In honor of Pittsburgh's 250th birthday, the Dapper Dan Dinner will celebrate with a Best-Of blowout: honoring the greatest athlete, team and sports moment in that long, winding, Mount Washington-steep history.

After a www.post-gazette.com online vote that totaled 57,125 ballots cast before the March 14 deadline, the victors of the Best in Sports awards, as chosen by the public and the dinner's executive committee, will be unveiled at the April 1 dinner at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The event also will honor Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year Sidney Crosby and Sportswoman of the Year Agnus Berenato.

The three singular honorees of Pittsburgh past will come from the following list:

Terry Bradshaw: Some 27,989 yards and 212 touchdowns in his Steelers career. Four Super Bowl triumphs. One induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Roberto Clemente: Twelve Gold Gloves and as many All-Star games, 1966 NL MVP, 1971 World Series MVP and two world titles in 18 Pirates seasons. Trail blazer for Latinos in baseball. Grace personified on field.

Tony Dorsett: Rushed for 6,082 yards at Pitt, an NCAA career record until Ricky Williams broke it more than a quarter-century later. Hall of Famer in both college and NFL, where he played for the Cowboys.

Joe Greene: Keystone of Super Steelers of 1970s. Coach Chuck Noll's first draft choice became NFL defensive player of year in 1972 and 1974. Internationally remembered for a certain soda commercial.

Mario Lemieux: Six scoring titles, 1,723 points, major back surgery, Hodgkin's disease, retirements, hiatuses, Penguins ownership. Who in any sport can compile such a list with one franchise, one city?

Dan Marino: Compiled 8,597 yards and 79 touchdowns at Pitt long before passing came into vogue in the college game. In Miami, became top passer in NFL history, until iron-man Brett Favre broke those records last fall.

Suzie McConnell-Serio: Went from Seton-LaSalle High to Penn State to Olympic gold (1988) to WNBA to coaching, now at Duquesne. Set Division I record with 1,307 career assists.

Arnold Palmer: Does this category leave you breathless yet? Before he was a commercial forefather -- paving way for Tigers Woods and others -- this Latrobe boy was credited with putting golf on national landscape.

Willie Stargell: Not only an all-time favorite, he is all-time Pirates leader in home runs with 475, RBI with 1,540. The MVP in NLCS and World Series run of 1979. Kids imitated windmill batting stance for generations.

Honus Wagner: Considered greatest Pirate ever and finest shortstop in baseball history. Among game's first Hall of Fame inductees. Eight-time NL batting champion long before he was a high-priced trading card.

Bill Mazeroski's homer, Oct. 13, 1960: Won Game 7 of World Series in final at-bat against dreaded Yankees. A walk-off to history done only one other time, by Toronto's Joe Carter in 1993 World Series.

Clemente's 3,000th hit, Sept. 30, 1972: One of Pittsburgh's most indelible images, Clemente doffing cap at Three Rivers Stadium second base. He died three months later on mission of mercy.

Immaculate Reception, Dec. 23, 1972: Bradshaw to Frenchy Fuqua/Jack Tatum to Franco Harris. Yoi.

Super Bowl IX, Jan. 12, 1975: Steel Curtain made sure it wasn't pretty, this 16-6 spanking of Minnesota for first of four Super triumphs.

Dorsett's 303 yards, Nov. 15, 1975: Didn't matter how thick or high grass was at Notre Dame in Pitt victory.

Penguins' first Stanley Cup, May 25, 1991: Forget Minnesota parade plans, right Badger Bob Johnson?

Lemieux Part Dieux, Dec. 27, 2000: Un-retired, snagged number from rafters and scored goal. Still magic.

1960 Pirates: Went 95-59 and won franchise's third World Championship. NL MVP in Dick Groat, who won over a burgeoning Clemente. Didn't matter that Yankees won three World Series games by 38-3.

1976 Pitt football: Coasted 12-0 and beat Junkyard Dawgs of Georgia in Sugar Bowl, 27-3, for most recent national championship in storied Panthers history. Dorsett won Heisman Trophy that fall.

1976 Steelers: Long believed by Dan Rooney to be franchise's finest, this team overcame a 1-4 start with 10 consecutive victories until Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier got hurt in Baltimore crash-landing game.

1978 Steelers: Super Bowl XIII winners against Dallas by not-that-close 35-31. And they weren't done yet.

1979 Pirates: Came back from 3-1 deficit and brink of elimination to beat Baltimore. We Are Fam-a-lee.

1991-92 Penguins: First Stanley Cup usually sweetest, but this team won 11 in a row and swept Chicago.

1992-93 Penguins: Set NHL record with 17 consecutive victories. Winningest team in league. Then Islanders sank them.