Mount Rushmore's sculptors never envisioned this ...   

Updated: February 24, 2009, 2:54 PM ET

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As "SportsCenter" winds down its Mount Rushmore of Sports promotion, Page 2 wonders who would be etched onto the Mount Rushmores of various offbeat categories:

Rollie Fingers

AP Photo

Rollie Fingers: A first-ballot inductee to the Page 2 mustache Hall of Fame.

Mount Rushmore of sports mustaches:
Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Dale Earnhardt, Mark Spitz

Mount Rushmore of beards:
Johnny Damon, Scot Pollard, Jeff Bagwell, Bruce Sutter

Mount Rushmore of sports hair:
Allen Iverson, Jaromir Jagr, Oscar Gamble, Julius Erving

Mount Rushmore of nicknames:
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Ted "The Splendid Splinter" Williams, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Mount Rushmore of dubious coaching:
Grady Little, Rich Kotite, Lionel Hollins, Rod Marinelli

Mount Rushmore of meltdowns:
Dennis Green, Mike Gundy, Hal McRae, Jim Mora

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Mount Rushmore of athletic fat guys:
Babe Ruth, John Daly, Tony Gwynn, William "Refrigerator" Perry

Mount Rushmore of one-hit wonders:
Buster Douglas, Don Larsen, Timmy Smith, Jeffrey Maier

Mount Rushmore of LOOGYs:
Jesse Orosco, Paul Assenmacher, Dan Plesac, Mike Myers

Mount Rushmore of horrendous execs:
Isiah Thomas, Matt Millen, Elgin Baylor, Kevin McHale

Mount Rushmore of mascots:
Stanford Tree, Phillie Phanatic, San Diego Chicken, Phoenix Suns Gorilla

Mount Rushmore of lawn care:
George Toma, Gene Bossard, Roger Bossard, Brett Favre

Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues

AP Photo/Winslow Townson

Muggsy Bogues, with Hornets teammate Larry Johnson, is the scrappiest NBA player ever in our estimation.

Mount Rushmore of scrappiness:
Wes Welker, David Eckstein, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Bowa

Mount Rushmore of blown calls:
Don Denkinger, Ed Hochuli, Richie Garcia, Phil Luckett

Mount Rushmore of bad teammates:
Terrell Owens, Stephon Marbury, Ty Cobb, Sean Avery

Mount Rushmore of sports movie characters:
Crash Davis, the Hanson brothers, Rocky Balboa, Carl Spackler

Mount Rushmore of unretiring
Brett Favre, George Foreman, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan

Mount Rushmore of Sports Illustrated swimsuit models:
Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson

Mount Rushmore of announcers:
Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, Keith Jackson, John Madden

Mount Rushmore of coaches who misuse the challenge flag:
Andy Reid, Norv Turner, Brad Childress, Marty Schottenheimer

Mount Rushmore of eyewear:
Harry Caray, Kurt Rambis, Billie Jean King, Reggie Jackson

Redskins Fun Bunch

Al Messerschmidt/NFL

Before the NFL became the No Fun League, the Fun Bunch celebrated in unison.

Mount Rushmore of touchdown celebrations:
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Chad Ocho Cinco, Washington Redskins Fun Bunch, Ickey Woods

Mount Rushmore of spying:
Bill Belichick, 1951 New York Giants, McLaren auto racing team, Moe Berg

Mount Rushmore of NFL combine workout wonders:
Mike Mamula, Vernon Davis, Tony Mandarich, Matt Jones

Mount Rushmore of smokers:
Vlade Divac, Red Auerbach, Jim Leyland, John Daly

Mount Rushmore of Roy Williamses:
Roy Williams, Roy Williams, Roy Williams, Roy Williams

Mount Rushmore of overhyped:
Brian Bosworth, Freddy Adu, Michelle Wie, Eric Lindros

Mount Rushmore of goats:
Bill Buckner, Scott Norwood, Chris Webber, Steve Bartman

Mount Rushmore of dancing:
Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castroneves, Kristi Yamaguchi

Mount Rushmore of busts:
Ryan Leaf, Sam Bowie, Brien Taylor, Morganna the Kissing Bandit

Jim Caple, Kieran Darcy, DJ Gallo, Paul Lukas, Thomas Neumann, David Schoenfield and Kurt Snibbe chiseled this list.


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