5/29/2023 0 Comments Detroit free press sport![]() ![]() Gordie Howe, Al Kaline, Isaiah Thomas and Barry Sanders combined for 70 professional seasons with Detroit sports teams. SN's Mount Rushmore picks for Detroit are blue-collar picks, but it's more than that. MORE: See The Sporting News Rushmore of all 13 cities "There is a blue-collar, tough-minded, work-for-what-you-get-mentality, and that carries over to the fan bases." "The national perception is that Detroit is not an emerald city," Bally Sports Detroit's Johnny Kane told The Sporting News. It is the full-day compliment for athletes who personify that mindset for the Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons. In sports, to be labeled "blue collar" is not a five-cent cliche. ![]() After all, the 1978 movie "Blue Collar," starring Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel is set in Detroit. It's a mindset, an ethos tied to the Motor City's identity from the factories to the recording studios. This is ours.īlue collar is more than a tagline in Detroit. All sports fans have an opinion on this topic. Multiple players from the same franchise were allowed, and not every franchise needed to be represented. While there were no hard-and-fast rules pertaining to the athletes selected, our panel of experts considered individual resumes, team success and legacy within the sports landscape of each city. The SN Rushmore project named four pro athletes from the 13 cities that have had at least four of the following five leagues represented for at least 20 years – NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, WNBA. ![]()
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