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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 Tennessee's Sports Rushmore are below:

Pat Summitt (Henrietta, Tennessee Lady Volunteers) - She's led the Lady Vols to eight National Titles and has the most wins on all levels of college basketball for a coach.

Wilma Rudolphh (Clarksville, Tennessee State Tigers) - The legendary Gold medalist at the 1960 Olympics in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

Reggie White (Chattanooga, Tennessee Volunteers) - The Hall of Famer was an All-American at Tennessee and a 13-time Pro Bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers and won a Super Bowl with the Packers.

Peyton Manning (Tennessee Volunteers) - The Volunteer holds most University of Tennessee passing and total offense records and is a three-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion.

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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