Williams till 5 in the mornin. It's amazing what you can do on cocaine.

[bambam1729]

Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Ben Crenshaw
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Ray Floyd
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
and numerous other pro golfers from the 1970s

but the greatest of them all was ...

Eddie Pearce

[jazzcyclist]

Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Ben Crenshaw
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Ray Floyd
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
and numerous other pro golfers from the 1970s

but the greatest of them all was ...

Eddie Pearce

Well, I guess you don't have to worry about anyone topping your list. Showoff. :wink:

[kuha]

Exactly. Game over. Everyone can go home now.

[TrackDaddy]

I'd agree if Tiger Woods were on the list. :P

Besides I thought the question was about "athletes."

I played high school football against Turner Gill. ops:

[jkjoregon]

Table tennis with Peter Snell when he was getting his PhD in Exercise Physiology at Washington State University. He was over to my home and we both were pretty competitive. 8-)

[BillVol]

Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Ben Crenshaw
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Ray Floyd
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
and numerous other pro golfers from the 1970s

but the greatest of them all was ...

Eddie Pearce

Who's Eddie Pearce?

[gm]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Pearce

[tracknut]

Played two man volleyball with Daley Thompson, our alternate was Jay Thorson. The only reason we were second in the tourney is cuz I was on the team :lol:

[bf]

Longjumped vs Bob Beamon in 1965 allcomers meet. Was just 2 ft short of his jump. Thereafter, I improved my PB by 4 inches.. he, by 4 ft.!

[Walt Murphy]

1964 road race in Hawaii against Orville Atkins and Leah Ferris (U.S. 880y champ).

[ndamix]

Play'd a pick-up basketball game against Michael Jordan during his off-season from the NBA when he was @ Chapel Hill finishing up his degree @ Carolina. Stole the ball from him too.... :lol:

Wish Youtube was there then.... ops: :lol:

[JRM]

I ran against Donovan Bailey at an all-comers meet in Toronto in the early 90s. He won.

[rasb]

I raced against Ron Clarke, and on another occasion Arthur Lydiard.
Technically, they were just morning jogs, but I was racing...