Does anyone remember a Pro Bowler from the late 1970's and early 1980's called Jeff Mattingly?
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Yes.  Jeff Mattingly achieved moderate success but was overshadowed by his fellow Tacoman Earl Anthony.\n\nHe died young and  has a tournament named after him.
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Jeter ...his clutch hitting in the World Series always fascinated me. He was the first pro athelete my age I saw have real success, I've always been a little in awe of that.
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Casey Stengel, NY Yankees.  They said he was 'too old' after the '60 Series.  His reply -- I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again!"\n\nEnded up with the Mets in their first season in '62
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Game 3 of the '84 Series, I was 7. My dad took me. My hometown heros won! Tigers beat Padres. That was the game were Gossage talked his manager into pitching to Kirk Gibson instead of walking him. Gibby ebeded up hitting a 3 run blast well into the upper right at Tiger Stadium. Classic.
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Willie McGee. He was the 1985 League Most Valuable Player and also won batting titles in 1985 and 1990. He also had over 350 stolen bases in his career.\n\n   www.williemcgee.com
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1970, but I don't understand the question.\n\nIt was never called the Prowl Bowl.  Pro if short for Professional.
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I can remember a story Jimmy Piersall told of running over a glove left in the outfield and twisting an ankle. Piersall played between 1950-67, my guess is sometime in the early 1950's
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I've heard of Monday morning quarterbacks, but 20 years!  Damn!
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I can't find him on the Pirates' All time roster page\n\nhttp://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pit/history/players.jsp
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Jack Lambert or Ray Nitschke or yes, Dick Butkiss was a bad man. Another good answer is Ronnie Lott. You have to go back to the 60's and 70's to really view a wider pool of tough players. Players today don't hit like that. With new NFL rules they actually can't hit like that legally anymore. I like the 1970's. 80's were okay too.....the 1990's and beyond have sucked potatoes in pretty much every aspect of life except technology.
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Algernon Darius Crumpler to be exact.  They said his full name about 300 times on SportsCenter like 3 weeks ago when he caught those 3 touchdown passes.
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Bob Watson. Mattingly's first game was played in 1982.
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IN THE 70'S STEELERS WAS THE BEST
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Mattingly started to play 1B regularly fro Yangkees in 1984.  Before that, Yangkee's 1B was Ken Griffey (1983).
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The closest I could find is his music from 2004, when he was with the Detroit Tigers (ESPN Page 3).\n\nSorry.
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It may have been Ken Caminitti. He played briefly for the Rangers, and I think he went back to the National League. He did die from a heart attack a few years ago, probably caused by his years of alcohol, drug, and steroid abuse. Sad.
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Yes, Pete Rose. My hero when I was a kid. What a f*cking *sshole he was. He wouldn't so much as acknowledge the kids who were waving and screaming his name.\n\nI hope that S.O.B. never makes it to the hall of fame.