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Title: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: AUTailgatingRules on June 17, 2009, 01:20:46 PM
I'm interested to find out which if any sports everyone played growing up.

I played:

Baseball ( little league - High school) -  Short stop, 3rd base, 2nd base and a little catcher
Football ( little league - HS)  Defensive back and punter
Basketball ( little league - soph year)  Point gaurd

Baseball was by far my favorite and best sport


Favorite sport in my adult years is definately golf.  Wish i would have played more at a younger age.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Saniflush on June 17, 2009, 01:31:27 PM
Football - peewee through 12th TE/DE
Basketball - 7th through 12th C/F
Orienteering (the REAL cross country) - 9th - 12th
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Townhallsavoy on June 17, 2009, 01:35:42 PM
Baseball - Little league and middle school
Basketball - Little league
Football - birth until HS
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Buzz Killington on June 17, 2009, 01:54:06 PM
Football - birth until HS

Dude...I bet you were something in the 18M league.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: DnATL on June 17, 2009, 02:02:22 PM
Orienteering (the REAL cross country) - 9th - 12th

Not to be confused with those normal cross country posers, because you're not ghey like them......
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: DnATL on June 17, 2009, 02:04:07 PM
Football - birth until HS

Those infant leagues must be tough to ref - is he down by contact, or just down cause he can't freaking walk yet?
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: AUChizad on June 17, 2009, 02:05:50 PM
Excluding peewee and little league sports

I played Basketball for Jr. High/High School from 7th grade to just before the season started in 10th grade. I quit due to personality conflicts with my teammates.

I then picked up wrestling because it was our school's first year having a program and I just thought it seemed interesting. Definitely the most physically challenging sport I ever participated in.

That year, I tried to juggle high school wrestling and YMCA basketball. It was awesome going from high school ball to YMCA cause I fuckin dominated fools. After that year though, I just focused on wrestling. Placed 4th in state my Senior year, which at the time only one person from our program had placed the year before, and three of us placed that year. Prattville has some amazingly badass wrestlers today.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: War Eagle!!! on June 17, 2009, 02:44:04 PM
Excluding peewee and little league sports

I played Basketball for Jr. High/High School from 7th grade to just before the season started in 10th grade. I quit due to personality conflicts with my teammates.

I then picked up wrestling because it was our school's first year having a program and I just thought it seemed interesting. Definitely the most physically challenging sport I ever participated in.

That year, I tried to juggle high school wrestling and YMCA basketball. It was awesome going from high school ball to YMCA cause I fuckin dominated fools. After that year though, I just focused on wrestling. Placed 4th in state my Senior year, which at the time only one person from our program had placed the year before, and three of us placed that year. Prattville has some amazingly badass wrestlers today.

I wish I knew more about wrestling. Seemed like a fun and really intense sport. They didn't have wrestling at Jeff Davis, but when I used to fuck around wrestling with some of my friends from Lee, they used to kick my ass. One in particular I know I was more of an athlete, quicker, stronger and tougher...and he still kicked my ass. That sport is all about leverage and technique and I wished I knew how to do it better.

By the way...what do your ears look like?
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Kaos on June 17, 2009, 02:50:24 PM
Baseball. 

That is all.  Followed by redneck softball until I was a walking MASH unit and my wife insisted that I retire. 
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: War Eagle!!! on June 17, 2009, 03:01:07 PM
Followed by redneck softball until I was a walking MASH unit and my wife insisted that I retire. 

You are a legend in your own mind...
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Saniflush on June 17, 2009, 03:03:08 PM
Not to be confused with those normal cross country posers, because you're not ghey like them......

Exactly. 

There is no course laid out for everyone to follow.

Here is your map. Here is your compass.

