I’m going to have to admit it never occurred to me that I should aspire to play in a venue.

Neyland

Wimbledon

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Neyland

I have to admit that even though I grew up a huge Bama fan, that when I visited Neyland in high school I loved it! Perfect setting right on the river and it was so huge, much bigger than either Legion Field or Bryant-Denny at the time. It's one of the classic college football venues to me - third Saturday in October at Neyland? Can't be beat!

As a pre-high schooler, I loved baseball. Little League, Pony League, the Minor Leagues and the Majors. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese every week during baseball season. He kissed her on the strikes and she kissed ... well, if you're anywhere near my age, you know how it went. Drysdale, Spahn, Mays, Mantle and Maris were just a few of my heroes.

I would dream of playing in the Majors, but lost all interest by the time I got to High School. Guns, hunting and (I know this is hard to believe) but cars and girls took the place of high school sports.

Basketball? I just was not built for that sport and I never liked it. Nonetheless, my Mother, who had been a pretty good HS basketball player twenty years earlier, made me go out for the team every year in high school. I didn't have to work too hard to not make the team quickly and then, rather than playing indoors, I could be outside in the early mornings or evenings shooting and hunting. I still shoot, but no longer hunt and haven't in almost 50 years-just don't care to kill anything (and, yes, I eat meat).

Bob

Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida for the Florida Relays. I was on the 4x1-Mile relay and we did qualify for it in 1979 but my HS wouldn't send us.

It was a Chevron composite track surface, very few of those back then. Damn did I want to run on that surface! Such is life.

The Coliseum. Then Chavez Ravine.

30 Rockefeller Plaza. My 13 year old self would have told you I was going to take over for Carson when he retired. Alas, he called her quits too soon, and apparently something called "talent" was called for to get the gig....

When I was a kid I played "ball" sports at home with the neighbors (lots of fun). Organized sports I hated. To this day don't watch any of it on TV. Motorsports though I loved. Especially drag racing.

Fenway for me

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:

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Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Neyland

I have to admit that even though I grew up a huge Bama fan, that when I visited Neyland in high school I loved it! Perfect setting right on the river and it was so huge, much bigger than either Legion Field or Bryant-Denny at the time. It's one of the classic college football venues to me - third Saturday in October at Neyland? Can't be beat!

I was there for every game in 98. Couldn’t ask for a better season. Storming the field is a great memory.

I had absolutely no interest in traditional sports during high school. For me the ultimate venue would have to be the 24 Hours of LeMans (in a Ford GT) and the Indianapolis 500 (in a Lotus/Ford). Later, add Daytona 500 (Chevy baby).

Chicago Stadium, on the ice, hands down.

First to play goal, then the mighty Barton organ, then to referee.

Didn't get to do any of them, but the dream lives on.

Fillmore East with me on the drums and Allman Bros or Derek & the Dominoes backing me up

Yankee Stadium ( the old one). Just let me sit on the bench.

I raced motorcycles in 1968-69 around Michigan, most of you have never heard of those places. Scrambles and enduro races. The one I aspired to run was the Jack Pine.

Also wanted to short track race. Read every copy of Stock Car Racing I could get my hands on.

By the spring of 1970 I had given up both dirt racing and the desire to short track race. To continue in the first one or to start in the second one would have required more money than I had available.

Texas Motorplex. First all concrete drag strip.

Athletic sports, none really, however motorsports,
Indianapolis, Daytona, Talladega, Bristol, Spa, LeMans, I still would love to do these...