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True Dough

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Fri Sep 15, 2023, 06:49 PM Sep 2023

Pro players who have spent their entire career with a single team [View all]

Do you admire the loyalty to a franchise or do you not blame a player who moves on to wherever the best contract comes from next?

NBA: Dirk Nowitzki -- 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks

MLB (tie): Brooks Robinson -- 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles
Carl Yastrzemski -- 23 seasons with the Boston Red Sox

NFL: Lou Groza -- 21 seasons with the Cleveland Browns

NHL: Alex Delvecchio -- 24 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings

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I think its cool TheRealNorth Sep 2023 #1
All those guys won a champiohship at least once... brush Sep 2023 #2
In the case of Robinson and Yaz, it wasn't really a matter of loyalty subterranean Sep 2023 #3
Same for Groza Angleae Sep 2023 #4
Yep. Jason Hanson spent 21 seasons with the Lions Xavier Breath Sep 2023 #8
Derek Jeter Drum Sep 2023 #5
Paolo Maldini - 31 years with AC Milan (1978 - 2009) 'Il Capitano' Celerity Sep 2023 #6
Definitely a worth addition to the list! True Dough Sep 2023 #7
Ernie Banks ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #9
Cool! True Dough Sep 2023 #10
Both In-Person ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #12
Great memories and prized possessions True Dough Sep 2023 #13
The list of players like this is huge. Angleae Sep 2023 #11
MLB: George Brett Drum Sep 2023 #14
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