Thursday, October 20, 2005

Catholics vs. Mormons: an Athletic Retrospecticus

Mormons
Category
Catholics

David Abbot "Ab" Jenkins
Auto Racing

Mario Andretti
Advantage: Catholics

Harmon Killebrew
Depth Chart: Dale Murphy, Wally Joyner
Baseball

Babe Ruth
Depth Chart: Joe DiMaggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Maris, Roberto Clemente
Advantage: Catholics

Steve Young
Depth Chart: Ty Detmer
Football

Joe Montana
Depth Chart: Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas, BYU Legend Jim McMahon
Advantage: Catholics

Danny Ainge
Depth Chart: None
Basketball

Bill Walton
Depth Chart: John Stockton, Vince Carter
Advantage: Catholics

Jack Dempsey
Boxing

Rocky Marciano
Advantage: Push

Andy Reid
Depth Chart: None
Coaching

Knute Rockne (convert)
Depth Chart: Vince Lombardi, Tony LaRussa, Mike Ditka, Joe Torre, Tommy Lasorda, Joe Paterno, Don Shula
Advantage: Catholics