Last night I was having a discussion with a friend of mine from Baltimore if they were to build a Mt. rushhmore in Baltimore for sports who would be on it, and three come to mind in this order. The first would be Johnny Unitas, the greatest QB to ever play in the city for the colts. Johnny was all world all class and tough, and had a great haircut. When the Modells moved from Cleveland to Baltimore they knew that in order to get Baltimore fans to believe in the Ravens they needed an endorsement from the man who the city loved respected and looked up too, Johnny U was a damn hero to the working class people in Baltimore Johnny loved all of them as much as they loved him. Then next to Unitas would be # 8 the Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. The boy who grew up in Harford County, MD who went on to become the embodiment of what it is to be a Baltimore Oriole!!! Lastly # 52 Ray Lew is still active of the three but lets face it, hes a legend and the greatest Baltimore Raven to ever put on the purple and black. Ray makes everybody that has played with him on that defense better, he is the heart and soul of that team, he is right up there with Singletary and LT when it comes to Line backing in the NFL!!, God it was awesome when Singletary was coaching him, how cool was that the greatest linebacker ever IMO coaching the best linebacker in the game today!! I'm sure Ray learned more from Iron Mike in one season that he had ever learned before. When Ray hangs it up in Baltimore it will be a sad sad day, what a player who plays with some much drive, heart, passion, and determination that I have ever seen on a football field. Ray is the face of the Ravens and juts like Ripken he is the embodiment of what it is to be a Baltimore Raven!! Later on I will write about Washington's Sports Rushmore.
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