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Can’t let Earth Day pass without a shout-out to athletes who have done our good earth proud with outstanding contributions in the world of sports.

First Team All-Earth (not named Green or some derivative of)
Robin Yount, baseball
Lefty Grove, baseball
Jerry Rice, NFL
Larry Bird, Basketball
Jim Foxx, baseball
Forrest Gregg, NFL
Henry Cotton, golf
Goose Gossage, baseball
Meadowlark Lemon, basketball

Honorable mention All-Earth
Bob Lemon, baseball
Zack Wheat, baseball
Lynn Swann, NFL
Sam Rice, baseball
Kurt Busch, NASCAR
Goose Goslin, baseball
Nellie Fox, baseball
Vida Blue, baseball
Catfish Hunter, baseball
Mule Sutters, baseball
Bob Lilly, NFL
Art Shell, NFL
Ken Rosewall, tennis
Willie Wood, golf
Wilbur Wood, baseball
Herb Brooks, hockey

Tree Rollins, basketball
Rosie Greer, NFL
Yukon Moose Cholak, pro wrestling
Walt Moose Moryn, baseball
Joe Moose Skowron, baseball
Charlie Waters, NFL
Eddie The Eagle Edwards, ski jumper


First-team All-Ineligible for All-Earth team
Pete Rose

First-team All Green (or derivative of)
A.C. Green, NBA
Mean Joe Greene, NFL
Hank Greenberg, baseball
Dallas Green, baseball
Roy Green, NFL
L.C. Greenwood, NFL
Ahman Green, NFL
Gaston Green, NFL
Darrell Green, NFL
Wilfred Thomas “Shorty” Green, NHL
Shawn Green, baseball

Gimme the dirt on who I'm missing.