All Four Trophies

Last night, the Blackhawks began their quest to defend Lord Stanley's Cup. When they won the Cup in June, Chicago became the only city to have won all four major sports trophies in the last 25 years. A couple months ago at a Sox game, all four trophies -- the Stanley Cup (NHL), Commissioner's Trophy (MLB), Larry O'Brien Trophy (NBA), and Lombardi Trophy (NFL) -- were on display. This recently got me thinking about how that seems like a long span for a city to gather all championships in all four sports, so I decided to analyze the cities with teams in all four major U.S. sports leagues, ranking them by the cities that have the next best shot at gathering all four trophies within the last 25 years.

Chicago (4)
NHL – Blackhawks, 2010
MLB – White Sox, 2005
NBA – Bulls, 1998
NFL – Bears, 1986

Boston (3)
NBA – Celtics, 2008
MLB – Red Sox, 2007
NFL – Patriots, 2005
NHL – Bruins, 1972

New York (3)
MLB – Yankees, 2009
NFL – Giants, 2008
NHL – Rangers, 1994
NBA – Knicks, 1973 (the New York Nets also won the ABA title in 1976)

Detroit (2)
NHL – Red Wings, 2008
NBA – Pistons, 2004
MLB – Tigers, 1984
NFL – Lions, 1957

Miami (2)
NBA – Heat, 2006
MLB – Marlins, 2003
NFL – Dolphins, 1974
NHL – Panthers, never

Denver (2)
NHL – Avalanche, 2001
NFL – Broncos, 1999
NBA – Nuggets, never
MLB – Rockies, never

Dallas (2)
NHL – Stars, 1999
NFL – Cowboys, 1996
MLB – Rangers, never
NBA – Mavericks, never

Philadelphia (1)
MLB – Phillies, 2008
NBA – 76ers, 1983
NHL – Flyers, 1975
NFL – Eagles, 1960

Washington DC (1)
NFL – Redskins, 1992
NBA – Bullets, 1978
MLB – Senators, 1924 (Nationals, never)
NHL – Capitals, never

Minneapolis/St. Paul (1)
MLB – Twins, 1991
NBA – Lakers, 1954 (Timberwolves, never)
NFL – Vikings, never
NHL – Wild, never

Phoenix (1)
MLB – Diamondbacks, 2001
NFL – Cardinals, never
NBA – Suns, never
NHL – Coyotes, never

Atlanta (1)
MLB – Braves, 1995
NFL – Falcons, never
NBA – Hawks, never
NHL – Thrashers, never

Los Angeles (2) (currently without an NFL team)
NBA – Lakers, 2010
MLB – Dodgers, 1988 (I don't consider the Angels to be an LA team)
NFL – Raiders, 1984
NHL – Kings, never (I also don't consider the Ducks to be an LA team)

St. Louis (2) (currently without an NBA team)
MLB – Cardinals, 2006
NFL – Rams, 2000
NBA – Hawks, 1958
NHL – Blues, never