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Old 11-12-2019, 07:04 AM
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I guess that depends on your definition of beloved. Beloved to me means they transcend sports and everyone generally likes them. I'm not really sure what kind of opinions the average person has on Gretzky given that he's never been all that public a person. Same goes for a lot of the suggestions.
Maybe we just don't do the national icon thing anymore. Days of Bob Hope and Mark Spitz are long gone.
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