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Because I know we have a huge amount of hardcore sports fans on here, I thought it might be fun to come up with our respective city's Mt. Rushmore of sports legends. Try to pick one guy from each sport. Obviously, if you live in a city that doesn't have all 4 sports, substitutions are allowed. My Boston Mount Rushmore would be as follows:

Bill Russell (Celtics)- Probably the most defensively dominant basketball player, EVER! 11 championships in 13 years is a record unmatched in ANY sport. As great as Jordan was, he didn't come close to that record. I'm a HUGE Larry Bird fan and watched his whole career, but I just think Russell's records are unmatched and earn him the spot.

Ted Williams (Red Sox) - In 19 years, the guy had a career 344 average, which is astonishing! He is also the last guy to hit over 400 in a season(406 in 1953). He missed 5 prime years of his career to serve in WWII, and still ranks near the top in many MLB categories.

Bobby Orr (Bruins) - Perhaps the most dominant hockey player, EVER (and yes, I've heard of Wayne Gretsky). Only defenseman, EVER, to win the NHL scoring title, and Orr did it twice! Scored over 100 points in 6 straight seasons. Orr was simply in a class by himself.

Tom Brady (Patriots) - Will go down as one of the top three QB's of all time. Has won three Super Bowls, with VERY average talent around him. Has proven this season that given the weapons, he is just as capable as his contemporary, Peyton Manning, of putting up eye-popping statistics!


John from Boston

Enigma869 wrote:Because I know we have a huge amount of hardcore sports fans on here, I thought it might be fun to come up with our respective city's Mt. Rushmore of sports legends. Try to pick one guy from each sport. Obviously, if you live in a city that doesn't have all 4 sports, substitutions are allowed. My Boston Mount Rushmore would be as follows:

Bill Russell (Celtics)- Probably the most defensively dominant basketball player, EVER! 11 championships in 13 years is a record unmatched in ANY sport. As great as Jordan was, he didn't come close to that record. I'm a HUGE Larry Bird fan and watched his whole career, but I just think Russell's records are unmatched and earn him the spot.

Ted Williams (Red Sox) - In 19 years, the guy had a career 344 average, which is astonishing! He is also the last guy to hit over 400 in a season(406 in 1953). He missed 5 prime years of his career to serve in WWII, and still ranks near the top in many MLB categories.

Bobby Orr (Bruins) - Perhaps the most dominant hockey player, EVER (and yes, I've heard of Wayne Gretsky). Only defenseman, EVER, to win the NHL scoring title, and Orr did it twice! Scored over 100 points in 6 straight seasons. Orr was simply in a class by himself.

Tom Brady (Patriots) - Will go down as one of the top three QB's of all time. Has won three Super Bowls, with VERY average talent around him. Has proven this season that given the weapons, he is just as capable as his contemporary, Peyton Manning, of putting up eye-popping statistics!


John from Boston

Easy!!!

Barry Sanders (Lions)
Steve Yzerman (Red Wings)
Al Kaline (Tigers)
Isaiah Thomas (Pistons) ***The player not the coach***

Willie Mays (can't pick Bonds cuz his is being ripped). (Giants)
Joe Montana (49rs)
Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors)
That's all for me.

RaiderFan wrote:Easy!!!

Barry Sanders (Lions)
Steve Yzerman (Red Wings)
Al Kaline (Tigers)
Isaiah Thomas (Pistons) ***The player not the coach***

Tough to argue with that list. Barry Sanders was the single, greatest football player that I've ever seen. Stevie Y was a GREAT hockey player. Kaline is a legend, and Isaiah should be thankful he had such a great playing career, because I'm not sure even Matt Millen (trying to stay with the Detroit theme here) has had a worse post-playing career!


John from Boston

Cool idea, Enigma! Easy one...

Bobby Hull (Blackhawks)
Walter Payton (Bears)
Ernie Banks (Cubs)
Michael Jordan (Bulls)

Bernie Parent (Flyers)
Chuck Bednarik (Eagles)
Mike Schmidt (Phillies)
Julius Erving (Sixers)

Johnny Unitas
Cal Ripken
Brooks Robinson
Ray Lewis

That would be Indianapolis in my case...

We don't have an NHL or MLB team, so...

Reggie Miller
Peyton Manning
Marvin Harrison

Can't think of a good 4th choice.

Don't think we have any directly from my city. The only ones from the area that I can think of are Dat Nguyen of the Cowboys and Phil Blackmar from golf. We did produce some in non-traditional sports though.

Panther wrote:Don't think we have any directly from my city. The only ones from the area that I can think of are Dat Nguyen of the Cowboys and Phil Blackmar from golf. We did produce some in non-traditional sports though.

