Hometown Heros

[sycks22]

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) is the pride of Mound, MN. He played football in high school so this kinda fits.

[RGold]

University City, Missouri. A suburb just west of St. Louis.

Bud Black, major-league pitcher
Bing Devine, General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals
Bernard Gilkey, major-league outfielder
Ken Holtzman, major-league pitcher
Ed Mickelson, major-league first baseman
Art Shamsky, major-league outfielder
Lew Wolff, co-owner of the Oakland Athletics

Bob Gale, co-writer Back to the Future
Nelly, rapper
Tennessee Williams, playwright

I really did have an english teacher, who said on the first day of class, "If I could flunk Tennessee Williams, I can flunk you too".

[Steve D]

Santee, California (a suburb east of San Diego)

Terry Forster (pitched for the White Sox, Pirates, Braves and Dodgers)
Jim Tatum (played for the Rockies and Padres)
Stephen Strasburg
Also Lon Hinkle (pro golfer)

Others who went to high school in the same district as me:

Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR)
Bill Walton (NBA HOFer)
Greg Louganis (Olympic diver)
Bill Anders (Apollo 8 astronaut)
Mark Malone (QB for the Steelers and Chargers)
Reggie Bush (Heisman Trophy)
Dennis Hopper (actor)
Brian Sipe (QB for the Browns)
Barry Zito (pitcher for the A's and Giants)

Steve