Your non football idol/childhood hero?

[Cowboy Brian]

Removing all people related to football(as i'm sure 90% of people here would post someone related to football, since we are after all on a football forum), who would be your biggest childhood hero/idol?


For me it is professional wrestler Shawn Michaels, followed by Rise Against lead man Tim McIlrath.

 

[Vtwin]

Hugh Hefner.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Various musicians, mostly guitarists.

 

[Hostile]

Nolan Ryan.

 

[Yeagermeister]

My father

 

[CowboyDan]

Sports: Michael Jordan
Music: Eddie Van Halen
Real Life: My Family, especially my sister.

 

[YosemiteSam]

A split between Ben Franklin and George Washington.

 

[CowboyDan]

A split between Ben Franklin and George Washington.

Childhood hero? Wow, that was very mature of you. I always liked the Franklin Institute as a kid, but never considered him my hero.

 

[Stautner]

Nolan Ryan.

My father

I'm more in line with you guys.

My dad is my all-time hero, although I can't really say he was when I was a kid. As is too often the casel, as a kid I was too stupid to see things clearly.

In general I was more enamored with baseball players than football players. Nolan fits the bill, although I was a little older (upper teens) when I really became a fan of his. Aaron, Mays, Brooks Robinson, George Brett and Lou Brock were some of my favorites.

 

[CowboyWay]

Steve Garvey. Pete Rose.

Both have let me down.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Childhood hero? Wow, that was very mature of you. I always liked the Franklin Institute as a kid, but never considered him my hero.

I've been into American History since I was very young. I got one of those posters when I was four that listed all the presidents. My mom and grandparents used to tell me about them and many times brought up Ben Franklin. I started to study about them while still in grade school. Both of those men where extraordinary by any standard.

Read these two books.

• Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
• Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner

Both are extremely well written books. Walter Isaacson is a incredibly good writer. He is in the process of writing the first Steve Jobs *authorized* biography. Even though I can't stand the man and the fact that it's authorized which means he will have complete and utter control of every word, letter, and punctuation mark put in the book, I may just have to read it anyhow. Isaacson's literary skills are that good in my opinion. I don't blame Jobs for letting Isaacson be the one to write it.

 

[bbgun]

Lee Majors, Evel Knievel

 

[CowboyDan]

I've been into American History since I was very young. I got one of those posters when I was four that listed all the presidents. My mom and grandparents used to tell me about them and many times brought up Ben Franklin. I started to study about them while still in grade school. Both of those men where extraordinary by any standard.

Read these two books.

• Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
• Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner

Both are extremely well written books. Walter Isaacson is a incredibly good writer. He is in the process of writing the first Steve Jobs *authorized* biography. Even though I can't stand the man and the fact that it's authorized which means he will have complete and utter control of every word, letter, and punctuation mark put in the book, I may just have to read it anyhow. Isaacson's literary skills are that good in my opinion. I don't blame Jobs for letting Isaacson be the one to write it.

Cool, thanks for the suggestions...I'm always looking for good books to read.

 

[Alumni2k11]

George Carlin.

 

[DIAF]

Mine is also Nolan Ryan.

 

[Yeagermeister]

I'm more in line with you guys.

My dad is my all-time hero, although I can't really say he was when I was a kid. As is too often the case, as a kid I was too stupid to see things clearly.

My father barely had an 8th grade education and busted his butt all of his life to make a living mainly driving a dump truck. i've learned more from him than any school.....a lot of it by learning from his mistakes. :laugh2:

 

[YosemiteSam]

George Carlin.

No wonder you're so screwed up! :laugh2:

 

[Alumni2k11]

No wonder you're so screwed up! :laugh2:

lol, valid point.

 

[Danny White]

 

[CowboyDan]

Love it! My favorite show growing up!

Wonder when they took that picture.....no 01 on the door and the passenger door is open.....the General's doors were supposedly welded shut for racing.