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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
I think the inclusion of people like Lombardi and Basie is an indication that they are looking at leadership not in terms of the political or social impact made by the people in question, but simply in terms of them being great leaders in whatever type of leadership role they had.... whether it was leading an army, a country, a football team, or a band.
Still doesn't explain why no love for Shackleton, lol.
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Basie then remains a poor choice. Why not Edward Kennedy Ellington, who's musical impact was the greatest of any of the 'big band' era? Or, even Benny Goodman, who pioneered mixed race music and fought discrimination from promoters and club owners who prohibited his band to play because he hired African American musicians?
For athletics, Pop Warner or Joe McCarthy or the venerable Yogi Berra would have been superior decisions.