FDH Lounge Show #91: February 17, 2010

By Rick Morris

Tonight has finally arrived! THE FDH LOUNGE (Wednesdays, 7-10 PM EST on SportsTalkNetwork.com) delivers the third installment of The FDH Lounge Pantheon, a celebration of the best of the best all time in 16 different categories, with an equal number of sports and non-sports. We break format to dedicate the entire show to The Pantheon.

Here is the ballot for tonight (in the order we will tackle the categories), with an announcement of winners, a full detailing of all nominees by our FDH Academy of Arts and Sciences and live tiebreaking furnished on the air tonight:

BEST SPORTSWRITER:
BEST UNDER-APPRECIATED ATHLETE:
BEST HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER:
BEST NON-HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER:
BEST MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITOR:
BEST SINGLE SPORTING EVENT OR GAME EVER:
BEST SPORTS GENERAL MANAGER/EXECUTIVE:
BEST SPORTS STADIUM OR ARENA:
BEST SPORTS VIDEO GAME:
BEST PRO WRESTLING TAG TEAM:
BEST LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST:
BEST TV DRAMA OR COMEDY CHARACTER:
BEST FOREIGN CUISINE:
BEST COMEDIAN:
BEST LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMER:
BEST SANDWICH:

They join our past Pantheon winners from July of '08 and July of '09:

Best President: Ronald Reagan
Best Country other than the US: 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

Best Pro Sports Coach/Manager: Paul Brown
Best Sporting Event: Super Bowl
Best Fantasy Sport: Football
Best Olympic Sport: Hockey
Best Sportscaster (Play-By-Play): Vin Scully
Best Sportscaster (Color Commentator): John Madden
Best Sports Movie: Bull Durham
Best Movie Villain: Joker (Heath Ledger version)
Best Pro Wrestling Manager: Bobby Heenan
Best Video Game (Non-Sports): Grand Theft Auto
Best Musical Guilty Pleasure: Phil Collins air drum solo to "In the Air Tonight"
Best Non-U.S. City: Toronto
Best U.S. City: New York City
Best Political Scandal: Watergate
Best Seinfeld Episode: The Soup Nazi
Best TV Commercial Character: Mr. Whipple

As always, we urge you to watch the show live (or listen if you’re on dial-up), but if you can’t catch this as it’s happening, you can always catch the FDH archives 24-7 right here or catch us now on iTunes!