10 February 2002

Arizona at 90: 10 Most Important People in Arizona History

The Arizona Republic is running a celebratory feature special on Arizona's 90th year of statehood. Here is their list of the most important folks in Arizona history, which differs a bit from the public vote tallied on one of their website forms.
  1. Carl Hayden
  2. Barry Goldwater
  3. George W.P. Hunt
  4. Ernest W. McFarland
  5. Charles Poston
  6. Father Eusebio Kino
  7. John Wesley Powell
  8. Sandra Day O'Connor
  9. James S. Douglas
  10. John J. Rhodes


Here is how the public (er, at least the azcentral.com web viewing public ...) ranked them, as of Sunday, 2002 February 10:

  1. Barry Goldwater (30%) - founder of the conservative movement in Republican party

  2. Carl Hayden (15%) - longtime US Senator, father of Central Arizona Project

  3. Geronimo (12%) - Indian leader

  4. Eusebio Kino (8%) - Jesuit priest

  5. Sandra O'Connor (7%) - 1st woman appointed to SCOTUS

  6. Cesar Chavez (5%) - civil rights leader

  7. George W.P. Hunt (4%) - Arizona's first governor

  8. Jerry Coangelo (4%) - sports entrepreneur

  9. John McCain (4%) - US Senator and Vietnam P.O.W.

  10. John Wesley Powell (4%) - 1st European American to explore Grand Canyon

posted by Naum at 15:01 | History

Comments

DEAR JERRY:
WE ARE DIRE FAMS OF THE D.BACKS, AND WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA AND HOPE YOU WILL CONCIDER IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
EVERYONE LOVES MARK GRACE. AND WITH HIS PERSONALITY AND VIGOR HE HAS AND FAITHFULLNESS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM BE OUR BASEBALL MANAGER.

BOB IS OVERDUE AND IT SEEMS VERY CLEARLY THAT THE TEAM DON'T GET ALONG WITH HIM AS THEY HAVE IN THE BEGINNING WHEN HE FIRST STARTED.

THINK ABOUT THIS PLEASE AND DO US A FAVOR TOO, WE DON'T THINK MUCH OF BOB BRENLY. HE'S A COLD HEARTED GUY AND WE HAVE LOST MANY GAMES BECAUSE OF HIS DELAYS IN MAKING UP HIS MIND WHEN TO GET A PITCHER OUT WHO IS GIVING AWAY THE GAME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS.
IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.

GOD BLESS AND HAVE A WINNING WONDERFUL DAY.

SINCERELY,
MR.& MRS VICTOE MOCKERMAN
APACHE JCT, AZ.
E MAIL, ILMJ@AOL.COM
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