The Mount Rushmore of Cleveland sports figures

State of play: If you've been on social media lately, you've probably seen the trend of replacing the four presidents on Mount Rushmore with key popular culture figures.

• There have been Mount Rushmore memes of everything from rappers and comedians to Disney Channel stars and video game characters.

What we did: We hopped on the trend by creating a Mount Rushmore of Cleveland sports heroes.

• The obvious first choice was LeBron James. The Akron native and former Cavs star is considered by many to be one of the two greatest players in NBA history.
• Next was Jim Brown, the greatest player in Browns history who led Cleveland to an NFL Championship in 1964.

Between the lines: From there, we went with baseball great Bob Feller, the ace who led Cleveland to a World Series title in 1968.

• Rounding things out was four-time Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens, who began his athletic career at Cleveland's Fairmount Junior High School before winning NCAA championships at Ohio State.

The other side: Other contenders included Browns greats Otto Graham and Joe Thomas, baseball legends Tris Speaker and Larry Doby, and Cavs star Mark Price.

• You could go outside the box with a non-athlete like Browns founder and coach Paul Brown or former UFC champion Stipe Miocic.

📧 Email us at [email protected] and tell us who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Cleveland sports heroes.