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20th Century Top 50
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Carlton Fisk,
Charlestown
Ten-time All-Star holds major league record for career homers by a catcher (351); his Game 6 shot in 1975 World Series was one of game's most dramatic moments.
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Jenny Thompson,
Dover
Five-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer broke 100-meter butterfly world record in 1999.
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Mike Flanagan,
Manchester
Won 1979 AL Cy Young
when he went 23-9 with a 3.09 ERA for Orioles; won 167 games in his 18-year career.
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Lynn Jennings,
Newmarket
Distance runner won 39 national titles and three world cross-country crowns.
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Red Rolfe,
Penacook
As Yankees third baseman, was a three-time All-Star and played in six World Series; led AL with 15 triples in 1936.
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Bob Beattie,
Manchester
Coached U.S. men to their
first Olympic skiing medals, in 1964, before helping launch the sport's World Cup.
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Greg Landry,
Nashua
Threw for 16,052 yards and 98 touchdowns in 15-year career with Lions, Colts and Bears.
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Bob Tewksbury,
Concord
One of the best control pitchers in baseball, he went 16-5
with a 2.16 ERA as an All-Star for the Cardinals in 1992.
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Jane Blalock,
Portsmouth
The first LPGA player to
win more than $100,000 in four consecutive seasons (1977-80), she did not miss
a cut in 12 years.
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George (Birdie) Tebbetts,
Nashua
Four-time All-Star catcher during 14-year career; had
a .512 winning percentage
as a manager.
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Penny Pitou,
Gilford
Won silver medals in the downhill and giant slalom in the 1960 Olympics.
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Matt Bonner,
Concord
Leading Class L basketball scorer in state history,
with 2,459 points; three-time state player of the year;
now at Florida.
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Katie King,
Salem
Scored four goals and added four assists in 1998 Olympics for gold-medal-winning women's hockey team.
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Andy Sudduth,
Exeter
1984 Olympic rowing silver medalist; won five straight men's singles titles in the
Head of the Charles Regatta.
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Charles (Buzz) Harvey,
Nashua
His 12 state championships
as a football coach at Nashua High from 1941 to '68 are the most in state history.
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Doug Everett,
Concord
Hall of Famer scored two goals in two games against Canada for silver-medal-winning
1932 Olympic hockey team.
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Hubie McDonough,
Manchester
Captained Dartmouth's 1917 football team, then returned to coach at his alma mater, Central High, producing five undefeated seasons.
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Mike LaValliere,
Manchester
Gold Glove catcher for Pirates in 1987; hit .316 in '89 and .268 during 12-year career.
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Steve (Bye-Bye) Balboni,
Manchester
Ten-year major leaguer; all-or-nothing slugger hit 36 homers and fanned 166 times in 1985.
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Paul Frase,
Rochester
Starred as a defensive lineman at Syracuse and played in the NFL for 10 seasons; had five sacks for the Jets in 1992.
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Hubie McDonough III,
Manchester
Fourth in Hobey Baker voting at St. Anselm in 1984, the second-highest finish ever by a small-college player; scored 40 goals in 195 NHL games.
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Richard Kennelly,
Dublin
Oarsman won silver medal at 1988 Olympics in the men's four without coxswain.
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Don Macek,
Manchester
Chargers' starting center throughout 1980s after stellar career at BC.
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Gus Zitrides,
Manchester
Two-time All-America at Dartmouth in the late 1930s; coached Joe Paterno
at Brown.
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Erica Palmer,
Gilsum
In 1998, at Wisconsin, became first athlete to win Big Ten freshman of the year in
cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track.
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Bob Blackman,
Hanover
Led Dartmouth to a 104-37-3 record in 16 years as head football coach; unbeaten 1970 team ranked 14th nationally.
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Kerry Bascom,
Epping
Three-time Big East women's basketball player of the year and second-leading alltime scorer at UConn.
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Liz McIntyre,
Hanover
Two-time Olympian won
silver medal in freestyle moguls at 1994 Games.
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Tricia Dunn,
Derry
Scored game-winning goal against Canada in 1998 Olympic hockey tournament for team that won gold medal.
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Don Sarette,
Manchester
Picked up 11 varsity letters
at Central High, then quarterbacked Syracuse to the 1959 national championship.
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Steve Stetson,
Laconia
Ivy's most accurate passer in 1971, in two seasons he led Dartmouth to a 9-1-1 record in 11 starts; all-conference in '72.
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Johnny Bozek,
Manchester
Named Manchester's athlete of the first half-century;
led Central High's hoops team to third in the nation in
1924; All-America in football
at Georgetown.
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Sam (Dutch) Knox,
Concord
Offensive lineman at UNH played three seasons for Lions in NFL (1934, '35, '36).
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Howard Crossett,
Bradford
Won silver medal as a
member of four-man bobsled team at 1952 Olympics.
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John Bosa,
Keene
Played in three bowls for
BC and was Miami's No. 1 pick in the 1987 draft; named
to NFL All-Rookie team.
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Kent Carlson,
Concord
Burly defenseman scored
17 points, amassed 148 penalty minutes in three NHL
seasons (1983, '84, '85)
with Canadiens and Blues.
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Steve Schubert,
Manchester
Scrappy 5'10" receiver played for Patriots and Bears from 1974 to '79 and returned three punts for touchdowns.
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Dick Martin,
Concord
Guard at Notre Dame under Elmer Layden from 1934 to '36; coached football, basketball and track at Concord High.
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Bill Jackowksi,
North Walpole
Served as an umpire in NL
for 16 years; was behind
the plate for Game 7 of 1960 World Series.
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Kevin Grondin,
Rochester
Winner of six U.S. surfing championships; coached U.S. national team to 1996
world title.
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Tom Padden,
Manchester
Caught for the Pirates for
six seasons in the 1930s;
hit .321 in '34.
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Bob Chabot,
Manchester
Member of legendary
backfield at West Point in
1944 and '45, playing alongside Doc Blanchard
and Glenn Davis.
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Cathy O'Brien,
Durham
Youngest runner, at 16, in
1984 Olympic marathon trials, finished ninth; made team
in '88 and '92.
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Jeff Cross,
Portsmouth
All-state at Portsmouth High; played 21 games for Clippers
in 1985-86 after standout career at Maine.
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Bob Savage,
Manchester
Righthander pitched in major leagues for five years; won eight games and had a 3.76 ERA for Connie Mack's A's in 1947.
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Lou Kirouac,
Manchester
Star kicker at Bishop Bradley High, he went on to play for
BC before spending four seasons in the NFL.
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Joseph Brooks Dodge,
Gorham
Two-time Olympic skier narrowly missed winning a medal with fourth-place finish in the slalom at 1956 Games.
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Gordon Eaton,
Littleton
Skied in 1960 Olympics and was a reserve on the '64 team that won country's first skiing medals.
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Bob Hilliard,
Manchester
Celebrated scribe covered
the Granite State for 50 years as sports editor of
The Union Leader.
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Carol Ann Sullivan,
Rochester
Won the junior division of the All-American Soap Box Derby
in 1982, becoming the first
girl from New Hampshire to accomplish the feat.
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