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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 Connecticut's Sports Rushmore are below:

Jim Calhoun (Connecticut Huskies) - The Hall of Famer has won two NCAA Men's Basketball titles.

Chris Drury (Trumbull/Fairfield Prep) - The multi-talented Drury pitched Trumbull to an upset win in the 1989 Little League World Series. As a hockey player he led Boston University to an NCAA title and went on to win a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche.

Geno Auriemma (Connecticut Huskies) - Won five NCAA Women's Basketball titles and is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Walter Camp - Born in New Britain, he is considered "The Father of American Football."

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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