Greatest Gifts of All.

First of all I want to say, Merry Christmas, Happy Hoildays to all. With all that being said, I was thinking about the best gifts some of the most successful Sport Franchises have received over the years. In gifts I mean players they never thought would make a huge impact on their teams and change the culture of their Franchises. I think of the 49ers in the 80s; Bulls of the 90s; Patriots and the San Antonio Spurs during this decade. Instantly, everyone thinks of Jerry Rice or Joe Montana of the Niners; Michael Jordan of the Bulls, Tim Duncan of the Spurs, are the greatest gifts of all, I agree, but also disagree. I'm not saying theses individuals are not important to their sports and teams; I'm saying that their was a bow missing on the gift wrappers before these gentlemen joined their teams.

For example, the San Francisco 49er were amazing when Roger Craig rushed for over one-thousand yards and receiving for more than one-thousand yards. This was unheard of before Craig accomplished the task in 1985. Craig and his high knee running style was unusual and impressive for the second round pick from Nebraska. In college he wasn't the feature back. Roger Craig and his versatility was the greatest gift to the 49ers.The Chicago Bulls already had a superstar before this gentleman arrived in the Windy City. He wasn't even drafted by the Bulls, the person that everyone likes to call Micheal Jordans "Robin" Scottie Pippen. He was a seven time all star; two time gold medalist, and the key to slowing down Magic Johnson in the Championship series. Pippen lead the league in steals one year and the most important thing Pip did was wear those horrible red shoes in the 1994 all star game on he way the the MVP award that day. This gift gave the city of Chicago six NBA titles.Our next gift, blessed his team with their first Title and left the formula for them to get back to the promise land. Avery Johnson bounced around the league several times before he stuck with the Spurs in order to help them become champs. The funny part about his story is that he played for the Spurs twice before he was their point guard. His numbers are not spectacular in any stretch of the imagination, what he brought to the table was leadership. That leadership Johnson possesses has also lead the Mavericks to the finals as a coach. The last gift, is still proving his point and making everyone in the NFL sick. Tom Brady hasn't looked back since taking over for Drew Bledsoe. Brady has won three Super Bowls for the Patriots and broke the record for the most touchdowns in a season with 50. He has one blemish that hurts his career when he led his team to a 16-0 record before they lost in the Superbowl. Other than that Brady has been one of the most successful players that has put on cleats. These gifts have made their team some of the most memorable franchises ever. They are gifts that will be cherished forever.