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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 Vermont's Sports Rushmore are below:

Tom Brennan (Vermont Catamounts) - The affable coach led Vermont's basketball team to an upset of Syracuse in 2005 NCAA Tournament.

Jake Burton (Burlington) - The Burlington native developed the modern snowboard and is credited with the sport's rise to prominence.

John LeClair (St. Albans) - All-ECAC at Vermont, LeClair became first U.S. born player to score 50 goals in three straight NHL seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1992-93.

Patty Sheehan (Middlebury) - She's the winner of 35 LPGA events including six majors.

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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