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Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars (view source)
Revision as of 05:57, December 24, 2012
, 05:57, December 24, 2012→Stars Who Have Taken a Conservative or Religious Position: Roger Staubach |football |an active Catholic, he told the press he said a "Hail Mary" during his last-ditch 50-yard pass toward the end
|hero of the upset victory by the New York Giants in the 2008 [[Super Bowl]] with a phenomenal catch, Tyree spoke out against [[same-sex marriage]], and later tweeted: "People of [[faith]] ... direct some prayers my way. Got darts comin from every direction. Blessed are those persecuted for [[Jesus|His name]]'s sake."<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6667583</ref>
|hero of the upset victory by the New York Giants in the 2008 [[Super Bowl]] with a phenomenal catch, Tyree spoke out against [[same-sex marriage]], and later tweeted: "People of [[faith]] ... direct some prayers my way. Got darts comin from every direction. Blessed are those persecuted for [[Jesus|His name]]'s sake."<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/news/story?id=6667583</ref>
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|Honus Wagner
|Roger Staubach
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|great shortstop of the early 20th century. refused to be on baseball cards that promoted cigarettes.
|an active Catholic, he told the press he said a "Hail Mary" during his last-ditch 50-yard pass toward the end zone in a 1975 playoff game, which was caught for a come-from-behind victory for his Cowboys; the name for such a football pass has stuck ever since.<ref>http://www.thegregorian.org/blog/american-catholic-hall-of-fame-sports-figures</ref>
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