Who will go down as the biggest sports savior for their city?

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Drew Brees
Curt Shilling
Ozzie Guillen
Lebron James (provided Cleveland wins the title this year)
 
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Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton and also when he went to Los Angeles...he made hockey popular on the West Coast...
 

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Ken Griffey Jr comes to mind in Seattle.

Peyton Manning with the Colts.

Not sure if you mean with championships which your example in the first post would kind of indicate. My definition of savior is taking a franchise that is a non factor and almost singlehandedly change the whole culture.
 

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Gretzky
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Jordan
Bobby Cox

Have to give the nod to Gretz since he transcended a mere 'city' and basically brought 3 franchises to the SW in ANA, PHO & SJ.
 

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I think I'll have to go with Drew Brees in this one for obvious reasons.
 

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Brady Quinn ... Cleveland

Oops ... that didn't happen yet, did it?
 

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lot of good ones gretzky in a close one
 

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Lebron probably not so much because he is probably going to be traded.

Brees has done so much for New Orleans I don't think you can even imagine it. That city needed the SB win in the worse way.
 

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