| THE 'CUP OF TEA' LIST |
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| Athletes whose significant career included a brief stop in a random city for a "cup of tea" stint so random it often gets forgotten. |
| NBA |
| NHL |
| MLB |
| NFL |
| Dominique Wilkins - LAC, BOS, SAS Robert Parish - GSW, CHA, CHI Michael Jordan - WAS, Birmingham Barons Hakeem Olajuwon - TOR Patrrick Ewing - ORL Scotrtie Pippen - HOU, POR, CHI (final stint) Moses Malone - many, most notably SAS Mark Price - WAS, GSW, ORL Karl Malone - LAL |
| Tony Dorsett - DEN Joe Montana - KC Brett Favre - ATL, NYJ Jerry Rice - SEA, OAK, DEN Reggie White - CAR Ronnie Lott - NYJ, OAK Junior Seau - MIA, NWE OJ Simpson - SFO Warren Moon - KC, SEA, MIN Randall Cunningham - DAL, BAL Emmitt Smith - ARZ Earl Campbell - NOR Eric Dickerson - RAI, ATL Steve Young - TB Bruce Smith - WAS |
| Wayne Gretzky - STL, NYR |
| Sammy Sosa - TEX Rafael Palmiero - CHC Steve Carlton - CHW Darren Daulton - FL Mike Piazza - FL Andre Dawson - FL Willie Mays - NYM Ryne Sandberg - PHL John Smoltz - DET |