Hemingway.
Johnny
Frank
Bob
Buddy
Dean
All others are Inconsequential.
Being a tremendous Hockey fan I spend much of my television time parked in front of my T.V. watching Center Ice and attempting (usually an exercise in futility) to monitor and watch 3-4 games at once.
Assuming that I can’t find a game, I will endlessly stare at the glowing box watching the History channel, feeding my unyielding thirst for pointless knowledge (I once watched an hour long show, in it’s entirety, about the worlds largest dump truck).
Dan Brown and Stephen King (Richard Bachman too, for that matter). Also a light dusting of Dan Patterson from time to time.
In no particular order...
My Dad, I've never met someone who can teach so many things, to such a degree of mastery. His ability to engineer, construct and repair anything is unbelievable. He is considered by many to be one of the top 3 carpenters in the country, he also spends his nights and weekends building his racecar that he intends to drive this season, along side of that he is the crew chief for not one, but 2 professional race teams.
Bobby Hull,“The Golden Jetâ€. I consider him to be the greatest hockey player of all time, he was unarguably the most influential to the change of the game. He and his teammate, Stan Makita, were known for curving the blades of the hockey sticks to allow for greater control of the puck, in both accuracy and power. Standing at a mere 5 foot 10 inches (microscopic by today’s standards) he was able to fire the puck at a blistering 120 MPH, with unmatched accuracy – A feat that no player in recent memory has come close to.
Dale Earnhardt, Number 3 - “The Intimidatorâ€. I can remember watching him drive since long before the days of “The Black Number 3â€, (I was 7 years old when Goodwrench picked up the sponsorship). The isn’t too much I can say about this person that hasn’t already been said by countless others, except thank you, for all the great memories growing up and spending time with my Dad every Sunday afternoon. You will always be the greatest who ever lived and breathed this sport. We miss you.