sonoman24 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 From Barry Horn's article posted on 01/17/2009 at www.dallasnews.com Suppose Texas had a Mount Rushmore. And suppose you were in charge of deciding which four sports folks belonged? That's the premise of ESPN's latest get-people-involved brainstorm. Only ESPN isn't doing it only for Texas. It's doing it for all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. The rules are pretty loose. The person could either have worked here, lived here or simply been born here. I think changing planes at D-FW doesn't quite qualify. Jerry Jones, for example, would qualify in Arkansas and Texas; Troy Aikman in Oklahoma and Texas. The series begins Feb. 16 and will run five weeks. My four would be: Tom Landry, Don Haskins, Nolan Ryan, and Sammy Baugh What say you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPTTIGER Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nolan Ryan, Earl Campbell, Tom Landry and Lance Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman24 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nolan Ryan, Earl Campbell, Tom Landry and Lance Armstrong Nice one......I didn't even think about Lance's domination in his sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPTTIGER Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think Armstrong adds an international recognition to the Mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bleeds Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Tom Landry E. King Gill Slingin's Sammy Baugh John David Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly, and Eric Dickerson (rec specs included) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Tom Landry Louis Santop Roger Staubach Mike Modano You guys can carve who you want to ... these are "my" four -- call it "Mt. Cheapy" <img src="http://www.smoaky.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Who's Tom Laundry? Is he related to Mr. Clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonoman24 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Who's Tom Laundry? Is he related to Mr. Clean? Maybe it's an "ancient Chinese secret." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stSuperScot Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Tom Landry, Ben Hogan, Lance Armstrong, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouTex Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Maybe it's an "ancient Chinese secret." Calgon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardCubFan Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Tom Landry Earl Campbell Roger Staubach Ben Hogan Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Lance Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Who's Tom Laundry? Is he related to Mr. Clean? Just don't ask him how he prefers to store Tom Laundry's sports memorabelia cards.......yikes. Nolan Ryan Earl Campbell Rogers Hornsby George Foreman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bleeds Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dandy Don Meredith Doak Walker J. Curtis Sanford Field Scovell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase.colston Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Earl Campbell Lance Armstrong Rogers Hornsby Lamar Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortal13 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Nolan Earl Tom Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 AM I the only one showing big George some love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVODIDIT Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thomas Wade Landry A. J. Foyt Bob Lilly Ben Hogan Lance Armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePirate Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 George W. Bush Tom Landry Nolan Ryan Bob Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTV1 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I like the shout outs for A.J. Foyt, George Foreman (can we add Jack Johnson the Galveston Giant), Lance Armstrong, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias, Ben Hogan, Rogers Hornsby, Lamar Hunt, and Earl Campbell. Thinking about just golf, which I don't play Babe, Ben, Sam, and Byron should overshadow some golf course in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Tom Landry Nolan Ryan Sammy Baugh Don Haskins Earl Campbell Not Lance Armstrong... dominate in his sport no doubt, and overcame great adversity, but he has one big personal flaw for me... jmo tho guys. These guys on a mountain should epitomize greatness (or goodness at least) in every aspect of their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats51 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 George Foreman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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