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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 Oklahoma's Sports Rushmore are below:

Mickey Mantle (Spavinaw) - The Hall of Famer was the 1956 Triple Crown winner and a three-time AL MVP. Mantle finished his career with 536 home runs and seven World Series titles.

Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State Cowboys) - The electrifying Hall of Famer was the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner. Sanders set NCAA single season records with 2,628 Rush yds and 37 rushing touchdowns.

Barry Switzer (Oklahoma Sooners) - The winningest coach in Oklahoma history won three National Championships and 12 Conference titles.

Jim Thorpe (Keokuk Falls) - The multi-faceted Thorpe was a two-time gold medalis, Pro Football Hall of Famer and he played 6 years in MLB.

Other Mt. Rushmore of Sports conversations
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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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