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20th Century Top 50
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1 |
Andrea Mead
Lawrence,
Rutland
Won gold in slalom and giant slalom at 1952 Olympics, the only American to
win two skiing golds at one
Games.
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2
Billy
Kidd,
Stowe
First U.S. man to win Olympic skiing medal, silver in slalom in 1964; won
Alpine-combined gold in '70 world
championships.
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3
Bill
Koch,
Guilford
First American to win Olympic medal in cross-country skiing (silver in 30-km in
1976); won Nordic World Cup in
'82.
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4
John
LeClair,
St.
Albans
All-ECAC at Vermont; Flyers wing became first U.S.-born player to score 50 goals
in three straight NHL
seasons.
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5
Albert
Gutterson,
Springfield
In 1911 Vermont meet versus Maine, won three track and three field events,
dashes to discus; won long jump at '12
Olympics.
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6
Patty
Sheehan,
Middlebury
Clinched spot in LPGA Hall of Fame with 30th win in 1993; won three LPGA titles
('83, '84, '93), two U.S. Opens ('92,
'94).
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7
Larry
Gardner,
Enosburg
Falls
Drove in winning run in Red Sox' 1912 World Series clincher over Giants; batted
.289 with 1,931 hits from 1908 to
'24.
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8
Clarence
DeMar,
South
Hero
Won Boston Marathon seven times between 1911 and '30; completed race 33
times.
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9
Barbara Ann
Cochran,
Richmond
Two-time U.S. champ (slalom, giant slalom) won gold in 1972 Olympics; only
American woman to win an Olympic Alpine gold from 1952 to
'84.
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10
Charles
Adams,
Newport
Millionaire merchant founded one of NHL's original six teams, the Bruins, in
1924; Adams Division named for
him.
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11
Ray
Collins,
Colchester
Pitched for Red Sox from 1909 to '15, going 84-62 with 2.51 ERA; 52-29 from
1912 to
'14.
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12
Ray
Fisher,
Middlebury
Ten-year career in the majors with Yanks and Reds; had 110-94 record, 2.82 ERA;
was 18-11 with New York in
1915.
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13
Marilyn
Cochran,
Richmond
Oldest sibling of U.S. Alpine skiing's first family; first American to win a
World Cup title (1969 giant
slalom).
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14
Larry
Damon,
Burlington
First skier at Vermont to win an NCAA championship (1955 cross-country);
four-time Olympian from '56 to
'68.
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15
Robert
Cochran,
Richmond
Brother of Cochran sisters; eighth in 1972 Olympic downhill; in '73 finished
eighth in overall World Cup
standings.
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16
Hilary
Engisch,
Williston
Four-time world freestyle moguls champ in early to mid-1980s; at Vermont, set
career mark for soccer goals
scored.
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17
Nicole
Levesque,
Shaftsbury
Sting guard, only Vermonter to play in WNBA; scored 1,663 points in four
years at Wake Forest; two-time
All-ACC.
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18
Laura
Wilson,
Montpelier
Won a record four individual NCAA Nordic titles at Vermont (two in 1990, two
in '91); three-time
Olympian.
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19
Jeff
Hughes,
Burlington
Punter for 1970 and '71 Nebraska national champions; holds state high school
100-yard dash mark
(9.8).
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20
Bob
Mitchell,
Bridport
Little All-America halfback at Vermont in 1966, rushed for 1,207 yards; set NCAA
record with 31.1 carries per
game.
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21
Jade
Huntington,
Bradford
Set state high school basketball record with 2,114 career points; standout guard
at Vanderbilt from 1988 to
'92.
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22
Jean
Dubuc,
St.
Johnsbury
Pitched in majors for four teams from 1908 to '19; went 84-76 with
3.04 ERA.
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23
Lindy
Cochran,
Richmond
Fourth sibling in Cochran family; U.S. ski team member from 1971 to '78; sixth
in the slalom at '76
Olympics.
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24
Jeff
Hastings,
Norwich
Finished fourth in Olympic 90-meter ski jump in 1984; won World Cup meet in
'84 and four U.S. jumping titles.
