The Sports Mount Rushmore for American cities

By Rick Morris

NOTE: These lists have been compiled over the last several months and were debated on the January 4, 2011 episode of THE FDH LOUNGE (Tuesdays, 7-10 PM EST on SportsTalkNetwork.com). They are the athletes we consider to be the most esteemed for each city and the lists do not include coaches or managers. Few cities without three franchises in major sports leagues were included.

Atlanta

Dominique Wilkins

Tom Glavine

Greg Maddux

Hank Aaron

Baltimore

Johnny Unitas

Brooks Robinson

Frank Robinson

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Boston

Ted Williams

Bobby Orr

Bill Russell

Larry Bird

Buffalo

Jim Kelly

Bruce Smith

Dominik Hasek

Jack Kemp

Cleveland

Jim Brown

Bob Feller

Otto Graham

Lou Groza (NOTE: Lou The Toe had his image restored to Cleveland’s mountain after Lebron was sandblasted off last summer.)

Chicago

Michael Jordan

Ernie Banks

Bobby Hull

Walter Payton

Cincinnati

Johnny Bench

Pete Rose

Oscar Robertson

Anthony Munoz

Dallas

Roger Staubach

Troy Aikman

Nolan Ryan

Mike Modano

Denver

John Elway

Joe Sakic

Patrick Roy

Dan Issel

Detroit

Gordie Howe

Steve Yzerman

Ty Cobb

Barry Sanders

Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon

Jeff Bagwell

Craig Biggio

Warren Moon

Kansas City

Len Dawson

George Brett

Derrick Thomas

Dan Quisenberry

Los Angeles

Magic Johnson

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kobe Bryant

Sandy Koufax

Miami

Dan Marino

Dwyane Wade

Bob Griese

Larry Csonka

Milwaukee/Green Bay

Bart Starr

Brett Favre

Hank Aaron

Warren Spahn

Minneapolis/St. Paul

Kirby Puckett

George Mikan

Fran Tarkenton

Rod Carew

New York

Babe Ruth

Willie Mays

Mickey Mantle

Joe DiMaggio

Oakland

Reggie Jackson

Ken Stabler

Marcus Allen

Catfish Hunter

Philadelphia

Mike Schmidt

Bobby Clarke

Julius Erving

Wilt Chamberlain

Phoenix

Curt Schilling

Randy Johnson

Kurt Warner

Charles Barkley

Pittsburgh

Terry Bradshaw

Mario Lemieux

Roberto Clemente

Sidney Crosby

St. Louis

Stan Musial

Bob Pettit

Rogers Hornsby

Albert Pujols

San Diego

Dan Fouts

LaDainian Tomlinson

Tony Gwynn

Junior Seau

San Francisco

Joe Montana

Jerry Rice

Willie Mays

Barry Bonds

Seattle

Jack Sikma

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Ichiro

Steve Largent

Tampa Bay

Lee Roy Selmon

Vincent Lecavalier

Martin St. Louis

John Lynch

Washington

Sonny Jurgensen

Sammy Baugh

Walter Johnson

Elvin Hayes