Who is on your county’s Sports Mt Rushmore?

VBHSFB04 said:
Montgomery County

Mike Schmidt
Edwin Moses
Keith Byars
Ron Harper

Schmidt, Moses, Byars are no Brainers IMO. There are probably a dozen others that could lay claim to the 4th spot.
If you allow for Roger Clemens who was born in Vandalia he would be on the list.
Click to expand...
I'd say born doesn't count....has to play and star in HS to count.

That came up over the years here.....our podunk little burg is the only hospital in the county....
A couple of MLBers have been mentioned on the telecaster as from "my town" because apparently that's the hospital but they aren't from here..... always laugh as those two rival fan bases would get so mad hahahaha
 
bkmk1 said:
From Erie county:

Carter Starocci. Penn St. wrestler. He is currently a 4 time National Champion. Because of covid, he is a heavy favorite to win a 5th this coming season. He is absolute stud for PSU wrestling.
Fred Biletnikoff - Hall of Fame WR for the Oakland Raiders. And a 2 time Super Bowl Champion and 1 Super Bowl MVP.
Bruce Baumgartner - Olympic wrestling champion. Most decorated wrestler in the US history. In addition to his World and Olympic titles, Baumgartner amassed three golds at the Pan American Games, 17 American titles and eight World Cup wins. In 1995, he was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award (for the outstanding American amateur athlete) and in 2008 he was inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame.
Mike McCoy - Star player (DT) for the Green Bay Packers for 11 years. Mike received many awards including the Packers Rookie of the Year, Packers Dodge NFL Man of the Year, the Catholic College Player of the Year, Notre Dame Pro Player of the Year, and induction into the Erie, PA Pro Hall of Fame, Cathedral Prep Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

Thanks to poster mrIsn2, he found a huge oversight on my part. So I would probably take Mike McCoy off of my list and add:

The Carr family is a wrestling family from Erie, Pennsylvania that includes 16 children, nine of whom are boys. The Carrs are considered one of the most successful wrestling families in the world and have received the Bowlsby Family Legacy Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Many of the Carrs have achieved notable wrestling accomplishments, including:
  • Jimmy Carr
    At age 15, Jimmy became a Junior World champion and at age 17, he competed in the 1972 Olympics, becoming the youngest American wrestler to do so.
  • Fletcher Carr
    Fletcher was an All-American for the University of Tampa and became the first African-American head coach in NCAA Division I.
  • Joe Carr
    Joe was an All-American at the University of Kentucky and is now a coach at the Carr Wrestling Academy in Lexington, Kentucky.
  • Nate Carr
    Nate was an All-American at Iowa State and competed in the Olympic Games. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.
**** The Carr Brothers could have their own Mt. Rushmore.
Click to expand...
Just so you know. There’s an Erie county in Ohio too
 
Fairfield County
Rex Kern
Caris LeVert
Allan Anderson
Dave Butcher

Kern is self-explanatory, as is Caris. Allan Anderson led the American League in best ERA at 2.47 in the 1988 season. Dave Butcher’s Pickerington Lady Tigers was crowned a paper national champion in 1999 by USA Today.
 
Last edited:
Well I will start one for Portage County

Jack Lambert
I am waiting for a call from John Tompkins to verify one of his Uncles coached in the NFL (a Murphy).
 
The Dock said:
Fairfield County
Rex Kern
Caris LeVert
Allan Anderson
Dave Butcher

Kern is self-explanatory, as is Caris. Allan Anderson led the American League in best ERA at 2.47 in the 1988 season. Dave Butcher’s Pickerington Lady Tigers was crowned a paper national champion in 1999 by USA Today.
Click to expand...
I think you could throw Rob Carpenter in the mix. Rob probably more so than Bobby.
 
Trumbull Co.:
Paul Warfield, Warren Harding--Football
Willie Davenport, Howland--Track & Field
Earnie Shavers, Braceville--Boxing
Bill White, Warren Harding--Baseball

An incomplete list of other football greats from Trumbull Co.: Ross & Jim Browner, Warren Western Reserve; Maurice Clarett, Mario Manningham, Korey Stringer, Warren Harding; Randy Gradishar, Champion; Joe Thomas, Bristol (Somehow, a guy from a school that doesn't play football became GM of the Colts and Dolphins); Bo Rein and Tony Mason, Niles
 
thePITman said:
When I look at Wayne County's top names, the ones that stand out to me are mostly coaches.

Here are my top 8: (but I'm only 37 years old, so I'm sure there are many people with much better historical knowledge than me.

