Part II

Burney's Top 25 CHSL Athletes of All-Time

1 Dave De Busschere (Detroit Austin) - Played in NBA and MLB. Hall of Famer in hoops

2 Frank Tanana (Novi Detroit CC) - Longtime MLB pitcher who helped hurl his hometown Tigers to the '87 division crown

3 Mike Lodish (Birmingham Brother Rice) - An NFL-record six Super Bowl appearances - with two rings to show for it

4 Chris Sabo (Novi Detroit CC) - All-Star 3B with the World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds in the early 1990s

5 B.J. Armstrong (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Sweet-stroking & heady point guard on a trio of Chi Bulls NBA title teams

6 Brian Brennan (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Superb NFL receiver with the Cleveland Browns in the 1980s

7 Derrick Alexander (Detroit Benedictine) - Quality NFL wideout in the 1990s-early 2000s after college career at UofM

8 Shawn Respert (Redford Bishop Borgess) - An NBA first-round draft pick & one of the best MSU Spartans of all-time

9 Gary Danielson (Dearborn Divine Child) - QB'd his hometown Lions to a Central Division title in 1983

10 (tie) The Paciorek Bros. (OL St. Mary's) - Awesome multi-purpose athletes that both played in the Major Leagues

10 The Seymour Bros (RO Shrine) - Early Fracassa disciples who had NFL careers

11 Jim Essian (Detroit De Porres) - Solid MLB'er behind the plate

12 Willie Burton (Detroit De Porres) - High-scoring guard who led UofMinnesotta to an Elite 8 in 1990 & played in NBA

13 Mark Messner (Novi Detroit CC) - Captained UofM to a Rose Bowl &saw time in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns

14 Pete Mitchell (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Very good NFL tight end in the 1990s

15 (tie) David Bowens (OL St. Mary's) - Pass rush specialist that spent over a decade in the NFL

15 (tie) Maurice Seawright (OL. St. Mary's) - Greatest "could have been" in the history of the CHSL

16 Braylon Edwards (HW Bishop Gallagher) - UofM receiving legend and current NFL'er

17 Steve Morrison (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Standout LB at UofM that started on the "cinderella" Indy Colts in '95

18 Brad Cochran (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Played DB at UofM and with the Raiders in the NFL

19 The Farr Bros. (Birmingham Brother Rice) - Lived up to the family name, first at Rice, then at UCLA, then the NFL

20 Jen and John Shasky (Marian/Rice) - Dominant brother-sister duo on the hardwood

21 Rodney Culver (Detroit De Porres) - Rushed the rock at Notre Dame in college, then in the NFL w/SD Chargers

22 John Wangler (RO Shrine) - This star field general took Bo to his first ever win in the Rose Bowl in 1981

23 Mark Campbell (MH Bishop Foley) - Workmanlike TE that played for the Maize&Blue and in the NFL

24 John McIntyre (Novi Detroit CC) - Superior long-distance marksman that started on very good UofMizzou teams

25 (tie) Neegle Knight (Detroit De Porres) - Took UofDayton to the NCAA prior to NBA career

25 (tie) Mike Peplowski (Warren De La Salle) - Was the big man in the middle of MSU's Big Ten title team in 1990

25 (tie) Bob Kula (Birmingham Brother Rice) - His aggressive play on defense helped MSU win 1988 Rose Bowl