Go.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Aubie16 on June 17, 2009, 03:19:42 PM
Football- 6th-10th Grade (had to quit to run CC)
Baseball- 2nd-8th Grade (had to quit to run track)
Basketball- 3rd-9th Grade
Cross-Country (The ghey kind)- 11th-Auburn
Track- 9th-Auburn
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Saniflush on June 17, 2009, 03:45:47 PM
Cross-Country (The ghey kind)- 11th-Auburn

Well if it makes you feel any better Chad did judo octagon baby oil wrestling which is more ghey.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Tiger Wench on June 17, 2009, 04:02:27 PM
Does cheerleading count?  It should - my calf muscles were bigger than our running back's.  We were a good squad tho.  We won cheer championships my junior and senior years of high school.  I cheered from 6th grade through my second year of college (Judson supplied cheerleaders for the MMI football team).  

I also kept the books for our baseball team for two years.  Awesome job.  Still like keeping score to this day.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Jumbo on June 17, 2009, 04:18:17 PM
Baseball-Little League through 11 grade in High School, I decided to concentrate on Football only my senior year (2nd, 3rd, Of)

Basketball-Little League till 10th grade in high school, Not many 300lb shooting guards in the NBA!

Football-Little League through high School and in College. (Nose Guard, offensive guard and Defensive end)

Baseball and Basketball were my favorite sports but I was better at football so I went that route.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: boartitz on June 17, 2009, 05:29:25 PM
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Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: RWS on June 17, 2009, 05:48:33 PM
Soccer - 4th, 5th, and 6th grade

Basketball - 7th and 8th grade

Track - 8th grade

Marching Band - 9th-12th grade

The HS football team had actually seen me at some track events and scouted me for RB. Only problem was no matter how much I tried I could not gain weight and bulk up. Soooo, football was out. I didn't really start filling in until I was 18-19. I had been in band since 6th grade so it was either marching band or ROTC. Foley sucked ass when I was in HS and the band was really good, so it worked out.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: AUChizad on June 17, 2009, 06:29:53 PM
Soccer - 4th, 5th, and 6th grade

Basketball - 7th and 8th grade

Track - 8th grade

Marching Band - 9th-12th grade

The HS football team had actually seen me at some track events and scouted me for RB. Only problem was no matter how much I tried I could not gain weight and bulk up. Soooo, football was out. I didn't really start filling in until I was 18-19. I had been in band since 6th grade so it was either marching band or ROTC. Foley sucked ass when I was in HS and the band was really good, so it worked out.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You just sited Marching Band as a sport you played in high school!
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Jumbo on June 17, 2009, 06:49:21 PM
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You just sited Marching Band as a sport you played in high school!
He rocked the flute section!
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: boartitz on June 17, 2009, 06:52:37 PM
He rocked the flute section!
One time in band camp. . .
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Pell City Tiger on June 17, 2009, 07:54:04 PM
Football (safety/corner) and baseball (RF/P). I played offense for a total of 3 snaps and recovered a fumble - my own! Had a pick 6 my senior year against Glencoe. Returned it somewhere around 40 yards for the score.

In baseball, I had a wicked pitch. It was an off speed-screwball combo that my coach called the screw up. Usually went for a double, at least. Seriously though, I was a pretty decent pitcher. We won our region my junior and senior year.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: boartitz on June 17, 2009, 08:12:35 PM
Football (safety/corner) and baseball (RF/P). I played offense for a total of 3 snaps and recovered a fumble - my own! Had a pick 6 my senior year against Glencoe. Returned it somewhere around 40 yards for the score.

In baseball, I had a wicked pitch. It was an off speed-screwball combo that my coach called the screw up. Usually went for a double, at least. Seriously though, I was a pretty decent pitcher. We won our region my junior and senior year.
1963 Cardinals Crossett Arkansas.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: RWS on June 17, 2009, 08:18:12 PM
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You just sited Marching Band as a sport you played in high school!
I would rather do that than roll around on the ground with a bunch of sweaty guys. I'm not saying anything.....I'm just sayin....I wasn't necessarily thinking specifically and strictly sport, I was thinking extracurricular.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: War Eagle!!! on June 17, 2009, 09:30:15 PM
Ummmmmmmm no. Nice try RWS. But there is no getting around that you sited band as a sport...
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: DnATL on June 17, 2009, 10:24:11 PM
I played rugby for Auburn - mostly flanker, so only one ear is slightly torn, in case "War Eagle!!!" is interested.
Growing up, I played soccer for the most seasons (ten years), but basketball was (still is) my favorite sport to play - never played organized baseball, and never wanted to.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: DnATL on June 17, 2009, 10:34:47 PM
He rocked the flute section!
You're confused - he was in the flag line - it was later that he was on the Julio piccolo (not to be confused with Brian Piccolo, who did actually play football)
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: ssgaufan on June 18, 2009, 02:08:59 PM
Football, OLB/Wing Back, wee wee through 12th
Soccer for two seasons when I was in elementary school
Baseball, T ball through 9th
Tennis, 10th through 12th.
One season of basketball in the 11th and realized why I hadn't played it before then.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Buzz Killington on June 18, 2009, 02:35:06 PM
Baseball from T-Ball all the way through High School.  I was a bad ass 3rd baseman, but couldn't hit my weight most years.

