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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 Michigan's Sports Rushmore are below:

Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) - The 23-time All-Star won four Stanley Cups and scored 801 career goals.

Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) - In 22 years with Detroit, Yzerman won three Stanley Cups and is ranked in the Top 10 in goals, assists, and points all-time.

Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) - Sanders made the Pro Bowl each of his 10 seasons with the Lions and is third all-time in rushing yards. He's also the first player have 1,000 Rush yds in his first 10 seasons.

Joe Louis (Detroit) - Louis held the heavyweight title 11 years and defended his title 25 times before finishing his career with a record of 68-3 with 54 knockouts.

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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