Taking this idea from The Athletic, which they botched by making it Columbus AND Cleveland in their rendition (heavy on the Cleveland side). Take the players/numbers from the CBJ, Columbus Crew SC, Ohio State football, Ohio State hoops (men's and women's) and any other pro or college team in Columbus I might have forgotten about.
Let's get the easy ones out of the way now.
#2 - Frankie Hejduk
#20 - Brian McBride
#45 - Archie Griffin
#61 - Rick Nash
#72 - Sergei Bobrovsky
Now, I would add #30 - Katie Smith (2 titles with the ABL Columbus Quest) to my list. But that's where things start to get interesting.
NOMINEES BASED ON YOUR INPUT:
1 - Matt Nagy (Destroyers) or Brad Friedel (Crew) or Braxton Miller (OSU)
2 - Frankie Hejduk (Crew) or Chase Young (OSU) or Terrell Pryor (OSU) or Mike Doss (OSU)
3 - Seth Jones (CBJ) or Mike Clark (Crew)
4 - Lyle Odelein (CBJ) or Kirk Herbstreit (OSU)
5 - John Havlicek (OSU Men) or Natalie Spooner (OSU Womens Hockey)
6 - Todd Yeagley (Crew) or Nick Swisher (Clippers)
7 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Crew) or Jack Johnson (CBJ)
8 - Geoff Sanderson (CBJ) or Zach Werenski (CBJ)
9 - David Vyborny (CBJ) or Artemi Panarin (CBJ)
10 - Federico Higuain (Crew) or Alejandro Moreno (Crew) or Troy Smith (OSU) or Jack Sack (NFL Columbus Tigers)
11 - Jerry Lucas (OSU Men) or Jeff Cunningham (Crew) or Valerie Still (OSU Women)
12 - Eddie Gaven (Crew) or Scoonie Penn (OSU Men) or Jay Burson (OSU Men, Columbus Horizon)
13 - Derek Jeter (Clippers) or Cam Atkinson (CBJ) or Maurice Clarett (OSU)
14 - Chad Marshall (Crew) or Stern John (Crew) or Ray Whitney (CBJ) or Bobby Hoying (OSU)
15 - Ezekiel Elliott (OSU) or Kirk Urso (Crew, OSU Mens Soccer)
16 - Kei Kamara (Crew)
17 - Hal Morris (Clippers) or Brandon Dubinsky (CBJ)
18 - RJ Umberger (CBJ, OSU Hockey)
19 - Don Mattingly (Clippers) or Robert Warzycha (Crew)
20 - Brian McBride (Crew)
21 - Espen Knutsen (CBJ)
22 - Les Horvath (OSU) or Jimmy Jackson (OSU Men) or Michael Redd (OSU Men) or Vinny Prospal (CBJ)
23 - Derrick Walser (CBJ) or David Clarkson (CBJ)
24 - Bobby Knight (OSU Men) or Dave Righetti (Clippers)
25 - Andrew Cassells (CBJ) or Bernie Williams (Clippers)
26 - Robert Smith (OSU)
27 - Eddie George (OSU) or Fred Taylor (OSU Men)
28 - Beanie Wells (OSU) or Tyler Wright (CBJ)
29 - Grant Marshall (CBJ)
30 - Katie Smith (Quest, OSU Women)
31 - Ron Tugnutt (CBJ) or Vic Janowicz (OSU)
32 - Tonya Edwards (Quest)
33 - Clark Kellogg (OSU Men) or Pete Johnson (OSU) or James Laurinaitis (OSU)
34 - Carlos Hyde (OSU)
35 - Jim Otis (OSU)
36 - Chris Spielman (OSU)
37 - Steve Balboni (Clippers)
38 - Boone Jenner (CBJ)
39 -
40 - Hopalong Cassidy (OSU) or Jared Boll (CBJ)