Basketball from 1st grade through 7th or 8th...when I found out I suffered from Slowandshortatosis.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Pell City Tiger on June 18, 2009, 08:24:41 PM
You're confused - he was in the flag line
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/glenn1964/nooooooo2.jpg)
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: AuburnChopper 3.0 on June 19, 2009, 12:03:53 AM
Beyond Little League.... (which I played every freaking year I think up till eighth grade...)

Baseball - 9-12 HS Catcher, 3rd
Football - 7,8 Middle School / 9-12 HS, RB & FB / First 2 years with AF Hospital football team till I blew up my knee
Wrestling - 9-10 HS
Golf 9-12
About 6 years of beer drinking level slow pitch softball....


Now...pretty much just golf...
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Ranger12 on June 19, 2009, 11:28:08 PM
I played the baseball, football, and basketball every year all the way from youth league up through high school. I also played baseball, which was my favorite, at the JUCO level before an arm injury ended that run during my freshman year, and then the US Army became my new team.

Baseball - pitcher, SS, 2B in HS and pitcher in college
Football - WR, cornerback, safety and a little QB.
Basketball - small forward and guard

Ran track one spring in the 9th grade...cross country and the mile.

Started playing cupball around 6 years old and turned pro at age 10. The money and the fame turned me into a monster, so I had to give it up by the time I was 13 and return back to my roots.

Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Thrilla on June 20, 2009, 10:39:32 AM
Soccer - 1st grade through 6th grade. 

Football - 6th grade through my junior year in high school, where I blew my knee out and was done with football for good.  Played WR when I was younger (my only touchdown came in 8th grade - a 60 yard catch for a touchdown - when you watch the home video, it takes me three days to reach the end zone) was moved to Strong Safety in 10th grade, then RB in 11th, where I promptly blew my ACL out in the Gauntlet drill...after that I became the team's cameraman, so I still traveled with the team but got to enjoy smokeless tobacco products in the filming booth as I filmed each game...the best part of the game was the $20 that Coach Bill Bacon slipped me after each game, under the table, for my efforts)

Baseball - Pee Wee through 8th grade.

I didn't pick up golf until my freshman year in college.  I'd like to say this is why I suck at this sport, but it also may have to do with the beer drinking...
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: boartitz on June 20, 2009, 07:09:07 PM
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g242/glenn1964/nooooooo2.jpg)
That is a flaggort in woopig terminology.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: CCTAU on June 25, 2009, 09:53:40 AM
Soccer - 1st grade through 6th grade.  

Football - 6th grade through my junior year in high school, where I blew my knee out and was done with football for good.  Played WR when I was younger (my only touchdown came in 8th grade - a 60 yard catch for a touchdown - when you watch the home video, it takes me three days to reach the end zone) was moved to Strong Safety in 10th grade, then RB in 11th, where I promptly blew my ACL out in the Gauntlet drill...after that I became the team's cameraman, so I still traveled with the team but got to enjoy smokeless tobacco products in the filming booth as I filmed each game...the best part of the game was the $20 that Coach Bill Bacon slipped me after each game, under the table, for my efforts)

Baseball - Pee Wee through 8th grade.

