I've sat here today trying to come up with the best way to put up a post wishing all of you dads out there a Happy Father's Day. Then our friend Austin, the XFINITY Sports guy made a series of Tweets listing his top five father/son combinations in sports, which I thought was a perfect method. So, here are his tweets, followed by some honorable mentions I would add to this list:
94 combined career wins & the most popular father son duo in #NASCAR History. #FathersDay duo #5 Dale Earnhardt Jr./Sr. xfin.tv/LuTnhj
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) June 17, 2012
16 all-star appearances, 1st son/father to play on same team at the same time. #FathersDay duo #4: Ken Griffey Jr./Sr. xfin.tv/Leqesm
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) June 17, 2012
15 pro-bowls, 709 TD passes, & 3 Lombardi trophies combined, #FathersDay (trio) #3: Archie/Peyton/Eli Manning #3 xfin.tv/LuVfqa
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) June 17, 2012
17 all-star appearances, 1,094 homeruns and 11 gold gloves combined #FathersDay duo #2 Bobby/Barry Bonds xfin.tv/LuW1n6
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) June 17, 2012
3 Stanley Cups, 1,018 goals,& 18 all star appearances make up #FathersDay duo #1 Bobby/Brett Hull xfin.tv/LuWaqC
— XFINITY Sports (@XFINITYSports) June 17, 2012
My honorable mentions:
- Bobby Bowden with sons Terry, Tommy, and Jeff (Football coaches)
- Mohammad Ali and daughter Laila (Boxing)
- Mario Andretti with son Michael (Auto racing)
- Michael Andretti with son Marco (Auto racing)
- Joe Bryan with son Kobe (NBA players)
- Cecil Fielder with son Prince (MLB)
- Buddy Ryan with sons Rex and Rob (Football coaches)
- Don Hasselbeck with sons Matt and Tim (NFL players)
- Ray Boone with son Bob (MLB players)
- Bob Boone with sons Brett and Aaron (MLB players)
- Richard Petty with son Kyle (Auto racing)
- Clay Matthews, Sr. with sons Clay Jr. and Bruce (NFL players)
- Clay Matthews, Jr. with sons Clay III and Casey (NFL players)
- Sandy Alomar with sons Sandy Jr. and Roberto (MLB players)
- Kellen Winslow with son Kellen Jr.
- Johnny Schleck with sons Frank and Andy (Cyclists)
- Cal Ripken, Sr., with sons Cal Jr. and Billy (MLB players)
- Manu Tuiasosopo with sons Marques and Matt (NFL/NFL./MLB)
- Bold Rule with foal Secretariat (Horse racing)
- Yao Zhiyuan with Yao Ming (Yao Ming's mother and wife both played Chinese baseketball as well) (Chinese Professional Basketball/NBA)
I think I'm out. What other father and son/daughter sports figures can you come up with?
And, of course:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!