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Thursday, January 15, 2009

ESPN reviewed the submissions and discussions on your state/region's conversation page. The four figures on Ohio's Sports Rushmore are below:

Paul Brown (Miami, Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals) - The original coach of both the Browns and Bengals, Brown led the Cleveland Browns to seven NFL Championships.

Woody Hayes (Denison, Miami, Ohio State Buckeyes) - He spent his entire playing and coaching career in Ohio and led Ohio State to 1954, 1957 and 1968 National Championships.

Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State Buckeyes) - His 18 career majors are a PGA record.

Jesse Owens (Cleveland, Ohio State Buckeyes) - The four-time Olympic gold medalist is an Olympic legend.

Other Mt. Rushmore of Sports conversations
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland
Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada
New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio
Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota
Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Washington, D.C. | West Virginia
Wisconsin | Wyoming

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