Best Sport Brothers Accomplishments Of All Time?

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In honor of the Tkachuk brothers carrying Team USA hockey, what are some of the best accomplishments from sports brothers?

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00:12Danny, the Kachuk brothers were a couple of the stars of Team USA's

00:16four nations run in hockey.

00:18They got to the championship game last night.

00:20Millions of people watch was a smashing success for hockey.

00:24But I think that when those two brothers fought back to back

00:28in the opening and the second second of the U.S.

00:32candidate game over the weekend.

00:35I filed that away as one of the coolest accomplishments.

00:37Never seen anything like that for brothers in sports that I've ever seen.

00:41It would be the equivalent of going back to back with home runs or,

00:44you know, alley open to each other in basketball.

00:47I just think about.

00:49Dudes being dudes, just being a bros in your backyard with your brother

00:52and you're competing for Team USA in a game everybody cares about

00:56and is watching, and then you're getting in back to back fights

00:59in one of the coolest, like centrist showdowns that's happened.

01:02Like I can't I can't remember seeing anything like that.

01:04There have been unique moments where Ken Griffey Jr.

01:06steals the fly ball from his dad or, you know, honestly, LeBron

01:10playing with his son now in the league.

01:12I mean, there have been some of those individual things.

01:14Brothers have been teammates before, but I've never seen that.

01:18You know what I mean?

01:18I've never seen representing your country against a hated rival going.

01:23You know, we should probably do within the first

01:25literally three seconds of the game is get some five minute majors

01:28for throwing hands. Never seen that.

01:29I thought we could open up the phone, though, to talk about brother

01:32accomplishments in sports all time at eight hundred six, three, six, one,

01:37oh, six, seven on the MGM National Harbor Lister lines, eight hundred six,

01:42three, six, one, oh, six, seven.

01:44Most famous, most accomplished, most successful.

01:48We could start there and there's a couple other avenues we could drive here.

01:51But I think when I start thinking about a tandem of brothers in sports,

01:57I think any current list right now, this moment has to start with the man.

02:00Of course. Yeah.

02:01Famous for Peyton and Eli Super Bowl champions.

02:06Peyton, two rings.

02:08Eli, two rings somehow.

02:10Both are going to end up in the Hall of Fame somehow.

02:13And now they're ubiquitous in media.

02:16Eli's hilarious on television is a really fun watch

02:19on the Manning cast with Peyton.

02:21Peyton, understandably, is a rock star in everything he does,

02:24whether it's hosting SNL comedically or TV shows as a pitch man.

02:29I think he could be will be if he wants to be a GM, a team president,

02:33some type of role like that.

02:34John Elway style in football.

02:36You see Tom Brady already kind of becoming that

02:38while he's one of the lead color commentators.

02:41Peyton's doing it his own way, creating his own company

02:44and media empire without really going to one of the networks.

02:46But it's hard for me to imagine any list wouldn't start with the Mannings.

02:52That's where everybody's minds jump to.

02:53I guarantee right at the top. Right.

02:55And for good reason, you said they also play quarterback.

02:58There have been other great football pairings or even a set of siblings

03:01like the Watt brothers are all superstars.

03:03I guess Derek's not the fullback played in the NFL.

03:06But like you first, of course, you're going to jump to the marquee spot

03:09where the pregame is about during the game.

03:11The story is about postgame.

03:13It's about media empire, et cetera.

03:14The Watt brothers is actually good.

03:16I didn't jot them down.

03:18They've got to be very high on the accomplishment list.

03:21You would say, right?

03:21JJ is going to be a Hall of Famer and TJ is going to be on his way, right?

03:25Are they number two in terms of the best brother tandem ever?

03:28I'm thinking about like the Siddines in hockey and Henrik and Daniel Siddine.

03:34I think both Kelsey's will end up in the Hall of Fame.

03:36I agree with that.

03:37Jason and Travis.

03:39But the Watts might be the second best brother duo.

03:42So I've got I've got a bunch. Actually.

03:44I want to throw at you.

03:45OK, I'm here for it.

03:46But real quick, are the Watts not better than the Mannings

03:50in terms of overall quality?

03:52Because Peyton Manning is a greatest of all time caliber quarterback.

03:56My Eli correctness is going to show here for a second.

04:00A little bit jaggy.

04:02He was good and he won two Super Bowl.

04:04JJ Watt and TJ Watt are both going to go down

04:07as one of the best players in their era at their position.

04:10Two of the top, we'd say, 25 pass rushers ever.

04:14So I'm going to put Manning's more famous Watts.

04:16Better brother, more accomplished.

04:19Let me let me throw some curveballs at you.

04:20Ready for these?

04:21So what about Vitaly and Vladimir Klitschko?

04:26Vitaly Klitschko, a pair of brothers who were both world

04:29heavyweight boxing champions. Very good.

04:32How how interesting is that, by the way?

04:34Yeah, Vladimir, Vladimir and Vitaly Klitschko.

04:38That's a really good one.

04:38Yeah, I thought that would be pretty special to break on you.

04:42How many brothers have ever both been champions in boxing?

04:46I couldn't tell you. Is there another?

04:48I need a boxing listener here.

04:49I can't think of anything top of my head where you're like

04:53George Foreman and Bo Foreman and Steve Foreman.

04:55Yeah, we're not both champions. You wouldn't think so.

04:58Bruce and Clay Matthews before your time, but both really,

05:01really good offensive linemen, one Hall of Famer, one all of really good.

05:04Absolutely. That's a good one.

05:05I would put them behind the Mannings and the Watts, but up there for sure.

05:09I've got for you,

05:11Steph and Seth Curry.

05:12So, Seth, way down the list NBA player.

05:14Steph, game changer.