I didn't pick up golf until my freshman year in college.  I'd like to say this is why I suck at this sport, but it also may have to do with the beer drinking...


Enterprise, huh? How is old Bill? Is he still around?
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Snaggletiger on June 25, 2009, 11:32:46 AM
Dodge Ball K-12.

Professional Wrestler for 5 years.  Wrestled on the Mexican Circuit under the name El Mucho Manboobs until I suffered a career ending injury while executing my signature move, The Andre Splash.     
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Thrilla on June 25, 2009, 12:10:55 PM

Enterprise, huh? How is old Bill? Is he still around?

To my knowledge he is.  Enjoying the pension check and playing lots of golf.  Since he started coaching in 1969, I would think that he's in his late 60's/early 70's.  Could be wrong about it all, as he's retired somewhat quietly and has been out of the spotlight for some time.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Snaggletiger on June 25, 2009, 12:31:32 PM
To my knowledge he is.  Enjoying the pension check and playing lots of golf.  Since he started coaching in 1969, I would think that he's in his late 60's/early 70's.  Could be wrong about it all, as he's retired somewhat quietly and has been out of the spotlight for some time.

E'prise football has never been the same. 
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: Thrilla on June 25, 2009, 12:37:10 PM
E'prise football has never been the same. 

Agreed.  Their record has been in the shitter lately.

Corch Bacon is in the top 5 all time best HC's in Alabama category, in my biased opinion.
Title: Re: What Sports Did You Play
Post by: JR4AU on June 25, 2009, 07:16:27 PM
Football- Pee Wee thru Soph. year.  I was slow as Christmas, but the height of a CB/WR at 5'6" then...topped out at a huge 5'8".  Fought my weight, and when I was heavy (175ish) played OL and DT my Fr year.  Got it down a bit, worked out hard and moved to LB my Soph year...still played OL too...made the mistake of showing the coach I could snap the ball and got to be full time scout team center...worst job possible!  As much interest as I have in football now, it just wasn't fun being small and slow, and getting your head beat in and not getting to play much.  Had earned a starting spot at LB on the B-team (we had a full Fr. team, B-team, and Varsity) my soph. year, lost it when I got strep and mono.  Because I had worked hard my Soph year, got honored with a chance to dress and play in one Varsity game.  Fr. at that time never played varsity, and only a rare Soph. made the full time Varsity...only one did my soph year...went on the play RB at Furman, now coaches at Vestavia, our alma mater. Gave it up after Soph year.  

Baseball: Pee Wee thru Pony League...couldn't make Coach Dunn's team at Vestavia.  Tried.  

Just for shits and giggle I tried out for Basketball every year in MS and HS...had no illusions of making the team.  Played some rec league.

Picked up Tennis and dabbled at it my Fr. and Soph. year...made the Varsity Tennis Team and played #2 singles/#1 doubles Jr. and Sr. years.  Played tournement tennis, was ranked as high as the top 30 in the state in 16 and 18 year olds.  Had good strokes, big forehand...but wasn't good with the mental side of the game.   Went to a small NAIA school that had won the NAIA NC the year prior.  The #1 guy was ranked in the top 100 in the world.  Bunch of French Canadians and Swedes.   I used to hit the ball around with them some when I could get their arrogant asses to acknowldge me.   The one American player (the #6 guy on the team) would usually hit with me if I asked him.  One day I'm in the stands to watch a match, and the two Swedes are layed up drunk somewhere...Coach comes up the steps to me in the stands and says: "Ive seen you hit, you wanna play?"  I said "sure".  I won the only college match of my life.    Once got the #1 guy to agree to hit with me...actually he said in broken English "I give you playing lesson, free if you take one game, $10 if I you no win game".  This dude had just taken a set off Ivan Lendle in the Canadian Open.  I actually got 2 game points on him in a set, but he had another gear when I got to game point.  Lots of guys have the strokes...few have what it takes mentally to play at a world class level.  

Edit to add: I almost forgot...If you played football, you had to do something in the spring, so one year my Fr year I tried my hand at Wrestling, and my Soph year I "ran track"...or threw the "disco" and shotput as it were.