The Ten Most Exciting Athletes in Phoenix History

This post originally appeared on “The Greg and Mark Show Blog.” And be sure to check out their fantastic weekly podcast focused on Phoenix Sports.

In the spirit of Sports Illustrated discussing the 10 most exciting athletes of all time in every sport (come on, Mike Tyson at No. 9….. really? There were eight more exciting boxers than Mike Tyson?!?) The Greg and Mark Show discussed the 10 most exciting athletes in Phoenix sports history.

Now that we’re done, it seems a little hard to believe that Luis Gonzalez and Amare Stoudemire didn’t make either of our lists, but what are you gonna do when there are only 10 spots?

Mark’s 10:

1. Randy Johnson
2. Steve Nash
3. Charles Barkley
4. Larry Fitzgerald
5. Connie Hawkins
6. Jake Plummer
7. Dan Majerle
8. Curt Schilling
9. James Harden
10. Pat Tillman

Greg’s 10:

1. Randy Johnson
2. Charles Barkley
3. Kevin Johnson
4. Steve Nash
5. Jake Plummer
6. Larry Fitzgerald
7. Connie Hawkins
8. Anquan Boldin
9. Tom Chambers
10. Justin Upton

Regretfully omitted from both:
Luis Gonzalez
Steve Finley
Amare Stoudemire
Brandon Webb
Ike Diogu
Adrian Wilson
Here’s the sound:
Part 1 (7-8-9 and also-rans):

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Part 2 (1-6):

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Tags: Anquan Boldin, Brandon Webb, Charles Barkley, Connie Hawkins, Curt Schilling, Dan Majerle, Jake Plummer, James Harden, Justin Upton, Larry Fitzgerald, Pat Tillman, Randy Johnson, Steve Nash, Tom Chambers