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20th Century Top 50: Arizona
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Rank |
Profile |
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1 |
Jim
Palmer , Scottsdale
Scottsdale High basketball and baseball star; eight-time 20-game winner and
three-time Cy Young winner for
Orioles. |
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2 |
Charlie
Hickcox , Phoenix
Won three golds and a silver swimming at 1968 Olympics; set eight world records
within 16 months in '67 and
'68. |
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3 |
Curley
Culp , Yuma
All-America defensive lineman and NCAA wrestling champion at Arizona State; six
Pro Bowls in 14 NFL
seasons. |
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4 |
Michele
Mitchell , Phoenix
Won platform-diving silver at 1984 and '88 Olympics and U.S. title nine times;
now coaches at Arizona, where she was a four-time
All-America. |
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5 |
Ty
Murray , Glendale
Youngest all-around rodeo world champion, at 20; shares record of six world
titles. |
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6 |
Randall
McDaniel , Phoenix
All-America offensive guard at Arizona State in 1987; Pro Bowl pick 10 times
with
Vikings. |
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7 |
Sean
Elliott , Tucson
Wooden Award winner at Arizona in 1989 and was Pac-10's alltime leading
scorer; fourth-leading scorer in Spurs
history. |
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8 |
Danny
White , Mesa
Only Arizona State quarterback in College Football Hall of Fame; third-ranked
passer in Cowboys'
history. |
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9 |
Louis
Tewanima , Second Mesa
His silver medal run in the 10,000 meters at the 1912 Olympics set a U.S.
record that stood for 52
years. |
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10 |
Bob
Baffert , Nogales
Leading money winner among trainers over last three years; his horses have won
four of last nine Triple Crown
races. |
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11 |
Curt
Schilling , Phoenix
Fastball clocked at 89 mph while at Shadow Mountain High; 319 strikeouts for
Phillies in 1997 is NL record for
righthanders. |
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12 |
Marilyn Ramenofsky-Wingfield , Phoenix
Three-time U.S. swimming champion broke world record in 400-meter freestyle
three times in
1964.
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13 |
Michael
Carbajal , Phoenix
An Olympic silver medalist in 1988, he unified the IBF and WBC light flyweight
titles in '93; has a career record of
48-4. |
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14 |
John
Denny , Prescott
Cy Young winner in 1983; had 123 career wins with Cardinals, Indians, Phillies
and
Reds. |
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15 |
Lafayette (Fat)
Lever , Tucson
Set ASU career records for assists and steals; NBA All-Star point guard
twice.
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16 |
Kerri
Strug , Tucson
Clinched U.S. women's first Olympic team gymnastics gold in 1996 on final vault
despite twisted ankle; three-time medalist at world
championships. |
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17 |
Jim
Grabb , Tucson
Won two singles and 20 doubles titles, including 1992 U.S. Open, in 13 years on
ATP
tour. |
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18 |
Jon
Cole , Glendale
Held more than 200 U.S. and European state and meet marks in discus and shot put
in 1960s and early '70s, then made three Olympic teams as
weightlifter. |
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19 |
Jerry
Colangelo , Phoenix
Put Arizona on major league map; bought Suns in 1987 and brought big league
baseball to Phoenix 10 years
later. |
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20 |
Wilford
White , Mesa
Led NCAA in rushing at ASU in 1950; Danny White's
father. |
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21 |
Mike
Pagel , Phoenix
Set ASU season record for TD passes in 1981; played for Sun Devils' College
World Series champion that year; played 12 years in
NFL.
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22 |
Dwayne
Evans , Phoenix
Set three age-group track world records at age 11; won 200-meter bronze at 1976
Olympics at 17, making him youngest track medal winner
ever. |
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23 |
Darren
Woodson , Phoenix
Walk-on linebacker at ASU moved to safety for Cowboys when drafted in '92;
All-Pro four
times. |
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24 |
Tom
Pagnozzi , Tucson
Won three Gold Gloves as catcher with Cardinals from 1987 to '97; All-Star in
'92. |
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25 |
Win
Young , Phoenix
Three-time NCAA diving champion at Indiana; bronze medalist at 1968
Olympics.
