My all time favourite player is George Reed. He is a class act all the way. He was never a hot-dog on the field, respected his opponents and the game, a true professional on and off the field. Its too bad that many of the players today cannot say the same thing.
I have it on very good authority that the members of the panel who chose the TSN top 50 who were old enough to have seen Parker and Flutie play voted overwhelmingly for Parker.
Did you see Parker play?
Do you know me?
Only an ignorant jerk would accuse someone they don’t know of lieing. But since you don’t believe me, ask someone on the panel.
I'll even help you, here is the list of voters, someone as smart as you should have no problem contacting one of them, they will tell you. It was also stated on TSN that Parker won by a large margin amongst older voters.
dont make statements like that unless you yourself can back it up. I am not going to try to prove your point for you, do it yourself. Until you do, your full of BS
You have got a lot of nerve - and not a lot of brain power - to make an asinine comment like that.
You’re comment is full of BS. Just because people are older than you, have more experience than you, exhibit more tact than you, (and are obviously smarter) doesn’t make them senile.
you are the one who made the inflammatory comments and can’t back them up mate. You are the one who needs to be back-peddling or at the very least explaining yourself.
Now, to get away from the mess that FYB started, and back to the topic...
For me there's a difference between 'favourite player' and greatest/best player.
I see this thread as not about who was the best, but who was your favourite. For example, I forgot to include Don Warrington... someone nobody other than some of the Esks fans (especially my fellow Grey-beards) would know. He retired in 80 and was killed in a car accident shortly afterwards. His memory fueled the Esks run to the GC and the win in 81. After winning the GC one of the players (was it Wilkie? Kep?) said "It really wasn't fair, we were playing with 13 men the whole season" in reference to how losing a valued friend and team mate had brought them together and helped them to focus. Best of all was that Warrington wasn't a superstar... he was like so many Canadians playing in the league... a role player who would do anything asked of him.
So while Giz may be my fave from a pure entertainment standpoint, Warrington gets my nod from the pure sportsmanship perspective.
Now as for favourite nicknames... I like that! Here are some of my faves...
Gizmo has to be one of the best.
Other excellent ones...
Don "Jeep" Warrington
Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell
Ron "Swamp Dog" Estay
Jim "Dirty 30" Young
Bennie 'The Grinch" Goods
James "Quick" Parker
Tony "The Bull" Burse
Normie "The China Clipper" Kwong
Jackie "Spaghetti Legs" Parker
Ron "The LIttle General" Lancaster
Ed "Not Too Tall" Jones
Michael "Pinball" Clemons
... I'm sure more will come to me!
and as much as I hate to admit it, 'The Undertaker' was a good one!
And as for fave real names...
Wonderful Mons has to take the prize!
You did the same thing to me in another thread… so not only are you a liar, but a hypocrite too… and a biased one at that… I agree with FYB… all you have done is given us names, not how they voted…
For me, my favourite players are Lui Passaglia (his winning FG in 94 cemented me as a Lions fan) and Geroy Simon (the best player I've seen since I've had STs)
Would have to be Milt ... but there are lots of favorites. Peter Liske Willie Burden and John Helton. James West. James Murphy. Garney Henley Rod Hill Sonny Wade lots of them