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There are no Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major league sports franchises in the American state of Montana due to the state's relatively small and dispersed population, but a number of minor league, minor-league teams play in the state.
Baseball is the minor-league sport with the longest heritage in the state, and Montana is home to four minor league baseball, Minor League baseball teams, all members of the Pioneer Baseball League. Many athletes move out of Montana to pursue their professional career in other states.
American football, Football and basketball are the two most popular sports at the high school level. Montana is one of the few states where the smallest high schools participate in six-man football leagues. Numerous other sports are played at the club and amateur level, including softball, Rugby union, rugby, and soccer.
A number of Montanans have become notable for their involvement in a wide range of sport. Dave McNally is a baseball player who was a starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles for 13 years. Phil Jackson is a basketball player and head coach who has been voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History#Top 10 Coaches in NBA History, Top 10 Coaches in National Basketball Association History. Football players and coach (sports), coaches from Montana include Dave Dickenson, Pat Donovan (American football), Pat Donovan, Jerry Kramer, and Jan Stenerud. Dickenson played quarterback in both the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) before becoming a Coach (sport), head coach in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions. Pat Donovan (American football), Pat Donovan was ranked the top football player and number five overall athlete from Montana in the 20th century. Donovan played Tackle (American football), left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, was a four-time Pro Bowler, and played in three Super Bowls, winning one. Jerry Kramer played Guard (American football), offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers, was a three-time Pro Bowler, and a five-time All-Pro, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jan Stenerud is a Norwegian who went to college in Montana on a ski jumping scholarship. He was a placekicker in the American Football League (AFL) and NFL for 19 years, mostly for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the first soccer-style kicker in the NFL and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
In 1904, a group of young Native-American women from Montana, after playing undefeated during their last season, went to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, and defeated all challenging teams and were declared to be world champions. For this they received a large silver trophy with the inscription "World's Fair – St. Louis, 1904 – Basket Ball – Won by Fort Shaw Team".''Full Court Quest''. Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press: 2008.
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There are no Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major league sports franchises in the American state of Montana due to the state's relatively small and dispersed population, but a number of minor league, minor-league teams play in the state.
Baseball is the minor-league sport with the longest heritage in the state, and Montana is home to four minor league baseball, Minor League baseball teams, all members of the Pioneer Baseball League. Many athletes move out of Montana to pursue their professional career in other states.
American football, Football and basketball are the two most popular sports at the high school level. Montana is one of the few states where the smallest high schools participate in six-man football leagues. Numerous other sports are played at the club and amateur level, including softball, Rugby union, rugby, and soccer.
A number of Montanans have become notable for their involvement in a wide range of sport. Dave McNally is a baseball player who was a starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles for 13 years. Phil Jackson is a basketball player and head coach who has been voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History#Top 10 Coaches in NBA History, Top 10 Coaches in National Basketball Association History. Football players and coach (sports), coaches from Montana include Dave Dickenson, Pat Donovan (American football), Pat Donovan, Jerry Kramer, and Jan Stenerud. Dickenson played quarterback in both the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) before becoming a Coach (sport), head coach in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions. Pat Donovan (American football), Pat Donovan was ranked the top football player and number five overall athlete from Montana in the 20th century. Donovan played Tackle (American football), left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, was a four-time Pro Bowler, and played in three Super Bowls, winning one. Jerry Kramer played Guard (American football), offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers, was a three-time Pro Bowler, and a five-time All-Pro, and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jan Stenerud is a Norwegian who went to college in Montana on a ski jumping scholarship. He was a placekicker in the American Football League (AFL) and NFL for 19 years, mostly for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the first soccer-style kicker in the NFL and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
In 1904, a group of young Native-American women from Montana, after playing undefeated during their last season, went to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, and defeated all challenging teams and were declared to be world champions. For this they received a large silver trophy with the inscription "World's Fair – St. Louis, 1904 – Basket Ball – Won by Fort Shaw Team".''Full Court Quest''. Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press: 2008.
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See also
* List of people from Montana * Lists of sportspeopleReferences
External links
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