Originally Posted by
Bourgeois Zee
Does it count if they're not "from" there?
I mean, NYC has a say, if it's not. (Babe, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Pele, Tyson, Joe Louis.)
So does LA (Magic, Kareem, Bo, Koufax).
And Chicago. (MJ, Butkus, Chelios, Dorothy Hamill, CM Punk)
And Houston (Earl Campbell, Carl Lewis, Hakeem, Nolan Ryan)
If it's where people are born, other places are interesting.
Louisville: Johnny Unitas, Ali, Dr. Dunkenstein (or Paul Hornung), Mary T. That's a solid alternative list, IMO.
NYC is good: Iron Horse, Kareem, Jordan, Iron Mike (or Gronk)
Baltimore has a say in this one too: Cal, Babe, Michael Phelps, Carmelo
Philadelphia: Kobe, Wilt, Bill Tilden, Joe Frazier