Kudos to Roger Clemens for being so good at 43 but Chellie will turn 44 in January. Pitching is a specialized skill done every 5 days, playing defense in the NHL means skating up and down the ice for several minutes at a time, and half the time doing it backwards! He also plays on the penalty killing unit. For thoses of you that have played or still play I would rank Chelios as an athlete along with Lance Armstrong (with a fraction of the publicity).
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Chelios has been incredibly durable while playing a very tough style of defense. He should be a lot better known, but that's been true of every hockey player with the exception of Gretzky.
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jaxvid said:
Dang, he's just 5 months older than I!
Every time I see or hear Chelios' name I automatically think of a similiarly named General Mills cereal.
John