Any Mount Rushmore of Boston Sports would have to start with Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, and Bobby Orr. To me, the rest is a matter of debate although you wouldn’t get an argument from me about Williams and Larry Bird. I would also have to agree with RayClay and include Yaz on my Rushmore.
Russell has to be no. 1. The man changed the way basketball was played and invented the blocked shot. Wasn’t the goal tending rule implemented because of Russell. The man won 7 championships as a player and 2 more as a player-coach. Hell, they named the NBA Championship MVP Award after Russell.
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Bobby Orr would be my no. 2. Call it personnel preference or whatever; but those who have had the privilege to watch Orr play in his prime would, IMHO, be lying if you didn't agree.
It now becomes a toss-up between Bird, Williams, and Yaz. BB's and Brady’s stories are still being written. If Terry Francona wins a few more world series, does he attain Mount Rushmore status?