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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 Pennsylvania's Sports Rushmore are below:

Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia, Philadephia Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers) - Wilt the Stilt was the most statistically dominant player in NBA history.

Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh Pirates) - The Hall of Famer was a 12-time All-Star and was the 1966 NL MVP and 1971 World Series MVP.

Joe Paterno (Penn State) - He's the winningest coach in major college football history.

Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) - Currently the Penguins owner, Lemieux is one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He won two Stanley Cups, three Hart Trophies, six Art Ross Trophies and two Conn Smythe Trophies.

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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