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26 |
Fred
Carr , Phoenix
All-America linebacker and member of UTEP's basketball team in 1967; started 140
straight games for Packers; MVP of '71 Pro
Bowl. |
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27 |
Michael
Bates , Tucson
Won bronze in 200-meter dash at 1992 Olympics; made Pro Bowl three times with
Panthers.
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28 |
Rodney
Peete , Tucson
All-Pac-10 third baseman and All-America quarterback and Heisman runner-up at
USC; was drafted by NFL and
MLB. |
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29 |
Danny
Villa , Nogales
Outland Trophy finalist and All-America guard at ASU in 1986; 12-year NFL
career. |
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30 |
Jimmy
Bryan , Phoenix
Seven straight national dirt-track championships in late 1940s and early
'50s; three U.S. National Auto Racing championships and won the '58 Indy 500;
killed in a race accident in '60 at age
33.
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31 |
Hank
Leiber , Phoenix
Three-time NL All-Star outfielder with New York Giants and Cubs from 1933 to
'42. |
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32 |
Mossy
Cade , Eloy
All-America at Santa Cruz High in track and football; All-America cornerback at
Texas. |
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33 |
Patsy
Willard , Mesa
Diver won bronze at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo; also won seven national
championships. |
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34 |
Cecil
Mulleneaux , Phoenix
Played six seasons in the NFL between 1932 and
'38. |
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35 |
Carl
Mulleneaux , Phoenix
Football, track and wrestling star at Utah State; second Arizonan to play in the
NFL, following older brother,
Cecil. |
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36 |
Bob
Horner , Apollo
Jumped from ASU to Braves' starting lineup; homered in his first major league
game and was NL Rookie of the Year in 1978; in '86 hit four homers in a game,
and had 218 in his
career.
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37 |
Billy
Mayfair , Phoenix
First to win U.S. Amateur and U.S. Public Links titles; has five victories in 11
years on PGA
Tour. |
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38 |
Keith
Russell , Mesa
Won silver in platform diving at 1967 Pan Am Games, placed fourth at '68
Olympics and won silver and bronze at the '73 world
championships. |
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39 |
Louie
Espinoza , Phoenix
Won WBA junior featherweight title in 1987; also held NABF, USBA and WBO titles
and had pro record of 52-12-2. |
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40 |
Mike
Bibby , Phoenix
Led Arizona to NCAA title as a freshman in 1997; made NBA All-Rookie team with
Grizzlies in
'99. |
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41 |
Billy
Hatcher , Williams
Only player to hit safely in his first seven World Series at bats, hit .750
for Reds in 1990 Series; career .264 hitter with four 30-steal seasons in 12
years with seven
teams. |
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42 |
Ron
Hassey , Tucson
School-record 86 RBIs for 1974 ASU team; played in majors for 14
years.
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43 |
Howard
Twitty , Phoenix
Earned $2.7 million and won three tournaments in 24 years on PGA Tour; Comeback
Player of the Year in
1993.
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44 |
Mark
Alarie , Scottsdale
Fifth-leading scorer in Duke history; All-America on the 1986 team that won
NCAA-record 37 games; played five years with Nuggets and
Bullets. |
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45 |
Gilbert (Gib)
Dawson , Douglas
Running back led Douglas High to win over Tucson High in 1946, ending its
32-game win streak; played one year with
Packers.
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46 |
Vance
Johnson , Tucson
NCAA long-jump champion at Arizona in 1982; played in four Super Bowls as member
of Broncos' Three Amigos receiving
corps. |
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47 |
Byron
Evans , Phoenix
All-America linebacker, Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year at Arizona in 1986;
played eight years with
Eagles.
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48 |
Alex
Kellner , Tucson
All-Star lefthander as A's rookie in 1949, when he went 20-12; won 101 games in
12-year
career. |
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49 |
Eddie
Urbano , Tucson
NCAA 150-pound wrestling champion in 1985; a two-time All-America at ASU with a
105-17-1 record. |
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50 |
Rob
Waldrop , Scottsdale
Outland Trophy winner as a noseguard at Arizona in
1993. |
