Difference between revisions of "Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars"

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Most sports stars are probably conservative. Here are some of the greatest:

Athlete	Sport	Conservatism
Tim Tebow	football	pro-life, outspoken Christian
Trevor Bayne	auto racing	Gave credit to God for being the youngest Daytona 500 winner
Kurt Warner	football	pro-lifer who led two different underachieving teams to the Super Bowl
Pete Sampras	tennis
Jim Bunning	baseball	Republican Senator (KY)
Jon Runyan	football	Republican Congressman (NJ)
Steve Largent	football
Jack Kemp	football
Chris Dudley	basketball	Republican nominee for Oregon governor
Curt Schilling	baseball
Jim Ryun	track	Republican Congressman (KS)
J.C. Watts	college football	Republican Congressman (OK)
John Elway	football	supporter of Republican candidates
Lynn Swann	football	Republican candidate for governor (PA)
Jeff Suppan	baseball	did a pro-life ad while winning the World Series in 2006
Dan Hampton	football	helped lead the Chicago Bears to their 1985 Super Bowl title, but declined an invitation to an Obama White House publicity stunt
Paul Azinger	golf	PGA champion who criticized Obama
Jack Lynch	Gaelic football and hurling (one of the greatest ever dual players)	As Taoiseach, reduced taxes and thereby increased employment in Ireland
Lewis Hamilton	Formula 1	outspoken Christian, describing his 2008 world championship win as "a blessing"
Michael Jones	Rugby	His Christian beliefs caused him to abstain from playing or training on Sundays. Recently endorsed the conservative New Zealand National Party

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