
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Since publishing Philly Mag's 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time last month, there has been a ton of chatter about the athletes that did (and did not) make the list.
Recently, staff writer Malcolm Burnley invited Philly Mag executive editor Bradford Pearson and Olivia Kram, digital media marketing and community manager for Citizen Media Group (all three of whom contributed to the list) to discuss how they felt about the list now and what feedback they'd received. From universal acceptance of Allen Iverson at the number one spot, to the controversy of including a horse, Malcolm, Brad and Olivia dug into the difficult task of defining what makes a Philadelphia athlete a Philly athlete.
Don't forget the other articles in this series.
The Best of the Rest: The Athletes Who Just Missed Our "Most Philly" List
The Greatest Off-Field Icons in Philly Sports History
The Most Quintessentially Philadelphia Sports Moments
By Philadelphia magazineSince publishing Philly Mag's 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time last month, there has been a ton of chatter about the athletes that did (and did not) make the list.
Recently, staff writer Malcolm Burnley invited Philly Mag executive editor Bradford Pearson and Olivia Kram, digital media marketing and community manager for Citizen Media Group (all three of whom contributed to the list) to discuss how they felt about the list now and what feedback they'd received. From universal acceptance of Allen Iverson at the number one spot, to the controversy of including a horse, Malcolm, Brad and Olivia dug into the difficult task of defining what makes a Philadelphia athlete a Philly athlete.
Don't forget the other articles in this series.
The Best of the Rest: The Athletes Who Just Missed Our "Most Philly" List
The Greatest Off-Field Icons in Philly Sports History
The Most Quintessentially Philadelphia Sports Moments