2nd Annual FDH Lounge Pantheon balloting July 22

By Rick Morris

The 2nd Annual FDH Lounge Pantheon balloting will be held in conjunction with our July 22 episode of THE FDH LOUNGE on SportsTalkNetwork.com (usual Wednesday night broadcast time of 7-10 PM EDT).

Last July, we introduced the concept of The Pantheon to The Lounge for the first time by conducting a vote among The Dignitaries of The FDH Lounge. This year, we move beyond that designation by throwing open our ballots to the newly-formed FDH Academy of Arts and Sciences. Membership can be granted by any FDH principals, but we are also offering membership -- and the right to have your ballots cast -- merely by friending FDH on Facebook and then sending your ballot to our Facebook email address. That's all it takes!

To refresh your memory, here are the members of last year's class, the initial inductees into The FDH Lounge Pantheon:

BEST PRESIDENT: Ronald Reagan
BEST COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE U.S.: Canada
BEST MOTION PICTURE: The Godfather
BEST THESPIAN: Kevin Costner
BEST FEMALE BOMBSHELL: Raquel Welch
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMER/GROUP: Bon Jovi
BEST TV SHOW: All In the Family
BEST TV/MOVIE CARTOON CHARACTER: Bugs Bunny
BEST COMIC BOOK CHARACTER: Superman
BEST PRO WRESTLER: Ric Flair
BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER: Jim Brown
BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER: Michael Jordan
BEST RACE CAR DRIVER (FROM ANY CIRCUIT): Richard Petty
BEST HOCKEY PLAYER: Wayne Gretzky
BEST BASEBALL PITCHER: Nolan Ryan
BEST BASEBALL HITTER: Babe Ruth

And here is this year's ballot:

BEST PRO SPORTS COACH/MANAGER:
BEST SPORTING EVENT:
BEST FANTASY SPORT:
BEST OLYMPIC SPORT:
BEST SPORTS BROADCASTER (PLAY-BY-PLAY):
BEST SPORTS BROADCASTER (COLOR COMMENTATOR):
BEST SPORTS MOVIE:
BEST MOVIE VILLAIN:
BEST PRO WRESTLING MANAGER:
BEST VIDEO GAME (NON-SPORTS):
BEST MUSICAL GUILTY PLEASURE:
BEST NON-U.S. CITY:
BEST U.S. CITY:
BEST POLITICAL SCANDAL:
BEST SEINFELD EPISODE:
BEST TV COMMERCIAL CHARACTER:

Voters may use ANY criteria they wish to vote for the best of ALL-TIME in all of these categories. We urge anyone who has not already been granted a vote to do so by friending us on Facebook and acquiring the ability to email us your ballot. We look forward to cracking open the ballots in 20 days and making our July 22 program yet another one to remember in The FDH Lounge.