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Tony's Top 5: Celebrity eccentrics and/or recluses
Tony's Top 5
Celebrity eccentrics and/or recluses
5
Bobby Fischer. American chess prodigy dueled with Boris Spassky and then disappeared for roughly two decades. The classic tortured genius.
4
J.D. Salinger. First he gave us Holden Caulfield, then he effectively withdrew from society. Not to be confused with Terence Mann.
3
Michael Jackson. Now you know who inspired this list. The mad scientist of entertainment, Jacko was wacko ... and brilliant.
2
Greta Garbo. Iconic American actress effectively vanished after her career by moving to New York, where she became the needle in the haystack.
1
Howard Hughes. One of the most complex and fascinating figures in American history, he is said to have bottled his own urine. Odd, no?
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Tony Massarotti is a Globe sportswriter and has been writing about sports in Boston for the last 19 years. A lifelong Bostonian, Massarotti graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University. He was voted the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by his peers in 2000 and 2008 and has been a finalist for the award on several other occasions. This blog won a 2008 EPpy award for "Best Sports Blog".
Tony's Top 5
NFL power rankings
5
Broncos. OK, we’re convinced. Kyle Orton is now 26-12 in his career as a starter. Josh McDaniels looks like a real coach. And the defense is much improved.
4
Saints. Went into Philly and beat the Eagles, went into New York and beat the Jets. Better defense than we thought. Right?
3
Vikings. If you’re a Vikes fan, Brett Favre should scare you come playoff time. But in the regular season? So far, so good.
2
Colts. Don’t look now, but only three teams in the NFL have allowed fewer points than Indy. And have we mentioned the quarterback?
1
Giants. They can run, pass and play defense. And did we mention they’re well-coached? Who needs Plaxico?
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