The proclamation Tuesday at Pittsburgh City Council in honor of “Dick Groat Day” called Groat “perhaps the greatest athlete to come out of Pittsburgh.”
Please allow me to edit.
“Dick Groat is the greatest athlete to come out of Western Pennsylvania.”
That is more accurate.
I know there are no right or wrong answers to this kind of debate. Dozens of fabulous athletes are from here. I’m sure you could make a compelling case for your top choice.
How about any of the Hall of Fame quarterbacks, including four-time Super Bowl winner Joe Montana, who was good enough in basketball to get a scholarship offer from North Carolina State, or Dan Marino, who was a fourth-round draft choice of the Kansas City Royals as a shortstop?