Your Sports Town Mt. Rushmore

[Nameless Ghoul]

Now I know we can't all be from NY/CHI/LA, but if you had to choose 4 Icons who are held the highest (not necessarily even the best) where you are from, who would they be? I'm from NE Ohio so I would say:

LeBron James
Jim Brown
Bernie Kosar
Bob Feller

Honorable Mention:
Mark Price
Paul Brown
Baker Mayfield

 

[Lord Commander Palis]

Kooby Bryant
Magic "AIDS" Johnson
Dwayne Gretzky
Mike EhrmenTrout

 

[BAM]

Wisconsin teams

Aaron Rodgers
Brett Favre
Vince Lombardi
Hank Aaron

Honorable Mentions:
Bob Uecker (HOF announcer)
Robin Yount (Brewers)
Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves)
Eddie Matthews (Milwaukee Braves)
Giannis (the way he's going he will break into the top 4 in a few years)
Reggie White (beloved, but it was a short run)

Kareem Abdul Jabbar (respected, despite requesting a trade to get away from the city)
Jon McGlocklin (mostly as a commentator for the Bucks, but he was on the team that won the chip)
Curly Lambeau (HOF coach of the Packers)… I could name about 30 more Packers like Ray Nitschke, Forrest Gregg, Bart Starr, Don Hutson, Jim Taylor, Donald Driver, LeRoy Butler, Charles Woodson, Mike Holmgren, etc, they're all loved​

 

[Dr J]

New Orleans Teams and/or Natives:

Drew Brees
Pete Maravich
Peyton Manning
Mel Ott

 

[PUO3]

From, or played in?

Marshawn The Greatest RB Ever Lynch
Rickey Henderson
Bill Russell
Jason Kidd
Paul Pierce
Dam Lillard

 

[yookfarb]

Kevin Durant
Michael Vick
Joe Heisman(he's like 5'6" these days)
and Sammy Bog

 

[Mikeydontgiva]

Went with guys who played here, although ripken and phelps were also born in baltimore.

Cal Ripken Jr
Johnny Unitas
Michael Phelps
Ray Lewis

Just missed:
Travis Pastrana(birth place)/Ed Reed/Jim Palmer

Honorable mention due to birthplace:
Babe Ruth/Jimmy Foxx/Lefty Grove

 

[tobiaswins]

Gonna say....

Ken Griffey Jr
Steve Largent
Gary Payton
Walter Jones

Too early to consider Russell Wilson though no doubt he will be up there at some point.

 

[the ambush]

Albert Pujols
Stan Musial
Bob Gibson
Ozzie Smith
Brett Hull
Al MacInnis
Chris Pronger

 

[Which Doctor]

Glen Gilberti
Norman Smiley
David Arquette
Joey Ryan

Spoiler

Jim Thorpe
Dick Butkus
Pele
Jack Johnson

 

[ferrisjso]

David Tyree deserves a spot in NY's.

 

[JSN]

Young Mike Tyson
Prime Mike Tyson
Tattoo Face Tyson
Faded in Bolivian Tyson

 

[Confucamus]

David Ortiz
Tom Brady
Bill Russel
Larry Bird

Honorables: Babe Ruth, Bobby Orr, Teddy Williams, Manny Ramirez, Paul Pierce, Pedro Martinez, Dustin Pedroia.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Now I know we can't all be from NY/CHI/LA, but if you had to choose 4 Icons who are held the highest (not necessarily even the best) where you are from, who would they be? I'm from NE Ohio so I would say:

LeBron James
Jim Brown
Bernie Kosar
Bob Feller

Honorable Mention:
Mark Price
Paul Brown
Baker Mayfield

I'm from the same area and I'd add Otto Graham and Joe Thomas.

 

[Fugazy]

David Ortiz
Tom Brady
Bill Russel
Larry Bird

Honorables: Babe Ruth, Bobby Orr, Teddy Williams, Manny Ramirez, Paul Pierce, Pedro Martinez, Dustin Pedroia.

Ortiz over Ruth?

U high mate?

 

[Scerpi]

Colorado

John Elway
Patrick Roy (or Joe Sakic or Peter Forsberg)
Alex English (or Mutumbo)
Random Colorado Rockie whose hitting 50 hrs and .330 avg - maybe Larry Walker

Walker did have a HOF post game barscene. He was great around LoDo at times.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Mats sundin
DRryl sitler
Joe carter
Vince carter?

 

[mbinder]

Jordan
Payton
Banks
Mikita or Hull

 

[Jesus H. Sherdog]

Ortiz over Ruth?

U high mate?

Lol I was gonna say the same about Ted Williams, since Ruth at least really was better known for his time in NY

 

[Hitman81]

Ken Griffey Jr
Walter Jones
Gary Payton
Cortez Kennedy

Honorable mentions
Steve Largent
Edgar Martinez
Gary Payton
Shawn Kemp