Matty posted:BaseballMom, Bum PHILLIPS, not Bright -- Bright owned the Cowboys...
You're right! Sorry...another Senior moment...I do remember the big belly & bigger cowboy hat!
And Clint Murchison, founder of Cowboys...
(other oilman, Boone Pickens was just a "pup" back then!)
Well, my reading comprehension isn't the greatest I guess - the question asked was 'my city's' Mt. Rushmore....
Cincinnati
Baseball: Johnny Bench
Basketball: Oscar Robertson
Football: Roger Staubach (HS), Anthony Munoz (pro)
...I'll add something for fun...
Best athlete you're going to get to know real soon? Ian Happ, Cubs infielder and last year's #1 pick from Univ. of Cincinnati - I've seen him play, he is special. I expect he will be in the big leagues next year.
I'm surprised no one has done LA yet. I lived there for twenty-two years.
Baseball - Sandy Koufax
Basketball - Magic Johnson
Hockey - Marcel Dionne (had his HOF career in LA, Gretzky was better in Edmonton)
Football - Deacon Jones
SOUTH FlORIDA
Marlins- #1 according to WAR Hanley Ramirez
Dolphins - Dan Marino
Basketball - deserters Wade and LBJ
Panthers - Scott Melanby
Tennis- Chris Everett
#1 among all Floridians - Tim Tebow
joemktg posted:Bolts-Coach-PR posted:New York:
Yankees: BambinoMets: Seaver
Giants: Gifford
Jets: Namath
Knicks: Clyde Frazier
Nets: Dr. J
Rangers: Ron Greschner..?
Islanders: Bossy, Potvin, Trottier, Gillies, Nystrom, Smith...
For NY sports, Mt. Rushmore isn't big enough. And every other city is a NY wannabe.
From what burrow does the esteemed Mr. Joemktg hail?
