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Promethium
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I'm bored at work and watched some ESPN thing featuring Bob Gibson the other day, so I decided to ask who the best athlete from your state, province or city is, since some of us live abroad.
For Nebraska, The top three are IMO are:
Bob Gibson
Gale Sayers
Wade Boggs

With Honorable mention to: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Bob Boozer and Andy Roddick.

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Louisiana & Mississippi have the highest amount of pro-atheletes per capita in the US. Yet, I'm having a hard time coming up with some dominant ones.

Marshall Faulk, Billy Cannon, and Joe Dumars off the top of my head but I'm sure I could probably do alot better than that.

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What guidelines are you using?

They have to have been born in your state?
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Rick Derris Wrote:
What guidelines are you using?

They have to have been born in your state?


PopTodd Wrote:
DICK MOTHAFUKKIN BUTKUS!!!


Born: Chicago (South Side)
College: U. of Illinois
Pro ball: Chicago Bears

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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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i think half of the NFL comes from western Pennsylvania.

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Yeah, I used born, since Boggs didn't spend much time in Nebraska after birth but was born here.
I didn't include college, since Nebraska has had a ton of great athletes who weren't from this state.

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Boxing: Joe Lewis (old school), Evander Holyfield (new school)
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Rick Derris Wrote:
What guidelines are you using?

They have to have been born in your state?

Don't think so. Gale Sayers was born in the great state of Kansas, was a two-time All-American at KU, but attended HS in Omaha. Practically no ties to NE besides the rape conviction.

Barry Sanders
Jim Ryun
Walter Johnson
John Riggins

I need to be hosed off after posting in this thread.
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Julius Peppers
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Nascar: Bill Elliot
Pro Wrestling: Hulk Hogan


Guess which of these I do not consider to be sporting.

Guess.

As to athlethes from 'Sconsin:

ERIC HEIDEN.


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Moxie Wrote:
Rick Derris Wrote:
What guidelines are you using?

They have to have been born in your state?

Don't think so. Gale Sayers was born in the great state of Kansas, was a two-time All-American at KU, but attended HS in Omaha. Practically no ties to NE besides the rape conviction.

Barry Sanders
Jim Ryun
Walter Johnson
John Riggins

I need to be hosed off after posting in this thread.


Sayers lives and works in Omaha, and according to Wikipedia he is considered a Nebraskan, but if he is disqualified then Grover Cleveland Alexander gets bumped up.
Georgous George and Mad Dog Vachon are the best pro wrestlers from this state. I believe Ted Dibiase is also from here.

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Dave Winfield - from St. Paul, MN.

Out of college he was selected in the MLB draft, the NBA draft, the ABA draft, and despite never playing football, the NFL draft based sheerly on athleticism.

Smart cookie: played 22 years in baseball and is a member of the Hall of Fame.[/b]
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I'd take Red Grange over Dick Butkus, Todd.

Technically born in PA, but moved to Illinois at 5 and spent his entire pro and college career here.

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One of the all-time best female marathon runners: joan benoit samuelson
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One of the all-time best female marathon runners: joan benoit samuelson
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I tried to find somebody of that sort that I could like that nobody else did - because everybody would adopt his group, and his group would be _it_; someone weird like Captain Beefheart. It's no different now - people trying to outdo ! each other in extremes. There are people who like X, and there are people who say X are wimps; they like Black Flag.

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Old Kingfish Lee Wrote:
Frozen Northerner Wrote:
One of the all-time best female marathon runners: joan benoit samuelson
:lol:


When your from maine you gotta pick your battles, if this had been the best lumberjack competition, or growing potatoes we may have had a chance.
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Other athletes from Maine according to Wikipedia:
* Joan Benoit Samuelson, marathon runner
* Bill Swift, baseball player
* Bob Stanley, baseball player
* Tim Sylvia, Current Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion
* Scott Garland AKA "Scotty 2 Hotty, Professional Wrestler
* Dave Graham, rock climber
* Mike Bordick, MLB baseball player
* Rick DiPietro, NHL hockey player
* Ricky Craven, NASCAR driver
* Seth Wescott, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist - Snowboard Cross
* David Chamberlain, X-Country Skier
* Simon Dumont, 2004 and 2005 Winter X Games Gold Medalist - Ski Halfpipe
* Les Otten, Red Sox owner
* Louis Sockalexis, first American Indian (Penobscot) MLB baseball player
* Matt Stairs, MLB Baseball Player | Texas Rangers (Lives in Bangor)
* Matt Kinney, MLB Baseball Player | SF Giants (minor leagues)
* Ian Crocker, Olympic Swimmer

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not 100% sure of birth but at least from here generally

Dan O'Brien
Steve Prefontaine
Terry Baker - won Heisman in 60s
Tonya Harding (ha)
Harold Reynolds
Dale Murphy
Neil Lomax
Ahmad Rashad

Had quite a few NBA players from here...AC Green, Terrell Brandon, Damon Stoudamire, Salim Stoudamire, Fred Jones, Danny Ainge

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