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And Brooks' career

So unless Brooks was in Class D ball for 1957 when he only played 50 games in Baltimore (after having had stints with the team in 1955-56), Earl was never his minor league manager.

Brooks was back in the minors for the last time in 1959, but he was in Vancouver and Earl in Aberdeen SD.

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Baltimore

Johnny Unitas

Brooks Robinson

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Jim Palmer

Washington

Walter Johnson

Sammy Baugh

Joe Gibbs

Wes Unseld

Every player above helped deliver at least one championship to their city and hall of famers in their sport. Palmer takes the final spot over Weaver due to his longevity with the franchise. The other three on team Baltimore are slam-dunk choices. Not making a place for Walter Johnson, second all-time in wins, on team Washington is like not making a place for Babe Ruth in NY. Baugh was 2-3 in NFL title games. This is why Baugh gets in slightly ahead of Jurgensen. Leaving Riggins off the list was a tough call, but Gibbs was the architect of three titles, even if his return has been underwhelming. Unseld gets the spot over Dale Hunter because of the 1978 championship.

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Baltimore

Johnny Unitas

Brooks Robinson

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Jim Palmer

I like the first three, I think those were cemented already. I think you have to throw in a Raven. We did win the Super Bowl, which is kind of a big deal. Me, I say Matt Stover, but no one wants a kicker on there. Trent Dilfer/Tony Banks split portrait. Just kidding, but you probably have to go with Ray Lewis, he is the heart/sould/captain of the team.

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Cleveland

Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Cy Young, Bob Feller

Cincinnati

Oscar Robertson, Sparky Anderson, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench

San Diego

Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow

Miami

Dan Marino, Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Paul Griese

Dallas

Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith

Minnesota

Fran Tarkenton, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Alan Page

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Washington

Walter Johnson

Sammy Baugh

Joe Gibbs

Wes Unseld

Not making a place for Walter Johnson, second all-time in wins, on team Washington is like not making a place for Babe Ruth in NY. Baugh was 2-3 in NFL title games. This is why Baugh gets in slightly ahead of Jurgensen. Leaving Riggins off the list was a tough call, but Gibbs was the architect of three titles, even if his return has been underwhelming. Unseld gets the spot over Dale Hunter because of the 1978 championship.

Walter Johnson simply wasn't a DC icon. He was never the face of the city like Riggins or Coach John Thompson was... is. I understand he was better than those guys, achieved more and deserves the most acclaim, but as far as being loved by the city... he doesn't crack the top 5.

Unseld beats Dale Hunter, but Riggins beats Unseld easily. It doesn't have to be one per sport...

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Walter Johnson simply wasn't a DC icon. He was never the face of the city like Riggins or Coach John Thompson was... is. I understand he was better than those guys, achieved more and deserves the most acclaim, but as far as being loved by the city... he doesn't crack the top 5.

Unseld beats Dale Hunter, but Riggins beats Unseld easily. It doesn't have to be one per sport...

Walter Johnson wasn't a DC icon? When they name a high school after Thompson like they did with Walter Johnson then maybe I'd consider the merit of that argument. If I were to go with DC area coaches, Morgan Wooten gets in long before John Thompson. He is the second winningest high school basketball coach in history and a legend on a par with his friend, John Wooden at UCLA.

I wasn't trying to go with one per sport. Riggins' career in Washington wasn't as long as Unseld's, which is why Wes wins in a photo finish.

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Cleveland

Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Cy Young, Bob Feller

Cincinnati

Oscar Robertson, Sparky Anderson, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench

San Diego

Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow

Miami

Dan Marino, Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Paul Griese

Dallas

Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith

Minnesota

Fran Tarkenton, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Alan Page

How can you put Winfield on there for san diego? He stopped playing there when he was 26 and nobody remembers him as a padre. That would be the equivalent of putting Ozzie Smith on there.

San Diego honestly does not have that many choices, and if you ask them, they would be apt to put somebody like Tony Hawk on there.

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How can you put Winfield on there for san diego? He stopped playing there when he was 26 and nobody remembers him as a padre. That would be the equivalent of putting Ozzie Smith on there.
Tonight's trivia question: name the first player ever to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Padre. :cool:

<img src=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/img/hofers/plaques/plaque_124448.jpg></img>

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Tonight's trivia question: name the first player ever to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Padre. :cool:

<img src=http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/img/hofers/plaques/plaque_124448.jpg></img>

Lets just Dave be glad there are no mentions of the Minnesota-Ohio State basketball brawl Dave was an integral part of..........sickening if you really knew what happened.

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Cleveland

Jim Brown, Paul Brown, Cy Young, Bob Feller

Cincinnati

Oscar Robertson, Sparky Anderson, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench

San Diego

Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow

Miami

Dan Marino, Don Shula, Larry Csonka, Paul Griese

Dallas

Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith

Minnesota

Fran Tarkenton, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Alan Page

Living in the Pacific Northwest now, I have to make these additions:

Seattle

Steve Largent, Lenny Wilkens, Ken Griffey, Jr, Jack Sikma

Portland

Dr. Jack Ramsay, Clyde Drexler, Bill Walton, Terry Porter

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