The Publish’s Mike Vaccaro ranks the highest 10 faces in New York sports activities in every decade from the 1950s to the 2010s.
1950s
1. Mickey Mantle; 2. Frank Gifford; 3. Willie Mays; 4. Jackie Robinson; 5. Yogi Berra; 6. Charley Conerly; 7. Andy Bathgate; 8. Casey Stengel; 9. Duke Snider; 10. Roy Campanella
Vac: No listing of this decade can be legit with out Willie, Mickey and the Duke — and Yogi and Campy every contributed three of the 11 MVPs awards within the ’50s for the three metropolis groups. And no staff in New York historical past was as beloved because the mid-’50s soccer Giants, repped by their two Glamor Boys, Giff and Chuckin’ Charley.)
1960s
1. Joe Namath; 2. Tom Seaver; 3. Walt Frazier; 4. Mickey Mantle; 5. Roger Maris; 6. Willis Reed; 7. Whitey Ford; 8. Y.A. Title; 9. Rod Gilbert; 10. Invoice Bradley
Vac: The Jets, Mets and Knicks had been all blessed with seminal acquisitions that sparked championships in Namath (Tremendous Bowl III MVP), Seaver (’69 Cy Younger) and Bradley (probably the most well-known newbie basketball participant on the planet). Tittle was already an immortal when he got here to city, however shortly turned a stalwart at each Yankee Stadium and Toots Shor’s)
1970s
1. Reggie Jackson; 2. George Steinbrenner; 3. Julius Erving; 4. Tom Seaver; 5. Walt Frazier; 6. Thurman Munson; 7. Earl Monroe; 8. Secretariat; 9. Purple Holzman; 10. Ron Guidry
Vac: The Yankees dominated baseball and again pages all through the last decade, so whereas they get 40 p.c — they may’ve gotten extra. Soccer in New York lay in state for everything of the ’70s, which is how Secretariat — born in Virginia, raised in Florida however confirmed a famous person in New York Metropolis — cracks the listing. And will need to be greater.
1980s
1. Lawrence Taylor; 2. Dwight Gooden; 3. Don Mattingly; 4. Invoice Parcells; 5. Bernard King; 6. Darryl Strawberry; 7. Chris Mullin; 8. Phil Simms; 9. Mike Bossy; 10. Keith Hernandez
Vac: Possibly probably the most star-studded decade of all, you’d higher both be a champion (LT, Doc, Tuna, Straw, Simms, Bossy, Mex) or a ridiculously dominant drive (Mattingly, Mullin, King) — and even that didn’t assist such near-misses as Gary Carter, Bryan Trottier, Dave Winfield and Joe Klecko).
1990s
1. Derek Jeter; 2. Mark Messier; 3. Patrick Ewing; 4. Joe Torre; 5. Pat Riley; 6. Mariano Rivera; 7. Brian Leetch; 8. Mike Piazza; 9. Keyshawn Johnson; 10. Martin Brodeur
Vac: After all, the ’90s was no slouch, both: 9 of the 10 are Corridor of Famers, and the one outlier — Keyshawn — would completely benefit inclusion as a first-ballot back-page Corridor of Famer. How robust is that this listing? Brodeur would possibly nicely be the best goalie of all time — and it’s unattainable to make a case that he belongs greater than 10.
2000s
1. Eli Manning; 2. Alex Rodriguez; 3. Derek Jeter; 4. David Wright; 5. Mariano Rivera; 6. Mike Piazza; 7. Jason Kidd; 8. Tiki Barber; 9. Michael Strahan; 10. Roger Clemens
Vac: Half this listing (Eli, A-Rod, Jeter, Rivera, Piazza) had been ok, lengthy sufficient to seem in two totally different a long time, and it’s exhausting to argue that any of them don’t belong. The fleeting nature of an athlete’s “face”-ness is underlined by the truth that Latrell Sprewell would’ve appeared a shoe-in, and so would Curtis Martin. Titles would’ve helped each.
2010s
1. Odell Beckham Jr.; 2. Eli Manning; 3. Jeremy Lin; 4. Carmelo Anthony; 5. Rex Ryan; 6. Henrik Lundqvist; 7. Alex Rodriguez; 8. Aaron Decide; 9. Matt Harvey; 10. Jacob deGrom
Vac: How nice was Eli? No different athlete got here this near being No. 2 in two totally different a long time. How spectacular was Linsanity? Sufficient that Lin is that this excessive on the listing for 3 superb weeks, and it’s exhausting to argue.