41 - Keith Byers (OSU)
42 - Artem Anisimov (CBJ) or Paul Warfield (OSU)
43 - Mariano Rivera (Clippers) or Scott Hartnell (CBJ)
44 - Rostislov Klesla (original jersey number - CBJ)
45 - Archie Griffin (OSU)
46 -
47 - AJ Hawk (OSU) or Chic Harley (OSU)
48 - Marc Methot (CBJ)
49 -
50 - Jessica Davenport (OSU Women)
51 - Anthony Schlegel (OSU) or Fedor Tyutin (CBJ)
52 - Adam Foote (CBJ)
53 - George Koonce (Ohio Glory)
54 - Billy Price (OSU) or Tom DeLeone (OSU)
55 - Nick Mangold (OSU)
56 - Marko Dano (CBJ) or Rob Murphy (OSU)
57 - Steve Heinze (CBJ)
58 - David Savard (CBJ)
59 - Tyquan Lewis (OSU)
60 - Charles Csuri (OSU)
61 - Rick Nash (CBJ)
62 - Jim Parker (OSU)
63 - Michael Bennett (OSU)
64 - Jim Lachey (OSU)
65 - Markus Nutivaara (CBJ)
66 -
67 -
68 - Jim Stillwagon (OSU)
69 -
70 - Joonas Korpisalo (CBJ)
71 - Nick Foligno (CBJ)
72 - Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) or Dan Wilkinson (OSU)
73 -
74 - John Hicks (OSU)
75 - Orlando Pace (OSU)
76 - Lou Groza (OSU)
77 - Anson Carter (CBJ) or Josh Anderson (CBJ)
78 - Korey Stringer (OSU)
79 -
80 -
81 -
82 -
83 - Terry Glenn (OSU)
84 -
85 - Mike Nugent (OSU)
86 -
87 - Greg Lashutka (OSU)
88 - Ben Hartsock (OSU)
89 - Sam Gagner (CBJ)
90 - Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ)
91 - Sergei Fedorov (CBJ)
92 -
93 - Jakub Voracek (CBJ)
94 - Mike Vrabel (OSU)
95 - Matt Duchene (CBJ)
96 -
97 - Nick Bosa (OSU) or Joey Bosa (OSU) or Cameron Heyward (OSU)
98 - Pepper Johnson (OSU)
99 - Bill Willis (OSU)
Let's get the easy ones out of the way now.
#2 - Frankie Hejduk
#20 - Brian McBride
#45 - Archie Griffin
#61 - Rick Nash
#72 - Sergei Bobrovsky
Now, I would add #30 - Katie Smith (2 titles with the ABL Columbus Quest) to my list. But that's where things start to get interesting.
NOMINEES BASED ON YOUR INPUT:
1 - Matt Nagy (Destroyers) or Brad Friedel (Crew) or Braxton Miller (OSU)
2 - Frankie Hejduk (Crew) or Chase Young (OSU) or Terrell Pryor (OSU) or Mike Doss (OSU)
3 - Seth Jones (CBJ) or Mike Clark (Crew)
4 - Lyle Odelein (CBJ) or Kirk Herbstreit (OSU)
5 - John Havlicek (OSU Men) or Natalie Spooner (OSU Womens Hockey)
6 - Todd Yeagley (Crew) or Nick Swisher (Clippers)
7 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Crew) or Jack Johnson (CBJ)
8 - Geoff Sanderson (CBJ) or Zach Werenski (CBJ)
9 - David Vyborny (CBJ) or Artemi Panarin (CBJ)
10 - Federico Higuain (Crew) or Alejandro Moreno (Crew) or Troy Smith (OSU) or Jack Sack (NFL Columbus Tigers)
11 - Jerry Lucas (OSU Men) or Jeff Cunningham (Crew) or Valerie Still (OSU Women)
12 - Eddie Gaven (Crew) or Scoonie Penn (OSU Men) or Jay Burson (OSU Men, Columbus Horizon)
13 - Derek Jeter (Clippers) or Cam Atkinson (CBJ) or Maurice Clarett (OSU)
