Bill Laimbeer – Center, 1975-1979
I know he went to Notre Dame but I’m too young to ever remember him there. My only memories of Bill Laimbeer were as a Detroit Pistons “Bad Boy” and growing up loving the Chicago Bulls, I had no use for him.
You can’t argue how great he was at being a heel, however. He embraced that part of things and lived it up like few in any sport ever have.
Larry Bird, Charles Barkley or Michael Jordan?
It didn’t matter what level of superstar you were, Laimbeer was going to come after you and try to put you in an emergency room, whether he’d ever admit it or not.
I’d be booing him each team he walked to the ring but you can’t tell me there is a better heel from any Notre Dame athlete out there.
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