Dallas is home to more than 6.8 million people and considered to be the 7th largest metropolitan in the country. We’re going to look at the 10 best athletes who were born in Dallas and how they’ve left their marks.
Not ranking, just highlighting.
Which one is your favorite born in Dallas?
1 Grant Hill – NBA Hall-of-Famer
2 Dennis Rodman – Maybe the biggest personality the NBA has ever had. The Worm.
3 Chris Bosh – Former NBA All-Star.
4 Tim Brown – Former WR and one of the best of his era.
5 Ernie Banks – Hall-of-Famer. Mr Cub paved the way for Shortstops in the MLB.
6 Matthew Stafford – Pro-Bowl QB and high school teammate of Clayton Kershaw
7 Clayton Kershaw – SP and perhaps the greatest lefthanded pitcher of all-time.
8 Jordan Spieth – Pro Golfer and on the rise as one of the best in the game.
9 Von Miller – He’s a beast and a BIG personality. He makes the NFL fun.
10 LaMarcus Aldridge – He plays the “Spurs Way”.
Honorable mentions: Michael Johnson, Lee Trevino, Doak Walker, Bobby Layne
Honorable stat: For one-year, former High School teammates Clayton Kershaw and Matthew Stafford were the highest paid athletes in their respective sports. The statistical chances of that being possible are barely there, but it happened. Think it was something in the water down there?
Is there someone we missed? Someone who’s next on this list? Tell us in the comments section.
