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Who would be on Boston's Mount Rushmore of sports?
« on: February 17, 2009, 05:15:05 PM »

Offline Roy Hobbs

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I saw this thread over at RealGM, and thought it was interesting.  (Hat tip to cfan79 for the idea.)  Who would you put on the city of Boston's "Mount Rushmore of Sports"?  You can select any individual sports figure, from players to GMs to coaches to owners.  You can pick four, and only four, players to make your mountain.

This is harder than it sounds.  I'd probably go with Red, Ted Williams, Brady, and Orr, representing each of the four sports.  It's very difficult, though, leaving either Russell or Larry off.

(Mount Rushmore of Celtics would be Red, Russell, Havlicek, and Bird.  That's fairly easy to me, with apologies to Cowens, McHale, and Pierce.)
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Re: Who would be on Boston's Mount Rushmore of sports?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2009, 05:16:17 PM »

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Bird, Ted Williams, Bobby Orr and Tom Brady

(apologies to Bill Russell)
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 05:24:00 PM »

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Williams, Orr, Brady are easy.  Tough who to pick for basketball, but I would have to go with Red over Russell and Bird.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 05:27:28 PM »

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Russell, Williams, Bird, Brady.


(I'm not a big hockey guy, but I understand the argument for Orr.)
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2009, 05:27:58 PM »

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I agree with picking Red becuase he helped change the NBA when it was in shambles.
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 05:28:34 PM »

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Red, Ted Williams, Tom Brady, and Bill Russell.
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2009, 05:37:31 PM »

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Ted Williams, Red, Tom Brady, Bobby Orr.
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 05:37:38 PM »

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Puckett, Garnett, Fran Tarkenton, and maybe Herb Brooks (coach of the "Miracle" USA hockey team).  Three of them never won a championship for the "local" sports team, but woe is life in Minny history... 

Oh wait.... I'm confused. 
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2009, 05:44:06 PM »

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For just the Celtics one, I think Tommy should be in the discussion.
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2009, 05:45:50 PM »

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No love for Curt Schilling?  He would be my Red Sox choice.
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2009, 05:47:07 PM »

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Quote from: bostonfan23 on February 17, 2009, 05:44:06 PM
For just the Celtics one, I think Tommy should be in the discussion.

I agree.  Whether the Celtics are winning championships or perpetually lottery-bound, he cheers them on just the same.  He bleeds green and is the epitomy of Celtics Pride.
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2009, 05:51:12 PM »

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Quote from: D Dub on February 17, 2009, 05:45:50 PM
No love for Curt Schilling?  He would be my Red Sox choice.

Above Ted Williams?
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2009, 05:52:03 PM »

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i think it is very easy ted,red,russell,bird
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2009, 05:54:35 PM »

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Quote from: Atzar on February 17, 2009, 05:51:12 PM
Quote from: D Dub on February 17, 2009, 05:45:50 PM
No love for Curt Schilling?  He would be my Red Sox choice.

Above Ted Williams?

He's got more rings...

and led us to the greatest comeback in the history of the sport (over the Yanks none the less) on the heels of an unprecidented surgery that basicly ended his carreer.  Just sayin..
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2009, 05:58:30 PM »

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Quote from: D Dub on February 17, 2009, 05:54:35 PM
Quote from: Atzar on February 17, 2009, 05:51:12 PM
Quote from: D Dub on February 17, 2009, 05:45:50 PM
No love for Curt Schilling?  He would be my Red Sox choice.

Above Ted Williams?

He's got more rings...

and led us to the greatest comeback in the history of the sport (over the Yanks none the less) on the heels of an unprecidented surgery that basicly ended his carreer.  Just sayin..
That's true about Schilling, although I don't see how you can pick him over the best hitter of all time, Teddy Ballgame.
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