Top 25 Philadelphia athletes voting is open!

By Chuck Booth | Feb 25, 2017

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Here at Section 215, we’re developing a list of the top 25 athletes (Pro or college) in the city of brotherly love.

Have you ever wondered/ been in an argument about who the best Philadelphia athlete is? We here at Section 215 know your struggle. That’s why we’re taking on the tough task of doing a top 25 ranking of the best athletes in Philadelphia Sports. We’re including college and the pros because even though college athletes aren’t paid, it doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be included on this list.

We began by having our staff submit different athletes and the top 30 from our vote made the cut for the initial list. For the final ranking, however, we would like to open the voting up to others so that we can have a more comprehensive range of votes.

The shortlist is below, broken down by team.

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Phillies: Odubel Herrera, Maikel Franco, Aaron Nola, Freddy Galvis, Jerad Eickhoff, Hector Neris

Sixers: Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, Dario Saric, T.J. McConnell

Eagles: Jordan Hicks, Fletcher Cox, Carson Wentz, Malcolm Jenkins, Lane Johnson

Flyers: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek, Ivan Provorov, Shayne Gostisbehere, Travis Konecny

Union: Andre Blake, Chris Pontius, Keegan Rosenberry, Alejandro Bedoya, Richie Marquez

Villanova Wildcats (Basketball): Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson
Temple Owls (Football): Jahad Thomas, Hassan Riddick

It may not be an all-inclusive list but it’s a good start. Below, you can vote on how these guys should be ordered to

create our first annual Philadelphia sports ranking

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We haven’t decided how long we would like to run voting yet but the sooner that everyone votes, the better.

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The more votes that are gathered, the better shot we have at creating a list that properly reflects how Philadelphia sports fans feel. And at the end of the day, isn’t that what we all want?