Top Ten People Who Played On New York Sports Teams

The Top Ten
1 Joe Namath Joseph William Namath, nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is a former American football quarterback and actor.
2 Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig, nicknamed "the Iron Horse", was an American baseball first baseman who played his entire professional career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse." He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams.

Three error reports regarding the misspelling of this great man's name and no correction. GEHRIG!

3 Lawrence Taylor

Oh yeah; a "great" role model and "top person"😜... Geez What's this title mean? "Top People"? Or best athelete or most popular or best liked...? How bout wese usa the gut engliss hear?! And follow the category appropriately with voting.

4 Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth Jr., better known as Babe Ruth, was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
5 Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American former professional baseball shortstop, current businessman and baseball executive who is the chief executive officer and part owner of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
6 Mark Messier Mark John Douglas Messier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League.
7 Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current head coach of the Georgetown University men's basketball team.
8 Phil Rizzuto
9 Bobby Murcer

MURCERIZED! The name will forever be remembered for Yankee fans. He played well in the 1960s and 1970s BUT those Yankee Teams weren't the Yankees that won championships in the past, But Murcer played his heart out. His best year was 1971, that year he played in the MLB ALL-Star Game while hitting .331, a .543 slugging percentage while driving in 94 runs, had 94 RBIs while hitting 25 home runs, finished 7th in the American League MVP voting and made The Sporting News ALL-Star Team.
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10 Mickey Mantle
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11 Yogi Berra

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

12 Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees.
13 Mariano Rivera Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons.
14 Whitey Ford
15 Roger Maris
16 Amar'e Stoudemire
17 Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
18 Tom Seaver

The franchise himself, and in his 11 seasons there no make it 12 if you count his 1983 return. Seaver achieve record, strikeouts and that magical 1969 World Championship Season. His highlight reel strikeouts routinely makes those old time New York Mets yearly Team Highlight films. Yes he's forever remembered infamously for starting game 6 of the 1973 World Series, but New York Mets fans will remember Seaver for his strikeouts and a place in the baseball Hall of Fame.
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19 Don Maynard

Maynard was the go-to guy in the New York Jets passing offense. He along with Joe Namath led the Jets to a major Super Bowl III win.
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20 Michael Strahan Michael Anthony Strahan is a former American football defensive end who spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League.
21 Duke Snider

He was the most forgotten of the famed 3 of Willie, Mickey and him. But as a Dodger he delivered and was one of the World Series great home run hitters and was in the words of the New York Times "a prince of New York's Golden Age of Baseball."
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22 Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

23 Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.
24 David Wright
25 Mike Piazza
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