> Lebron led the team that kept your Pistons out of the Finals last year. You probably should have known who the Cavs were.
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A fair point. I'd take it more to heart if I could name a single player on the Pistons these days. Living outside of Michigan hurts in those regards.
I see both the Pistons and the Red Wings are on TV right now, though.
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> I originally was going to put Jordan, but went with Lebron because he's more recent and has a great deal of widespread appeal despite not winning a championship. Basketball is nowhere as big a sport as it was in the Jordan years (at least in the US, in the world its a different story), so the fact he stars in a multitude of commercials and hosts SNL is pretty impressive, to me.
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It is, but I don't think he's transcended his sport yet the way Jordan has.
> I didn't go with Tiger Woods because of my bias against golf.
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Understandable. I don't understand watching golf.
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> EDIT: Peyton Manning could have been another choice, but I wanted to continue using the slot for an African American, which is tokenism, I know.
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I think sports celebrities need to withstand the test of time to prove they're not simply the flavor of the moment. Bo Jackson had a lot going for him as well, but I think a lot of people outside of sports bars now need prodding to remember him... Lebron and Peyton might someday be in the same boat.
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> > I think if a dead guy like Elvis can be considered, then you have to go with a classic sports star whose name everyone would recognize, be it Babe Ruth, Mohammad Ali, or possibly Michael Jordon. If it's going to be a currently active sports star, I'd say Tiger Woods is the biggest name out there right now. My Grandmothers both know who Tiger Woods is.
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> Your analogy fails because it depends on the assumption that Elvis is indeed dead.
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Sure, in regards to Elvis. However, though Jordan may be dead on the inside based on his performances in those underwear commercials, otherwise I think he's still counted among the living.
> > I won't argue the Walker, Texas Ranger selection, as I think that one's funny, and he at least had his show named after him.
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> A cowboy character needs to be on the roster someplace, and like Mulder he was a lead character of a no longer around TV show with a cult following (though Walker I think had broader appeal).
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From what I could find online, it seems like the X-files had the higher ratings at the height of its popularity, compared to the height of Walker... however, that doesn't count later syndication, so who knows how it ultimately shakes down.
Still, people who have heard of the X-Files can easily not know who Mulder was, while Walker is recognizable to anyone who knows the show existed.
