[Closed] Your first sporting hero

Jim Clark

Brian Jacks.

Shaun Baker

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Went to Wales but never made it on a river in Iceland.

Shilts, or possibly David Gower...

Alberto Tomba

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Danny Blanchflower, then Jimmy Greaves followed by Eddy Merckx.

Jim Clark

Nikki Lauda...

Same name to begin (theses things being important when you're a kid) but then you start reading about him...

mine was brian jacks too. got his autograph at crowtree leisure centre when he was doing some judo competition too, my brother and i were genuinely starstruck meeting him.

Big Daddy - a 'fight' with these two was the best thing on TV on a Saturday afternoon...

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Nigel Mansell or Miguel Indurain, not sure which came first for me. Miguel Indurain probably more so though.

Definitely Brian Jacks after watching him on Superstars.

Brian Jacks.

For me not because of his chosen sport but his SuperStars performances

Daley Thompson

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Daley Thompson was awesome. Also Nigel Mansell and Barry sheene

Daley Thomson, then Nigel Mansell.

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Closely followed by the two Martyns.

My bedroom wall was like an MBUK collage.

Never really had a sporting hero, but first memory of a sportsperson I knew to be bloody good was Daley.

Melinda Messenger.

Nice pic, lowey.

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Lugbill. Was a close tie with Hearn, [url= http://www.sportscene.tv/whitewater/canoe-slalom/news/the-ultimate-run-25-years-on ]this[/url] is a great article about their friendship/rivalry including the tale of Lugbill giving Hearn his fifth world championship gold medal.

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Graham Noyce closely followed by Rob Aston

Playing in the number 10 shirt with it hanging out... pinging long passes left right and centre or chipping the Watford goalie

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and

The man who lived opposite me as a kid owned a sports shop or was a distributor of sports goods or something... anyway one day the World's strongest man paid him a visit.... Geoff Capes was on my street !! 😯

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Lou Sansom @ Workington Comets

Nigel Mansell or Miguel Indurain

The question wasn't who are the dullest sports people you can remember 🙂

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Stuart Pearce and Aryton Senna...

Ton ... iconic photo

Reminds me of this

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Villa goalkeeper Nigel Spink. In fact most of the. Late 80's/ early 90's Villa team, Gordon Cowans, Shaun Teale, etc.
Jason McRoy.
Slightly corny but also my Dad, he was a goalkeeper for various non-leave sides and played at Wembley 3 times. I spent most of my Saturday's at some club in the midlands watching him play.

This bloke was on my wall when I was a small boy. I think he used to score goals or something
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Now, the bloke stood up, in the above post is the only sportsman on my wall.

Muhammad Ali, they even had a cartoon series of him. He was in his decline when I become aware of him but still managed to inspire me. Sad to hear that he is in hospital now with respiratory problems.

Others that gained the Hero status include Nigel Benn, Daley Thompson and James Cracknell - more for what he has done after his rowing achievements.

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This guy:

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Mick Mills. Absolute legend.

Allan Wells and Kenny Dalgleish*.

Though, it now becomes apparent that Mr Wells may have been slightly cheaty, and Mr Dalgleish is by all reports a **** of a man.

Barry Sheene (probably)

although Mansell and Senna shortly after, probably because I went to (well, worked at) the truck races at Brands Hatch before the F1 races.

Ronnie Peterson

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There were lots of "Stars" around whilst I was growing up in Florida, but Dennis was the only one I had a picture on my wall..
Dennis Conner..
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Doing this..
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Clue is in the title Nobeer

[b]First[/b] sporting hero

ie when you were a lad.

Not

When you are a grown up old winge bag .... 😆

Otherwise there probably wouldnt be any heroes.. apart from maybe this good egg

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Dean Saunders. Odd I know.

Maybe also:
- Linford Christie
- Michael Jordan
- Gianluca Pagliuca

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[url= http://www.joeydunlop.co.uk/ ]Devastatingly fast but very humble[/url]