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AMERICA SPEAKS
July 12, 2004
SI wraps up its yearlong celebration of sports in the 50 states with our national poll results and a look at the greats from the District of Columbia
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July 12, 2004

America Speaks

SI wraps up its yearlong celebration of sports in the 50 states with our national poll results and a look at the greats from the District of Columbia

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Football 78%
Baseball 50%
Winter Olympics 48%
Summer Olympics 46%
Basketball 42%
Auto racing 28%
Golf 25%
Figure skating 23%
Hockey 23%

* Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 20,660 U.S. residents who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of error +/-1%.
?Multiple responses allowed.

ENEMY OF THE NATION

George Steinbrenner 10%
Al Davis 5%
Steve Spurrier 4%
Brett Favre 3%
Shaquille O'Neal 2%

MOST HATED TEAM

New York Yankees 9%
Oakland Raiders 5%
Green Bay Packers 4%
Dallas Cowboys 3%
Florida Gators 3%

Enthuse-o-meter

On a scale of 1 to 100, how did each state rate its enthusiasm for sports? Here's a look at the five on each extreme.

LOWEST
VERMONT 59.7

LOWEST

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