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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 Georgia's Sports Rushmore are below:

Hank Aaron (Atlanta Braves) - The nine-time All-Star and Hall of Famer became MLB's all-Time home run leader on April 8, 1974.

Herschel Walker (Wrightsville, Georgia Bulldogs) - The 1982 Heisman winner led Georgia to the 1980 National Championship and was the SEC's all-time leading rusher when he turned pro.

Ty Cobb (Narrows) - The Hall of Famer finished his 24-year career as MLB's All-time hits leader.

Bobby Jones (Atlanta) - The founder of Augusta National Golf Club won seven major titles and six amateur 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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