Who is the best athlete to ever come out of bay?

[Yellow Jacket]

Who is the best athlete to ever come out of bay?

[i know]

that's easy....Wally Moon of course!!!

[What]

What about the baseball state champions in baseball (1958 or 59 or so) and the 1963 team? And, what about the 1965 stae basketball champs?
When it was all said and don, Joe McMasters was the best and no one has been bettwe since. He just lived in a different time than Wally Moon. Remember, Wally Moon moved to Trumann and claimed that as his hometown when he went to the Big Leagues! Guess he was embarassed of Bay.

[I know]

yep I thought about Joel aft I posted this

[SHORTY]

I think Tim Ferguson was the best athlete to come out of Bay

[i know]

Not to discredit Tim but Wally went on to the Cardinals & Joel is listed a few times in the
Arkansas High School Althletic record book. Joel has records that are still showing in the current books. He may not be the current record holder right now but is still listed within the top 10. I'd say that's some pretty good #'s. Kinda hard to compare others to that. Below is the link to the record book.

www.ahsaa.org/docs/06-07%20SportsRecBook.pdf

[SHORTY]

I agree, but Tim was an all around better player on and off the court. He can still run circles around kids in school today. Can Joel do the same? I don't think so.

[I know 2]

There has been some great basketball players come from Bay. I'm not sure about baseball though.

[What]

Well, no Joe can't play like he did 40 something years ago. And, he is approximately 20 years older than Tim.

But, for most good Bay athletes, one must admit, if they'd played with the right mix of players, they could have been GREAT.

Another good player in multiple sports was Larry Taylor, who was better than any of his younger brothers but just not with the right teammates.

[What]

Another good one: Jerry Barnes who was the State MVP of the state championship baseball team in 1963. That was almost a forgotten championship because of the tragedy of the loss of a player due to an accident in the game. Jerry never received the accolades he deserved because of the sorrow surrounding the games.

[shorty]

Joel McMasters was all about Joel McMasters as he still is today. You have to be a team player to be a good player, and that he wasn't.

[I know]

What wrote:

Another good one: Jerry Barnes who was the State MVP of the state championship baseball team in 1963. That was almost a forgotten championship because of the tragedy of the loss of a player due to an accident in the game. Jerry never received the accolades he deserved because of the sorrow surrounding the games.

yep & Jerry's name is still listed in the record books also.

[What]

Larry Taylor was a great "all around" athlete.

[sam duggin]

i think john w duggin was the very best athlete that bay ever could have

[Yellow Jacket Fan]

If we are talking about basketball then you will have to throw Forest Grisham, Chirs Simmons, James McMasters and Brandon Thomas. They all had good careers.

[yellow jackets]

ok we have the best atheletic guys what about girls, i know none went to the professionals but we did have some good girl athelets also so you guys name a girl for me. i am gonng go with dee turman shoemaker, she was good in volleyball, basketball and any other sport she decided to do.

[lanky]

what about sherry eldridge in her younger years. she was good at softball and basketball

[Kit]

Girls: Probably Carrie Newton, Cindy Webb, Gina Morrison.

[lanky]

What about Jessica McMasters, Saundra Goad

[Kit]

I do agree with Lanky, Saundra Goad was probably the absolute best girls at basketball and was good at all other sports.