25. Missouri: Yogi Berra (St. Louis)
Growing up in the Italian-American “Hill” neighborhood of St. Louis—famously living across the street from fellow broadcaster Joe Garagiola—Berra became the anchor of the mid-century New York Yankees dynasty. Despite his short, stocky frame, he was an elite defensive catcher and a lethal bad-ball hitter. He won three American League MVP awards and an unbelievable 10 World Series championships as a player, later becoming an American cultural icon for his famous “Yogi-isms.”