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25
Larry
Killick,
Burlington
Scored 309 points for Vermont's 1946-47 basketball team, which finished
19-3; drafted by
Baltimore Bullets.
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26
John
Teague,
Norwich
In 1980 Vermont All-America became first skier in NCAA history to go unbeaten
for a season, in the giant
slalom.
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27
Suzy
Chaffee,
Rutland
U.S. Alpine team member from 1965 to '68; raced in downhill and slalom at '68
Olympics.
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28
Carl
Christensen,
Essex
Junction
Soccer All-America at Vermont in 1976; played with Dallas Tornado and San
Jose Earthquakes of
NASL.
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29
Felix
McGrath,
Norwich
U.S. ski team member from 1982 to '91; four-time national slalom champ;
third in '88 World Cup
slalom.
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30
Gale (Tiger)
Shaw,
Stowe
Competed in giant slalom and Super G at 1988 Olympics; won three straight
slaloms in North American Championship
Series.
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31
Dave
Jareckie,
Bennington
U.S. biathlon champion in 1993; competed in 1992 and '94
Olympics.
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32
Ernie
Johnson,
Brattleboro
Went 40-23 in nine years on mound for Braves and Orioles; was 7-3 for 1957 world
champion Milwaukee; longtime
sportscaster.
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33
Rick
Chaffee,
Rutland
Brother of Suzy; member of U.S. Alpine team from 1965 to '72; competed in slalom
in '68 and '72
Olympics.
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34
Ann
Battelle,
Williston
Middlebury College Alpine skier won 1999 World Cup gold medal in moguls skiing;
competed in '98
Olympics.
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35
Judi St.
Hilaire,
Lyndonville
Won 1980 AAU 3,000-meter title; set U.S. 5K road-race mark; seventh in '91
world championships
3,000.
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36
Ralph
LaPointe,
Winooski
Two-time All-New England halfback in football at Vermont; hit .308 in 56 games
with Phillies in
1947.
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37
Jim
McCaffrey,
Rutland
Two-time All-MAAC guard at Holy Cross; 1986 MAAC Tournament MVP; scored 1,178
points for Crusaders.
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38
Mike
Evelti,
Burlington
Honorable mention Division l All-America basketball forward; scored 1,697 points
for Vermont from 1978 to
'82.
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39
Sean
Keenan,
Rutland
Quarterback set Williams College career records for completions, attempts, yards
and touchdowns in
1999.
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40
Jennifer
Niebling,
Randolph
Led Vermont women's basketball team that won NCAA-record 53 straight from
1991 to '93; scored 1,435
points.
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41
Erin
Sullivan,
Jericho
Won back-to-back national girls' high school cross-country titles at Mount
Mansfield Union High in 1997 and
'98.
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42
Scott
Oliaro,
Williston
Played running back for Cornell from 1989 to '91; ran for Big Red-record 288
yards versus Yale in
'90.
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43
Todd
Rundle,
Essex
Junction
Three-time All-Yankee Conference linebacker at UMass, in 1985, '86 and
'87.
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44
Bart
Farley,
Hinesburg
Vermont soccer goalie was All-America in 1978; set Catamounts marks for
shutouts and goals-against
average.
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45
Steve
Shirreffs,
Norwich
Two-time All-ECAC defenseman led Princeton hockey team to first NCAA tournament
berth, in
1998.
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46
Kevin
Lepage,
Shelburne
First Vermonter to compete on the Winston Cup circuit; qualified for 27 of 33
races as rookie in
1998.
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47
Deb
Blumen,
Shelburne
Defensive back for New Hampshire field hockey team from 1988 to '90; won gold
medal at '90 Olympic
Festival.
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48
Keith
Cieplicki,
Burlington
Rice Memorial High guard one of six Vermonters to score more than 2,000 points
in basketball; became William & Mary's second alltime leading scorer in
1985.
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49
John
Burchard,
Burlington
Division III honorable mention All-America in football in 1980 and
lacrosse in '81 at Middlebury
College.
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50
Jake
Burton,
Burlington
Godfather of snowboarding; perfected the modern snowboard and is credited with
launching the
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