Jack Nicklaus, Jesse Owens are givens. Oscar Robertson would be a given also had he been raised here. But he grew up in Indianapolis but played his college ball (UC) and most of his professional ball (The Royals) in Cincinnati. If you include coaches, Woody and Paul Brown are easy choices. Pete Rose, despite the gambling, has to be considered, too.
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By RJ
March 12, 2009 11:42 AM | Link to this
Edwin C Moses Bill Walsh
My four would be (in no particular order)
Paul Brown Jack Niclaus Jesse Owens Pete Rose
All hoome grown greats of their sports.
By BellevueDawg
February 27, 2009 3:41 PM | Link to this
Typical ESPN bias. They never seem to have anything good to say about Ohio teams or athletes.
By smokingguns
February 27, 2009 11:44 AM | Link to this
Jack Nicklaus, Jesse Owens are givens. Oscar Robertson would be a given also had he been raised here. But he grew up in Indianapolis but played his college ball (UC) and most of his professional ball (The Royals) in Cincinnati. If you include coaches, Woody and Paul Brown are easy choices. Pete Rose, despite the gambling, has to be considered, too.
By tom
February 27, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this
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