Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Iowa sports?

[ColumbusHawk]

Didn't really know where to put this.

Who is on your Mount Rushmore of Iowa sports? | TheGazette

 

[thejumper5]

My Mt. Rushmore is Kinnick, obviously, Feller, Gable, and Cap Anson. Anson rarely gets mentioned in this discussion, but he was one of the greatest early baseball players, even though he was a pretty rotten guy.

 

[ArizonaHawkeye88]

Kinnick, Feller, Gable, and Fry.

Fry turned us around from being one of the worst teams in the country to being one of the best.

 

[JonDMiller]

Kinnick, Feller and Gable are pretty much guarantees. I think Murph n Andy had these three, plus Kurt Warner. I think the fourth is up for debate...and then it depends on how you are defining it.

 

[ColumbusHawk]

Interesting about Cap Anson. His father founded Marshall prior to the Civil War. It did not become Marsalltown until 1862. First player with 3,000 hits. Also, briefly attended Iowa.

 

[83Hawk]

Hayden Fry isn't from Iowa. I think for Mt. Rushmore status you need to be born here.

Just my opinion.

 

[twinlaker]

If we are talking U of I: Fry, Gable, Kinnick, Jim Z
state of Iowa: Feller, Anson, Gable, Kinnick

 

[Stealthawk]

Hayden Fry isn't from Iowa. I think for Mt. Rushmore status you need to be born here.

Just my opinion.

Would a doctored copy of a certificate of live birth from a hospital that didn't exist at the time be good enough documentation?

 

[thejumper5]

Would a doctored copy of a certificate of live birth from a hospital that didn't exist at the time be good enough documentation?

I know it says Mt. Rushmore, but this isn't a presidential debate.

 

[cibula11]

I agree with kinnick, gable, and feller . If you add Hayden you probably could justify Kirk as well. Kurt Warner or zobel.

 

[rodg12]

Kinnick, Gable and Feller are the no-brainers. I think Cap Anson has to be the 4th. His on-field success is too good to ignore.

 

[ColumbusHawk]

How about Jay Berwanger? A Dubuque boy that won the first Heisman Trophy. In my opinion winning the Heisman puts him ahead of Ferentz & Fry, but not ahead of Kurt Warner.

Nobody has mentioned Bucky O'Connor. An Iowa high school basketball legend at Newton, played at Drake, & coached Iowa to consecutive Big Ten titles & Final Four appearances.

 

[ThunderHawk]

Feller: MLB
Warner: NFL
Kinnick: CFB

Those are stalwarts, all-timers in major American sports.

The 4th is up for grabs. Gable? Perhaps, except for the fact that hardly anybody gives a rip about wrestling. Shaun Johnson? Same problem.

 

[ThunderHawk]

Would a doctored copy of a certificate of live birth from a hospital that didn't exist at the time be good enough documentation?

Only if you're a paranoid a-holio.