The Mount Rushmores of your sports franchises

[SandraC]

OK, if a Mount Rushmore were to be erected for your sports franchises...who would be on them? Highly personal and subjective...not looking to spark a debate, just to give everyone a chance to voice their opinion.

PLEASE limit to four...I could have named 50 more Yankees!

For me it is this...

Yankees - Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle

Jets - Joe Namath, Freeman McNeil, Curtis Martin, Don Maynard

Knicks - Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Bill Bradley, Dave Debusschere

Rangers - Mark Messier, Adam Graves, Brian Leetch, Harry Howell

Ohio State - Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Randy Gradishar, Chris Spielman

St John's - Dick McGuire, Chris Mullin, Walter Berry, Reggie Carter


Sandra

 

[dfergie]

Cowboys - Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Emmit Smith, Troy Aikman

 

[Mr Tony]

Twins-Kirby, Harmon, Rod, Tony O

 

[SabresRule]

Bills- Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith

Sabres- Gilbert Perreault, Dominik Hasek, Pat LaFontaine, Rick Martin

 

[salsadancer7]

WOW.... good one...

hmmmm....

Raiders: Marcus Allen, Dave Casper, Ken Stabler and Al Davis.

Marlins: Mike Lowell, Jeff Conine, Cliff Floyd, Miguel Cabrera

Syracuse Orangemen Basketball: Derrick Coleman, Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, Rony Seikley and Sherman Douglas

Miami Hurricanes football: WOW... the toughest of all.... Warren Sapp, Michael Irving, Bernie Kosar and Howard Schnellenberger.

Miami Heat: Dwayne Wade, Udonis Haslem, Rony Seikley and Alonzo Mourning.

I did not follow hockey, but I did like the Chicago Blackhawks of the 90s: Eddie Belfour, Chris Chelios, , Jeremy Roenick and Tony Amonte...

And finally, as a young kid, I use to LOVE the Philadelphia 76ers: My mount Rushmore there would have been: Julius Erving, Bobby Jones, Andrew Toney and World Be Free.

EDIT: Changed my mind on 2 'Canes...I KNEW that would be the hardest.

 

[salsadancer7]

Interesting, but I might be the only one that may have 1 player on 2 team's Mount Rushmore....Rony Seikley.

 

[mdonnelly]

Interesting, but I might be the only one that may have 1 player on 2 team's Mount Rushmore....Rony Seikley.

I think Nolan Ryan should be up there for three or four teams.

 

[Rey]

good thread sandra.....
can i add a coach? here goes......

Miami Dolphins - Don Shula, Dan Marino, Dwight Stephenson,Larry Csonka

Miami Hurricanes - Jim Kelly, Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, Jerome Brown

Miami Heat - Dwayne Wade, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice,Tim Hardaway

Marlins - whatever salsa picked

 

[salsadancer7]

good thread sandra.....
can i add a coach? here goes......

Miami Dolphins - Don Shula, Dan Marino, Dwight Stephenson,Larry Csonka

Miami Hurricanes - Jim Kelly, Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, Jerome Brown

Miami Heat - Dwayne Wade, Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice,Tim Hardaway

Marlins - whatever salsa picked

The Marlins are tough because of so little history. I thought about Kelly for the 'Canes... but I swear to you he did not catch my attention until he played in the USFL.

 

[BillD1984]

Celtics- Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, John Havlicek

Red Sox- Ted Williams, Carl Yastremski, Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx

Bruins- Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque, Milt Schmidt, Johnny Bucyk

Patriots- Tom Brady, John Hannah, Bill Belichick, Andre Tippett

 

[BillD1984]

Salsa, how about Louis Orr and Roosevelt Bowie for the Cuse (aka the Louis and Bowie Show)?

 

[DodgerKing]

Marlins - whatever salsa picked :-)

ROFLMAO

 

[DodgerKing]

Dodgers: Robinson, Koufax, Drysdale, Snyder, Lasorda

They have so many because of their long history and even ones that I would include that are not HOF, like Fernando and Garvey. I went with five (4 wasn't enough) that represent the faces of the franchise.

 

[Hart5150]

Celtics- Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, John Havlicek

Red Sox- Ted Williams, Carl Yastremski, Cy Young, Jimmie Foxx

Bruins- Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque, Milt Schmidt, Johnny Bucyk

Patriots- Tom Brady, John Hannah, Bill Belichick, Andre Tippett

Celtics- I agree

Red Sox - I would remove Yaz, and put on David Ortiz

Bruins - I agree

Patriots- As much as I love Tippett, I would go with Adam Vinatieri


Florida Gators Football- Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel, Emmitt Smith, Steve Spurrier

Florida Gators Basketball- Billy Donovan, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Udonis Haslem

 

[cybok0]

Steelers...Noll, Bradshaw, Green, Woodson.

Pirates...Clemente, Wagner, Stargell, Kiner

Penguins...Lemieux, Francis, Coffey, Crosby

Pitt Football...Marino, Dorsett, May, Green

Pitt Basketball...Lane, Knight, Miller, Blair

Pittsburgh Crawfords...Paige, Gibson, Bell, Johnson

Homestead Grays...Bell, Gibson, Johnson, Foster.

 

[AntAltMike]

Boston Red Sox: Jerry Adair, Rick Burleson, Dave Roberts, Tim Wakefield.

Four most indespensible teammates from a franchise whose motto was, "25 guys, 25 cabs".

"They have a name for the winners of the world.

I wanna name when I lose..."

- Steeley Dan

 

[AntAltMike]

Dodgers: Robinson, Koufax, Drysdale, Snyder, Lasorda.

Dodgers: Robinson, Koufax, XXXXXXXX, Snyder, Lasorda.

 

[riffjim4069]

Detroit Tigers - Ty Cobb, Al Kaline, Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer
Detroit Red Wings: Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Sid Abel, Mike Ilitch
Detroit Lions: Barry Sanders, Lem Barney, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Bobby Layne
Detroit Pistons: Dave Bing, Bob Lanier, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars
Michigan Wolverines (football): Fielding Yost, Bo Schembechler, Tom Brady, Tom Harmon

 

[BillD1984]

Celtics- I agree

Red Sox - I would remove Yaz, and put on David Ortiz

Bruins - I agree

Patriots- As much as I love Tippett, I would go with Adam Vinatieri

I was actually thinking of putting Papi or Pedro Martinez over Foxx in the 4th spot.

Adam and Leave is a great choice for the Pats, and I also considered Stanley Morgan and Sam Cunningham.

 

[BillD1984]

I also think you wouldn't be wrong if you included Bob Kraft for the Pats.