05:16So we just fell off considerably.

05:17Yeah. Now, great brother duo. OK.

05:21Steph Curry, top ten-ish player ever.

05:23Yeah. Seth Curry also played in the NBA.

05:25Seth Curry played in the NBA. He did.

05:26Yeah. But still a good career.

05:28So we're there. How about Devin and Jason McCord?

05:30Yeah, the McCord brothers. That's next.

05:32Yep. And also a media empire.

05:33You got to give them credit for their fame.

05:35You got to give them credit for their post-career success.

05:39Let me throw this at you.

05:41The Harbaugh brothers, not for on-field, they met the Super Bowl.

05:46You got a Super Bowl champ and a guy that's done everything else.

05:49That's a great one. Yeah.

05:51Very good. Here's a good one.

05:52Actually, this is NBA.

05:54These two guys were both awesome.

05:56Powell and Marc Gasol.

05:58Marc Gasol had less of a wick, less ceiling to burn, so to speak.

06:03It was a quicker deal for him.

06:05A good player, man.

06:06But Powell Gasol was a beast.

06:08And Marc Gasol, for a few years, was a star.

06:10Yeah, both really good.

06:11I'll put them up.

06:13Can I go above the Currys?

06:14Like, Steph's a 10 and Seth is a three.

06:17Both Gasols were like sixes and a seven.

06:20Powell, seven and a half.

06:21Marc, six. Fine. Bigger numbers.

06:23I'll put those up there.

06:24Let me throw this at you.

06:25Here's another curveball you weren't ready for.

06:27What about Venus and Serena Williams?

06:29Champions.

06:30So we're going siblings now. Yeah.

06:32We're going sisters.

06:32You wanted a pair of brothers.

06:33I kind of, I morphed it into siblings.

06:37I mean, if you want to look, you want to play that game, I'll play that game.

06:40Because my other one was Reggie and Cheryl Miller.

06:42So, you know, if you don't want to, if you only want to do brothers, that's fine.

06:44I don't know. We don't have to just do brothers.

06:46You want me to be the bad guy on the show?

06:47You're trying to get me canceled.

06:48Yeah, it's pretty obvious.

06:49Like you're dismissive.

06:50And I saw what you did.

06:51No, I am very much pro the Williams is.

06:55I will give you Venus and Serena.

06:57If we're going siblings all purpose.

07:01Would they take the entire cake?

07:04So I know Serena is the greatest female tennis player that ever lived

07:07or right there at the top.

07:09I think Venus is in the conversation of like top five ish.

07:14Maybe I'm off base.

07:15And then maybe overestimate, but I don't think it's crazy top 20.

07:18My lack of tennis knowledge is showing.

07:19Yeah, Harris, look up a list of the best female tennis players all time.

07:24And let me know where Serena and Venus come in on that list

07:28from someone smarter than me.

07:29I think there's a chance then that the Williams

07:31I think there's a chance then that the Williams sisters

07:34are number one on the list ahead of the man in terms of accomplishment

07:37or the Watts or the the Kelsey's.

07:39What about if we're going super old school, the DiMaggio's?

07:43Yeah, because now, Joe, obviously, that's your headliner.

07:46Yeah, should be.

07:47Don't want to go.

07:48Wasn't bad, dude.

07:49Look up Dom DiMaggio's numbers.

07:50I do this like once.

07:51I don't know why, but every several years I end up stumbling

07:54onto his baseball reference page.

07:56And you're like, this is this is Fred Claus just completely slept on

08:00led the league in runs multiple times, led the league in stolen bases.

08:04Led the league.

08:05Grant, it wasn't just like a passenger on team.

08:07It was a good player.

08:08A career to 98.

08:10Come on, dude.

08:10With an 802 OPS, 802 OPS.

08:13He's Fred Claus, man.

08:14He gets no love.

08:15One last one. I want to throw it.

08:16You don't like it. Throw it right back.

08:18Ronday and Tiki.

08:20The bar highly accomplished.

08:22I think they get a bonus point like the McCourty's for being twins, too.

08:25There's a bonus there.

08:26You've got to get a bonus point for Twindom.

08:28Really good players.

08:30OK, I will see that.

08:31I will raise you.

08:32Well, this is not a raise, but I guess it's just adding to the list.

08:36Chris and Kyle Lawson.

08:38Damn it. That's my last one.

08:39Chris and Kyle Long Vernon and Vontae Davis, both in the NFL.

08:43Oh, good pull local kids.

08:46Let's see.

08:47Trayvon and Stefan Diggs.

08:50Yeah, good one.

08:51Speaking of locals, Corey and Kyle Seeger and Major League Baseball.

08:56One last nomination.

08:58So I keep saying one last.

08:58I was going to say, you just you've done that nine times.

09:01But first team, one last for the record.

09:02You don't have to make it your last.

09:04You're acting like you aren't allowed to.

09:06I know this is the end of the list.

09:07Don't get anything else after me.

09:09Not all football.

09:11Chandler, Arthur and John Jones.

09:16Chandler, Arthur and John Jones.

09:18That's Bones Jones from the UFC and Chandler Jones.

09:21Those guys have gone through it mentally and had some baggage and some issues.

09:24Yes, but they are very accomplished athletes for sure.

09:27How about Justin and B.J. Upton?

09:31B.J. Upton never did it.

09:34Like playing that played in the show, obviously was really good.

09:36I like I will disagree with Justin Upton was a really excellent player.

09:40B.J. never fulfilled the promise.

09:41Like there was more hype for him, I felt like, than Justin.

09:43Is that crazy pants?

09:44No, Justin was the number one overall pick.

09:47I guess so was B.J.

09:50He was drafted number one in 2002.

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