13 Favorite Athletes

Thursday Thirteen: My 13 Favorite Athletes
Note: there was a tie for first place and these are subject to change on a whim

13. Josh Heupel
OU QB 2000 National Championship team

12. Jeff Gordon

4x NASCAR Champion

11. Notah Begay III

PGA Tour Pro and Navajo

10. Entire 2004 Boston Red Sox team

2004 World Champions

9. Warren Spahn

Hall of Famer, Winningest Left-handed pitcher, my grandpa's favorite player

8. Greg Maddux
Future Hall of Fame pitcher and 4x (consecutive!) Cy Young Award Winner

7. Jason White

2003 Heisman Trophy Winner & OU QB

6. Eduardo Najera

Former OU player and current Denver Nugget

5. Jim Thorpe

Arguably the greatest athlete of all time and Sac & Fox

4. Jacoby Ellsbury

Current Boston Red Sox rookie and Navajo

3. Tom Brady

Super Bowl Champion QB for the New England Patriots

1. David "Big Papi" Ortiz

DH for the Boston Red Sox

1. Ricky Bobby

Greatest NASCAR driver of all time!

Thanks Be to God and Boomer Sooner!

Feast of Bl. Angela Truszkowska (1825-1899)