Where the hell do you live and who the hell are you>???

Journey_Elder wrote:Bernie Parent (Flyers)
Chuck Bednarik (Eagles)
Mike Schmidt (Phillies)
Julius Erving (Sixers)

Perfect!

Liam wrote:

Panther wrote:Don't think we have any directly from my city. The only ones from the area that I can think of are Dat Nguyen of the Cowboys and Phil Blackmar from golf. We did produce some in non-traditional sports though.

Where the hell do you live and who the hell are you>???

Apparently I live under a rather large rock.

Panther wrote:

Liam wrote:

Panther wrote:Don't think we have any directly from my city. The only ones from the area that I can think of are Dat Nguyen of the Cowboys and Phil Blackmar from golf. We did produce some in non-traditional sports though.

Where the hell do you live and who the hell are you>???

Apparently I live under a rather large rock.

Hmmm...that was direct....

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NealIsGod wrote:Johnny Unitas
Cal Ripken
Brooks Robinson
Ray Lewis

Close:

Brooks Robinson
Johnny Unitas
Jim Palmer
Lenny Moore

Ready to jam today Nig?

conversationpc wrote:That would be Indianapolis in my case...

We don't have an NHL or MLB team, so...

Reggie Miller
Peyton Manning
Marvin Harrison

Can't think of a good 4th choice.

Easy!!! Bobby Knight.

AR wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:Johnny Unitas
Cal Ripken
Brooks Robinson
Ray Lewis

Close:

Brooks Robinson
Johnny Unitas
Jim Palmer
Lenny Moore

Ready to jam today Nig?

Jim Palmer over Cal Ripken Jr? C'mon Ed, please don't tell me as a kid you were aroused by Jim Palmer in those fruity underwear commercials!!!

Good thing you did not say present mine are past hero's for their teams. I'll do mine in order of favorite sport, team, and all time favorite member...

NHL.........New York Rangers..........Mark Messier

MLB........New York Yankees..........Reggie Jackson

NFL........New York Jets.................Joe Namath

NBA.......New York Kinicks............Patrick Ewing

That's mine.

Gail

Saint John wrote:

AR wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:Johnny Unitas
Cal Ripken
Brooks Robinson
Ray Lewis

Close:

Brooks Robinson
Johnny Unitas
Jim Palmer
Lenny Moore

Ready to jam today Nig?

Jim Palmer over Cal Ripken Jr? C'mon Ed, please don't tell me as a kid you were aroused by Jim Palmer in those fruity underwear commercials!!!

Ripken is so overrated. Ground ball to 2nd base and into a double play. I saw him play day to day. Good but not great. Nice guy though.

AR wrote:

Saint John wrote:

AR wrote:

NealIsGod wrote:Johnny Unitas
Cal Ripken
Brooks Robinson
Ray Lewis

Close:

Brooks Robinson
Johnny Unitas
Jim Palmer
Lenny Moore

Ready to jam today Nig?

Jim Palmer over Cal Ripken Jr? C'mon Ed, please don't tell me as a kid you were aroused by Jim Palmer in those fruity underwear commercials!!!

Ripken is so overrated. Ground ball to 2nd base and into a double play. I saw him play day to day. Good but not great. Nice guy though.

My favorite Oriole was probably Eddie Murray. One underrated motherfucker. Dude was a hitting machine for a long time.

AR wrote:Ripken is so overrated. Ground ball to 2nd base and into a double play. I saw him play day to day. Good but not great. Nice guy though.

He was great, in my opinion. Fielded his position better than just about anyone else despite lack of speed but used good positioning, reflexes, and anticipation. Yes, he grounded into a lot of double plays, but he more than made up for that with his bat handling skills and by driving in runs. That's not to mention his .336 lifetime playoff batting average. Dude showed up when it counted.

Someone post the Earl Weaver audio tirade. The "Alice from Wheatfield" part is my favorite.

Saint John wrote:My favorite Oriole was probably Eddie Murray. One underrated motherfucker. Dude was a hitting machine for a long time.

Good call...He stayed productive for quite a long time and, even at the age of 40, was still hitting home runs (he had 22 at that age...without steroids).

AR wrote:Ripken is so overrated. Ground ball to 2nd base and into a double play. I saw him play day to day. Good but not great. Nice guy though.

I'm with Ed on this one. I always thought Ripken was an overrated player. I think a big part of it was his likeability. He was simply a good guy, who was impossible to criticize. He certainly has very good career numbers, but I was never "wowed" by watching Ripken, at any point in his career. At the end of the day, he will always be most famous for showing up to work every day to break Gehrig's streak. Of course, his streak went on a lot longer than it should have, but that's another story for another day.


John from Boston