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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 Montana's Sports Rushmore are below:

Robert "Evel" Knievel (Butte) - The daredevil motorcycle jumper often jumped buses, cars and trucks. He famously attempted to clear Snake River Canyon in 1974.

Brent Musburger (Big Timber) - A legendary play-by-play man and studio host for over 30 years in a variety of sports ranging from football, basketball, baseball, golf, and NASCAR.

Dave McNally (Billings) - He won 20-plus games in four consecutive seasons (1968-71) and pitched in four World Series with the Baltimore Orioles.

Phil Jackson - The coach of nine NBA Finals champions, Jackson also enjoyed a 12-year NBA career.

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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