-Brooks Robinson: The "Vacuum Cleaner" at third base, the Hall of Famer had 16 Gold Gloves, 15 All-Star Games, an MVP award in 1964, plus two World Series rings in his 22-year Oriole career.-Cal Ripken Jr.: The "Iron Man," at shortstop/third base, the Hall of Famer played in 2,632 straight games. He had 19 All-Star Games, two MVPs, had over 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
-Johnny Unitas: The "Golden Arm," the Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer was a 10-time Pro Bowler, threw a touchdown in 47 straight games, and won three championships, including "The Greatest Game Ever Played" in 1958.
For me, I would keep Robinson, Ripken, and Unitas. Though I feel Ray Lewis should be on instead of Phelps, just because of how much the Ravens have meant to the state, and Lewis has been the leader of the team throughout its history, including when they won the Super Bowl in 2000. But Phelps is a good choice. Overall, ESPN did a very good job.
So this is a nice Mount Rushmore. The question I pose to you all, who would be on your Maryland Mount Rushmore?
(Photo credits: SI (Ripken), Oriolesnumbers.com (Robinson), US Magazine (Phelps), Pro Football Hall of Fame (Unitas))
1 comment:
It's hard not to instantly want to claim Phelps after the Olympics this year, so I definitely don't blame that selection. Cal obviously has to be in there. Johnny U was the Colts, a very storied part of this city's history, so keep him in there as well. I would put Ray in instead of Brooks. Brooks was a great player, but Ray was better at his respective sport, and Ray has saved Baltimore sports this decade.
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