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Tamara S asked in SportsOther - Sports · 1 decade ago

Who was a famous athlete during the 1980's ?

Or where can i find a list of them .

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Bo Jackson, Bob Golic

  • GPC
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Basketball:

    Larry Bird

    Magic Johnson

    Julius Erving (Dr. J)

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Football:

    Joe Montana

    Dan Marino

    Walter Payton

    Lawrence Taylor

    Hockey:

    Ray Borque

    Mario Lemieux

    Wayne Gretzky

    Paul Coffey

    Patrick Roy

    Baseball:

    Cal Ripken Jr.

    Don Mattingly

    Roger Clemens

    Ozzie Smith

    Tony Gwynn

    Kirby Puckett

    Ricky Henderson

    Fernando Valenzuela

    Kevin Mitchell

    Vince Coleman

    Pete Rose

    Jim Rice

    Dwight Evans

    George Brett

    Wade Boggs

    Andre Dawson

    Tim Raines

    Robin Yount

    Paul Molitor

    Dennis Eckersly

    Source(s): I know more baseball than any others but here's a decent list
  • 1 decade ago

    Larry Bird

    Magic Johnson

    Joe Montana

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Magic Johnson

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  • 1 decade ago

    Daley Thompson, the decathlete who won the olympics a couple of times.

    or

    Carl Lewis - the sprinter, won 4 olympic golds, 100m, 200m, long jump and another I can't remember, possibly 4x100m sprint?

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Famous 80s Athletes

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Troy Aikman,

  • 1 decade ago

    oh, i just have to say bo jackson, too! he was secret crush, no secret anymore. i also went to auburn.

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