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| + | |Honoured in both Scotland and China as one of their great-ever athletes, Liddell refused to run in the 1924 Olympic 100m on a Sunday. Instead, he competed in the 400m and though it was not his best event he won the gold medal. Returned to China as a missionary and was devoted to helping the sick and poor. | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, November 27, 2011
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 union | His Christian beliefs caused him to abstain from playing or training on Sundays. Recently endorsed the conservative New Zealand National Party |
| Ewan Murray | Rugby union | Observes the Sabbath and does not play for his club (Newcastle) or country (Scotland) on Sundays. |
| Eric Liddell | Athletics | Honoured in both Scotland and China as one of their great-ever athletes, Liddell refused to run in the 1924 Olympic 100m on a Sunday. Instead, he competed in the 400m and though it was not his best event he won the gold medal. Returned to China as a missionary and was devoted to helping the sick and poor. |