Bobby Knight - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/bob-knight-76/
Dean Chance - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/dean-chance/
Roy Bates - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/roy-s-bates/
Keith Schrock - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1990s/keith-schrock/
Randy Montgomery - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1990s/randy-montgomery/
Mike Breckenridge - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-2020s/mike-breckenridge/
Mo Tipton - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1980s/morris-m-mo-tipton/
Tim Pettorini - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-2000s/tim-pettorini/
Click to expand...
As a fellow Wayne County guy I love the days I get to use Dean Chance on Immaculate Grid!
 
Defiance County:

Don Miller- One of the 4 Horsemen at Notre Dame
Ned Garver (MLB)
Chad Billingsley (MLB)
Jon Niese (MLB)

Niese barely beats out Bruce Berenyi (Fairview grad, MLB) based on longevity but both had similar careers.

All in all unless you look at legendary high schoolers, not a lot here. I was tempted to include Sam Hornish, that's how overall weak it is. But he graduated from Archbold, so I thought that would be cheating.
 
Brooksie said:
As you can see, you would need multiple Stark County Mt. Rushmores to cover all their deserving athletes.
Click to expand...

Yes I did not answer fairly. The question was only 4. I would choose Paul Brown, Marion Motley, Len Dawson, and Tommy Heinrich.

I'd really like to add Weatherspoon to cover all 3 sports but I can't bump a 3rd Hall of Famer on top of Page and Dierdorf. Also Munson vs. Henrich is a basically coin flip, I could go either way on that. I went with the OG for greater sense of history. (like the current Mt. Rushmore).
 
thePITman said:
When I look at Wayne County's top names, the ones that stand out to me are mostly coaches.

Here are my top 8: (but I'm only 37 years old, so I'm sure there are many people with much better historical knowledge than me.

Bobby Knight - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/bob-knight-76/
Dean Chance - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/dean-chance/
Roy Bates - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1970s/roy-s-bates/
Keith Schrock - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1990s/keith-schrock/
Randy Montgomery - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1990s/randy-montgomery/
Mike Breckenridge - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-2020s/mike-breckenridge/
Mo Tipton - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-1980s/morris-m-mo-tipton/
Tim Pettorini - https://waynecountysportshof.com/members/decade-of-the-2000s/tim-pettorini/
Click to expand...
Dick Schafrath and Larry Kolic come to mind.
 
dhsdog06 said:
Defiance County:

Don Miller- One of the 4 Horsemen at Notre Dame
Ned Garver (MLB)
Chad Billingsley (MLB)
Jon Niese (MLB)

Niese barely beats out Bruce Berenyi (Fairview grad, MLB) based on longevity but both had similar careers.

All in all unless you look at legendary high schoolers, not a lot here. I was tempted to include Sam Hornish, that's how overall weak it is. But he graduated from Archbold, so I thought that would be cheating.
Click to expand...
www.baseball-reference.com

Bruce Berenyi Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bruce Berenyi. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
www.baseball-reference.com www.baseball-reference.com
This Bruce Berenyi? Says he went to HS in California. Born in Bryan though.
 
Bazetta Guy said:
Trumbull Co.:
Paul Warfield, Warren Harding--Football
Willie Davenport, Howland--Track & Field
Earnie Shavers, Braceville--Boxing
Bill White, Warren Harding--Baseball

An incomplete list of other football greats from Trumbull Co.: Ross & Jim Browner, Warren Western Reserve; Maurice Clarett, Mario Manningham, Korey Stringer, Warren Harding; Randy Gradishar, Champion; Joe Thomas, Bristol (Somehow, a guy from a school that doesn't play football became GM of the Colts and Dolphins); Bo Rein and Tony Mason, Niles
Click to expand...
I would switch in Gradishar for Shavers.
 
Last edited:
Logan County isn't the greatest

Gail Clark- 1st Team All Big Ten/3rd round pick by Steelers
Dick Ricketts- Captain of OSU Basketball Team
Nicole Fawcett- NCAA Volleyball Player of the Year for Penn State
Don Otten- Led Bowling Green to Final Four in the 1940s. 10+ year NBA vet and rival of George Mikan
 
Paulding County

Charles Bair - Oakwood HS (consolidated into Paulding) - Baseball - played baseball at BGSU and went onto play in the MLB for 14 years for multiple teams.

Al Welch - Wayne Trace/Blue Creek/Grover Hill - Basketball - player and coach. He was a dynamic scorer at Grover Hill. He then coached at Blue Creek (pre-1971, and then at Wayne Trace post-1971) 540 all time wins in basketball.

Can’t think of any others right now.
 
Warren County

Luke Kennard - Franklin - Duke and first round NBA draft pick
Michelle Munoz - Mason - Tennessee - Ohio Ms. Basketball , state champ
Kelton Lindsay - Lebanon - Ohio State - Best RB in county history. State champ, scored game winning TD and sealed victory with an INT. May have been a state qualifier in Track.
Angela Blizzari - Mason - Cross country and Track. All American at Illinois. Several state championships.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top