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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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New Jersey

New Jersey’s Mount Rushmore is led by two Devils, literally.

Martin Brodeur is arguably the most famous goaltender of all time. He holds various records, including most regular season shutouts, most regular season wins, most playoff shutouts, most consecutive 35 win seasons and most career games. Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy four times and led the New Jersey Devils to three Stanley Cups.

Scott Stevens defined the Devils with his hard hits and his relentless pursuit of the puck. In 1,635 career games he had 908 points and an outlandish plus-minus rating of +393. He added 118 points in 233 playoff games. While he never won a Norris Trophy, he is respected as one of the best defensemen of all time.

Jason Kidd played for the New Jersey Nets and led them to the 2003 NBA Finals. He averaged 14.6 points per game and 9.1 assists per game as a member of the Nets. With New Jersey, he led the league in assists per game twice. Kidd is fifth in franchise history in points and first in assists.

Carl Lewis is arguably the greatest American track and field athlete of the past 50 years. He was born in Alabama, but attended high school in New Jersey, where he set numerous high school records. Lewis won a total of nine gold medals and 10 overall in the Olympics. He participated in the 100m dash, 200m dash, 4x100m relay, and long jump in the Olympics. Lewis could have been on a few states’ Mount Rushmore, but he’s perhaps most famous for his time in New Jersey.

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