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BM: Who Is Greatest Idaho Athlete?

Item: Is Boise cyclist Kristin Armstrong the greatest athlete in Idaho history?/Brian Murphy, Idaho Statesman

More Info: Armstrong captured her second world championship gold medal Wednesday with a staggering 55-second victory in the women’s time trial event in Mendrisio, Switzerland, cementing her legacy as the most accomplished American woman cyclist. She has an Olympic gold medal (2008), two world championship golds (2009, 2006), a world championship silver (2007) and a world championship bronze (2005). She competed in the 2004 Olympics, finishing eighth in the road race.

Question: Murphy goes on to list three other athletes who could challenge Kristin Armstrong for the title of best athlete in Idaho history:  baseball slugger Harmon Killebrew, Olympian Picabo Street and jockey Gary Stevens. A case also can be made for footballers Jerry Kramer and Jake Plummer. Who do you think is the greatest?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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