Free Press sports columnist Shawn Windsor and writer Carlos Monarrez debate the most pressing topic of the 2018 summer: Who is the greatest player all-time from Detroit's sports teams? Chris Thomas/Detroit Free Press
Gordie Howe was the toughest. Ty Cobb was the meanest. Barry Sanders was the most electric.
Yet who was the greatest?
And what do we mean by that anyway?
Starting today, the Free Press begins its "Tournament of G.O.A.T," in which you, dear reader, are expected to vote for the Greatest athlete Of All Time from a Detroit professional sports team.