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Picking the Sports Mount Rushmore for all 50 states

By Dave Stevenson

PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 02: Detail of baseballs during batting practice to the MLB opening day game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 2, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 02: Detail of baseballs during batting practice to the MLB opening day game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 2, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Texas

Everything’s bigger in Texas, and while there is only room for four on its Mount Rushmore, it includes some of the biggest names in sports.

Tom Landry is perhaps best known these days as that guy with the fedora, but he was directly responsible for the fact the Dallas Cowboys are known as “America’s Team.” Landry is the winningest Cowboys coach of all time with 250 career victories. He won two Super Bowls and five NFC title games with Dallas and goes down as one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history.

Tim Duncan would probably hate having his image carved on this Mount Rushmore. Too bad, Timmy. The reserved superstar is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. In a league full of arrogant divas, Duncan was a quiet superstar — he won five NBA titles and reached the playoffs in every one of his 19 seasons. He was constantly overlooked as the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James took the spotlight. That was just the way Duncan liked it.

No player defines the Cowboys more than their career leader in rushing yards, Emmitt Smith. Smith led the Cowboys to three Super Bowls. He won two NFL MVP awards and led the NFL in rushing yards four times.

Nolan Ryan is the MLB career leader in strikeouts. He played for the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers. Ryan led the National League in ERA twice while he was with the Astros.

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