14 - Chad Marshall (Crew) or Stern John (Crew) or Ray Whitney (CBJ) or Bobby Hoying (OSU)
15 - Ezekiel Elliott (OSU) or Kirk Urso (Crew, OSU Mens Soccer)
16 - Kei Kamara (Crew)
17 - Hal Morris (Clippers) or Brandon Dubinsky (CBJ)
18 - RJ Umberger (CBJ, OSU Hockey)
19 - Don Mattingly (Clippers) or Robert Warzycha (Crew)
20 - Brian McBride (Crew)
21 - Espen Knutsen (CBJ)
22 - Les Horvath (OSU) or Jimmy Jackson (OSU Men) or Michael Redd (OSU Men) or Vinny Prospal (CBJ)
23 - Derrick Walser (CBJ) or David Clarkson (CBJ)
24 - Bobby Knight (OSU Men) or Dave Righetti (Clippers)
25 - Andrew Cassells (CBJ) or Bernie Williams (Clippers)
26 - Robert Smith (OSU)
27 - Eddie George (OSU) or Fred Taylor (OSU Men)
28 - Beanie Wells (OSU) or Tyler Wright (CBJ)
29 - Grant Marshall (CBJ)
30 - Katie Smith (Quest, OSU Women)
31 - Ron Tugnutt (CBJ) or Vic Janowicz (OSU)
32 - Tonya Edwards (Quest)
33 - Clark Kellogg (OSU Men) or Pete Johnson (OSU) or James Laurinaitis (OSU)
34 - Carlos Hyde (OSU)
35 - Jim Otis (OSU)
36 - Chris Spielman (OSU)
37 - Steve Balboni (Clippers)
38 - Boone Jenner (CBJ)
39 -
40 - Hopalong Cassidy (OSU) or Jared Boll (CBJ)
41 - Keith Byers (OSU)
42 - Artem Anisimov (CBJ) or Paul Warfield (OSU)
43 - Mariano Rivera (Clippers) or Scott Hartnell (CBJ)
44 - Rostislov Klesla (original jersey number - CBJ)
45 - Archie Griffin (OSU)
46 -
47 - AJ Hawk (OSU) or Chic Harley (OSU)
48 - Marc Methot (CBJ)
49 -
50 - Jessica Davenport (OSU Women)
51 - Anthony Schlegel (OSU) or Fedor Tyutin (CBJ)
52 - Adam Foote (CBJ)
53 - George Koonce (Ohio Glory)
54 - Billy Price (OSU) or Tom DeLeone (OSU)
55 - Nick Mangold (OSU)
56 - Marko Dano (CBJ) or Rob Murphy (OSU)
57 - Steve Heinze (CBJ)
58 - David Savard (CBJ)
59 - Tyquan Lewis (OSU)
60 - Charles Csuri (OSU)
61 - Rick Nash (CBJ)
62 - Jim Parker (OSU)
63 - Michael Bennett (OSU)
64 - Jim Lachey (OSU)
65 - Markus Nutivaara (CBJ)
66 -
67 -
68 - Jim Stillwagon (OSU)
69 -
70 - Joonas Korpisalo (CBJ)
71 - Nick Foligno (CBJ)
72 - Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) or Dan Wilkinson (OSU)
73 -
74 - John Hicks (OSU)
75 - Orlando Pace (OSU)
76 - Lou Groza (OSU)
77 - Anson Carter (CBJ) or Josh Anderson (CBJ)
78 - Korey Stringer (OSU)
79 -
80 -
81 -
82 -
83 - Terry Glenn (OSU)
84 -
85 - Mike Nugent (OSU)
86 -
87 - Greg Lashutka (OSU)
88 - Ben Hartsock (OSU)
89 - Sam Gagner (CBJ)
90 - Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ)
91 - Sergei Fedorov (CBJ)
92 -
93 - Jakub Voracek (CBJ)
94 - Mike Vrabel (OSU)
95 - Matt Duchene (CBJ)
96 -
97 - Nick Bosa (OSU) or Joey Bosa (OSU) or Cameron Heyward (OSU)
98 - Pepper Johnson (OSU)
99 - Bill Willis (OSU)
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