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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 Maryland's Sports Rushmore are below:

Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) - The Hall of Famer is a 16-time Gold Glove winner and 15-time All-Star.

Cal Ripken Jr. (Aberdeen, Baltimore Orioles) - One of the best shortstops ever, the Hall of Famer played in a MLB record 2,632 consecutive games.

Michael Phelps (Baltimore) - The multi-decorated Olympian won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has set 32 swimming world records.

Johnny Unitas (Baltimore Colts) - Unitas is the Baltimore Colts' all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and wins by a quarterback. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

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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