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OT: Pick 3 sports figures who you associate with your current state of residence.

I’m really not into Arizona Sports especially U of A . I took Spanish at ASU so hating them is mandatory.
But Since I have have a soft spot for College Coaches
Lute Olsen has to be on the list
Jim Palmer one of my heroes is from Scottsdale has to be on the list
The third is a tie
I loved Larry Fitzgerald and the fact he played in the Big. East made it easier
But I also loved Steve Nash considered the best Suns player and just a great PG
Honorable mention to Cliff Robinson in the Suns too 25 for obvious reasons and Charles Barkley
Arizona has produced so many Olympic athletes from swimmers to gymnastics
Plus baseball, basketball and even football players .
 
Jaydumo20 said:
I live in TN. I thought long and hard. There is no right answer.
Here were the 3 that were top of mind:

Steve McNair
Tee Martin
Pat Summitt (clearly I'm counting coaches, but you don't have to)

They can be from the state too, if you think they are representative of that state simply by being from the area (i.e. Favre and Mississippi)
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Jake Voskuhl
Emeka Okafor
Carl Lewis (Gotten to know him. Great guy.)

Now Houston 4+ years
 
HooperScooper said:
McCutchen over Willie Stargell or Roberto Clemente? I'd even accept Barry Bonds over McCutchen.

No Steelers? That's just criminal for a place known most for the Steelers.

A guy who has played less than a year in MLB?

Yikes, this is one terrible list! :)
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As a non Pittsburgh guy the first person who comes to my mind is Cutch. Over anybody. Not sure why. He's so likable.
 
HooperScooper said:
McCutchen over Willie Stargell or Roberto Clemente? I'd even accept Barry Bonds over McCutchen.

No Steelers? That's just criminal for a place known most for the Steelers.

A guy who has played less than a year in MLB?

Yikes, this is one terrible list! :)
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If the Steelers left Pittsburgh, it would be a better place to live.

I really don't care about your opinion. It's my list, and since I've been living here (which came at the very end of Lemieux), these are the three guys whom I chose as being the most talked about athletes in town (in the positive sense, not for raping, beating women, or generally being an a.hole).
 
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HooperScooper said:
McCutchen over Willie Stargell or Roberto Clemente? I'd even accept Barry Bonds over McCutchen.

No Steelers? That's just criminal for a place known most for the Steelers.

A guy who has played less than a year in MLB?

Yikes, this is one terrible list! :)
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You both should be punished for not naming Dan Marino.

Tony Dorsett too but Dan Marino is Mr. Pittsburgh.
 
Whether or not there is anybody from these states on the yard, I'm generally curious what people would say for:

Iowa
Nebraska
Mississippi
South Dakota
 
storrsroars said:
Where in hell did you come up with that conclusion?
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Marino is the best athlete ever from Pittsburgh. He grew up there, dominated in football and baseball, and dominated at Pitt.

Donovan will have a great career playing a long time in Portland and maybe some other cities but he'll always be Mr. Connecticut.
 
I'll go geographical. Out on the Panhandle of Florida.

Roy Jones Jr
Emmett Smith
Derrick Brooks

High Honorable Mention- Justin Gatlin, Michelle Snow, Don Sutton.
Edit: Add in Jerry Pate and Bubba Watson for golf.

RJJ was the best boxer in the world for over a decade. Emmitt is Emmitt. Always showed up for the big games.

Brooks is class act all the way.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
I'll go geographical. Out on the Panhandle of Florida.

Roy Jones Jr
Emmett Smith
Derrick Brooks

High Honorable Mention- Justin Gatlin, Michelle Snow, Don Sutton.
Edit: Add in Jerry Pate and Bubba Watson for golf.

RJJ was the best boxer in the world for over a decade. Emmitt is Emmitt. Always showed up for the big games.

Brooks is class act all the way.
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That top 3 is diverse and impressive. It'd be cool to have some kind of metric to find which specific geographic area produced the most impactful athletes.
 
storrsroars said:
If the Steelers left Pittsburgh, it would be a better place to live.

I really don't care about your opinion. It's my list, and since I've been living here (which came at the very end of Lemieux), these are the three guys whom I chose as being the most talked about athletes in town (in the positive sense, not for raping, beating women, or generally being an a.hole).
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Fair enough, it's your list. I get where the disconnect is. You're judging from a different set of criteria and you don't like the Steelers.
 
superjohn said:
Marino is the best athlete ever from Pittsburgh. He grew up there, dominated in football and baseball, and dominated at Pitt.
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My wife tells a different story. She was at Pitt for the '76 NC with Dorsett. If you ask her, Marino is best known for gagging away Pitt's chances at an NC during the 1981 season.

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48-14! The game where Penn State changed and destroyed the Pitt football program

It's 1981 and the Pitt Panthers are currently one of the premiere college football programs in the country. They are only five years removed from its most recen
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And the actual answer to best athlete from Pittsburgh has been Honus Wagner since forever. 2nd place is probably Montana. Some would say Arnold Palmer, but Latrobe is too far out for an actual suburb.
 
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Husky Alien said:
And Willie Stargell is not. Hmm.

This could go on and on. It's what came to @storrsroars. "Remember, there is no right or wrong answer
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Different people use different criteria. For example, I did not use greatest athletes in Florida. I used athletes around my current location, which is Brevard County, so I have the list of:
Tim Wakefield
Kelly Slater
Doug Flutie

Kelly could be the greatest surfer, but Tim and Doug are not the greatest in their sports. But since they live or lived near me, they easily come to mind.
 
Maine -

I wasn't born in Maine, so I'll never be considered a Mainer by the natives, but I have lived over half of my (almost) 75 years in "Vacationland." It's a pretty thin list, I think, but here's what I've got -

Some kid named Cooper (sorry)
Joan Benoit Samuelson

Tie - UMaine coaches John Winkin (baseball) and Shawn Walsh (hockey) who put the school on the national radar in 1980's and '90's.
 
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