# Sports "Mount Rushmores" and (hopefully) the debates that follow

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**Created:** [November 27, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mount-rushmores-and-hopefully-the-debates-that-follow/773243 "2016-11-27T23:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mount-rushmores-and-hopefully-the-debates-that-follow/773243/61 "2016-11-30T18:10:03Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> For Cricket, Bradman, Tendulkar, Sobers, Dev (with Richards and Khan in reserve)

Think you need three Mt Rushmores personally:

Batting: Grace, Bradman, Richards, Tendulkar  
Bowling: Marshall, Warne, McGrath, Murali  
All Rounders: Sobers, Dev, Botham, Khan

If I had to consolidate these to one, would say Bradman, Sobers, Richards, Warne (essentially saying Wisden was right with their cricketers of the century - only Jack Hobbs missing - Hobbs would be my 5th choice on the batting mountain).

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**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mount-rushmores-and-hopefully-the-debates-that-follow/773243/62 "2016-11-30T19:15:19Z")

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**Reggie Cleveland All Stars Mt. Rushmore**  
(white guys w/ black guys’ names & vice-versa)  
Howie Kendrick  
Troy O’leary  
Rulon Jones  
&  
Reggie Cleveland

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mount-rushmores-and-hopefully-the-debates-that-follow/773243/63 "2016-11-30T19:18:39Z")

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Long Distance Runners

Joan Benoit Samuelson  
Abebe Bikila  
Paavo Nurmi  
Emil Zatopek

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-mount-rushmores-and-hopefully-the-debates-that-follow/773243/64 "2016-11-30T19:49:49Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> Long Distance Runners
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> Joan Benoit Samuelson  
> Abebe Bikila  
> Paavo Nurmi  
> Emil Zatopek

You’d have to consider Mo Farah as well I reckon seeing as he’s done the Double (5k/10k) Double (Olympics and World) Double (all of it twice)

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