MInnesota sports icons are highly debatable

**singersp** · 04-03-2008, 06:48 AM

[size=13pt]Column: Sports icons are highly debatable[/size]

Jim Johnson
The Republican Eagle
republican-eagle.com

Published Thursday, April 03, 2008

Bellied up at a local establishment a few months back, a co-worker and I closed the bar discussing a top 10 list.

Who are your 10 favorite Minnesota sports icons?....

**Marrdro** · 04-03-2008, 01:14 PM

Kirby
Joey Browner
Cris Carter
Jack Delrio
Chuck Foreman
Mike Modano
John Randle
Randall McDaniel
KG
Gaborik

**PacNWVike** · 04-03-2008, 01:49 PM

Bud Grant
Jeff Seimon
Randall McDaniel
Cris Carter
Matt Birk
Fran Tarkenton
Alan Page
Wally Hilgenberg
Matt Blair
Joey Browner

**Marrdro** · 04-03-2008, 01:50 PM

"PacNWVike" wrote:

Bud Grant
Jeff Seimon
Randall McDaniel
Chris Carter
Matt Birk
Fran Tarkenton
Alan Page
Wally Hilgenberg
Matt Blair
Joey Browner

I forgot Bud.
Damn good addition my friend.

**olson_10** · 04-03-2008, 02:03 PM

#1 Kirby Puckett..self explanitory

#2, the greatest american hockey player of all time, Mike Modano

#3 Randy Moss

#4 Cris Carter

#5 John Randle

#6 Mariak Gaborik IF he extends his contract, and continues his career with the Wild

#7 Derek Boogaard lol hahha..just go to hockeyfights.com and check out what he did to colton gillies, brian mcgrattan, and todd fedoruk

**catlikethief22** · 04-03-2008, 02:14 PM

Adrian should just be added to that list right now we all know he is going to be one

**tastywaves** · 04-03-2008, 02:15 PM

Harmon Killebrew
Bud Grant
Fran Tarkenton
Kevin Garnett
Randy Moss
Kirby Puckett
Alan Page
Dino Ciccarelli
Chris Carter
Rod Carew

Honorable mention:
Chuck Foreman
Broten brothers
Jim Marshall
Torii Hunter
John Randle
Scott Studwell
Kent Hrbek
Jesse "The Body" Ventura

**vikes2456** · 04-03-2008, 02:19 PM

Cris Carter tied with John Randle
Bud Grant
Frank Tarkenton
Randy Moss
Randall McDaniel
Alan Page
Korey Stringer-Would have been considered one of the greats IMO

**cajunvike** · 04-03-2008, 02:20 PM

Take Moss and Garnett off the list...they are now classified as traitors.

CRIS (not Chris) Carter gets to stay...since his short stint on the Dolphins only amounted to him taking their money for nothing.

**snowinapril** · 04-03-2008, 02:28 PM

Puckett
Tark
Carter
Page
Garnett
Carew
Moss
Bud Grant (former Mpls Laker and Vike)
Hrbek
[s]Ray Allen (oops we traded him)[/s]
Modano

Talk to me in a few years and I might add Mauer.
We will see!