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From: The Examiner.com
As the summer comes to an end an the athletic calendar begins for college and prep athletics, I’m jumping on the bandwagon of honoring the state’s top individuals with a list, something John Canzano of The Oregonian recently produced. Like his list, Phil Knight is at the top, but unlike his list I’ve only gone 10 deep and have a number of duos included based on the concept the rank of one is based significantly on the others' money or influence, which makes them a team.
In developing the list, I focused on three key elements: Power (money), Influence (position in an organization) and Entertainment (frequency in the public’s attention). Entertainment makes the list a lot more … entertaining. So, here it is:


