HOW TO USE MAP-O-MATIC (#12 in a Series)
Using Pushpin Colors to Convey Information, Part 2 (Birthplaces and Colleges of Selected Members of “The World’s Team”)
As promised last week, I will show you another example of using color to convey information on maps. This time I will be showing the birthplaces and college locations of 25 current members of the Green Bay Packers football team (who are not just America’s Team, but also The World’s Team).
The birthplaces for players on the Offense are shown in red, and their colleges in blue. For players on the Defense (including the Kicker, Mason “no close relation to Bing” Crosby), the color for birthplaces is purple while the color for colleges is teal.
If you don’t see a number on the map that corresponds to the list, that means more than one player was born or went to college at that location (and so “their” number is hidden behind another’s).
For example:
A.J. Dillon and Adrian Amos were both born in Baltimore, Maryland
Elgton Jenkins and Preston Smith both attended college in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Marcedes Lewis, Kenny Clark, and Krys Barnes all attended college in the land of the Little Old Lady
Devin Funchess and Rashan Gary both attended college in Ann Arbor, Michigan
David Bakhtiari and Mason Crosby both attended college in Boulder, Colorado
Note too, that Marquez Valdes-Scantling attended college just a couple of miles from where he was born; Devin Funchess also attended college near his birthplace; Allen Lazard had a similar situation, as did Eric Stokes.
Here is the list (I have left Aaron Rodgers off, as it is unclear at this point (June 24/ 2021) whether he will be traded or sit out the season, and so I have inserted Jordan Love, another Californian, in his stead; as you may know or note, though, there will still be an A. Rodgers on the team even in the case of Aaron’s no longer being on the team: newcomer (aka “rookie”) Amari Rodgers, that is:
Red~Jordan Love Birthplace: Bakersfield, California;35.326832;-119.050232
Blue~Jordan Love College: Logan, Utah;41.742986;-111.841080
Red~Aaron Jones Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia;32.055989;-81.110049
Blue~Aaron Jones College: El Paso, Texas;31.845693;-106.491620
Red~Amari Rodgers Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee;35.982181;-83.918103
Blue~Amari Rodgers College: Clemson, South Carolina;34.690550;-82.836597
Red~A.J. Dillon Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland;39.307672;-76.610633
Blue~A.J. Dillon College: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts;42.325859;-71.180596
Red~Davante Adams Birthplace: Redwood City, California;37.479703;-122.239776
Blue~Davante Adams College: Fresno, California;36.759806;-119.796886
Red~David Bakhtiari Birthplace: San Mateo, California;37.552641;-122.305817
Blue~David Bakhtiari College: Boulder, Colorado;40.020837;-105.263487
Red~Elgton Jenkins Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi;34.197858;-90.580453
Blue~Elgton Jenkins College: Starkville, Mississippi;33.457451;-88.832986
Red~Marquez Valdes-Scantling Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Florida;27.803208;-82.649746
Blue~Marquez Valdes-Scantling College: Tampa, Florida;27.999766;-82.458780
Red~Robert Tonyan Birthplace: McHenry, Illinois;42.335135;-88.297522
Blue~Robert Tonyan College: Terre Haute, Indiana;39.476244;-87.389187
Red~Devin Funchess Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan;42.388848;-83.124904
Blue~Devin Funchess College: Ann Arbor, Michigan;42.275001;-83.742256
Red~Allen Lazard Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa;41.578049;-93.597797
Blue~Allen Lazard College: Ames, Iowa;42.027102;-93.635286
Red~Marcedes Lewis Birthplace: Los Alamitos, California;33.796913;-118.059949
Blue~Marcedes Lewis College: Pasadena, California;34.153898;-118.128920
Red~Billy Turner Birthplace: Shoreview, Minnesota;45.075755;-93.134957
Blue~Billy Turner College: Fargo, North Dakota;46.871392;-96.836692
Purple~Eric Stokes Birthplace: Covington, Georgia;33.597197;-83.851251
Teal~Eric Stokes College: Athens, Georgia;33.965764;-83.355541
Purple~Jaire Alexander Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;40.013665;-75.162450
Teal~Jaire Alexander College: Louisville, Kentucky;38.179717;-85.667799
Purple~Za'Darius Smith Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama;32.349257;-86.265957
Teal~Za'Darius Smith College: Lexington, Kentucky;38.030413;-84.487960
Purple~Preston Smith Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia;33.789805;-84.429562
Teal~Preston Smith College: Starkville, Mississippi;33.471477;-88.829553
Purple~Kenny Clark Birthplace: San Bernardino, California;34.126721;-117.300252
Teal~Kenny Clark College: Pasadena, California;34.143675;-118.139220
Purple~Rashan Gary Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey;40.617589;-74.412018
Teal~Rashan Gary College: Ann Arbor, Michigan;42.273985;-83.745003
Purple~Adrian Amos Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland;39.307672;-76.610633
Teal~Adrian Amos College: State College, Pennsylvania;40.806667;-77.880278
Purple~Darnell Savage Birthplace: Seaford, Delaware;38.649079;-75.616310
Teal~Darnell Savage College: College Park, Maryland;38.989082;-76.927804
Purple~Kevin King Birthplace: Oakland, California;37.803846;-122.238168
Teal~Kevin King College: Seattle, Washington;47.594486;-122.319887
Purple~Krys Barnes Birthplace: Bakersfield, California;35.326832;-119.050232
Teal~Krys Barnes College: Pasadena, California;34.143675;-118.139220
Purple~Kamal Martin Birthplace: Burnsville, Minnesota;44.763800;-93.294996
Teal~Kamal Martin College: Minneapolis, Minnesota;44.981732;-93.192959
Purple~Mason Crosby Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas;33.571246;-101.881446
Teal~Mason Crosby College: Boulder, Colorado;40.025041;-105.266234
And here is the map that is created from that list, along with a caption segment I added, with the names of the players along with the corresponding pushpin numbers:
In case you have a difficult time reading the player listings above (below the image), here it is in a larger font:
OFFENSE
1) Jordan Love Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
2) Jordan Love College: Logan, Utah
3) Aaron Jones Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
4) Aaron Jones College: El Paso, Texas
5) Amari Rodgers Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee
6) Amari Rodgers College: Clemson, South Carolina
7) A.J. Dillon Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
8) A.J. Dillon College: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
9) Davante Adams Birthplace: Redwood City, California
10) Davante Adams College: Fresno, California
11) David Bakhtiari Birthplace: San Mateo, California
12) David Bakhtiari College: Boulder, Colorado
13) Elgton Jenkins Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi
14) Elgton Jenkins College: Starkville, Mississippi
15) Marquez Valdes-Scantling Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Florida
16) Marquez Valdes-Scantling College: Tampa, Florida
17) Robert Tonyan Birthplace: McHenry, Illinois
18) Robert Tonyan College: Terre Haute, Indiana
19) Devin Funchess Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
20) Devin Funchess College: Ann Arbor, Michigan
21) Allen Lazard Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa
22) Allen Lazard College: Ames, Iowa
23) Marcedes Lewis Birthplace: Los Alamitos, California
24) Marcedes Lewis College: Pasadena, California
25) Billy Turner Birthplace: Shoreview, Minnesota
26) Billy Turner College: Fargo, North Dakota
DEFENSE
27) Eric Stokes Birthplace: Covington, Georgia
28) Eric Stokes College: Athens, Georgia
29) Jaire Alexander Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30) Jaire Alexander College: Louisville, Kentucky
31) Za'Darius Smith Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
32) Za'Darius Smith College: Lexington, Kentucky
33) Preston Smith Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
34) Preston Smith College: Starkville, Mississippi
35) Kenny Clark Birthplace: San Bernardino, California
36) Kenny Clark College: Pasadena, California
37) Rashan Gary Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey
38) Rashan Gary College: Ann Arbor, Michigan
39) Adrian Amos Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
40) Adrian Amos College: State College, Pennsylvania
41) Darnell Savage Birthplace: Seaford, Delaware
42) Darnell Savage College: College Park, Maryland
43) Kevin King Birthplace: Oakland, California
44) Kevin King College: Seattle, Washington
45) Krys Barnes Birthplace: Bakersfield, California
46) Krys Barnes College: Pasadena, California
47) Kamal Martin Birthplace: Burnsville, Minnesota
48) Kamal Martin College: Minneapolis, Minnesota
49) Mason Crosby Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas
50) Mason Crosby College: Boulder, Colorado
NOTE: Special Teams players (such as Kicker Mason Crosby) are actually sort of a hybrid Offense/Defense, as they begin the play with the ball and normally end without it (0n field goal attempts, punts and kickoffs) or vice versa on punt and kick returns and field goal attempts by the opponent.
Here are some “Zoom-Ins” of the “crowded” areas. Refer to the list above to see which numbers refer to which players:
California
Lower Midwest, South, and East
Upper Midwest
Michigan
Previous Map-O-Matic Tutorial can be accessed via the links below.
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #1: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-1-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #2: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-2-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #3: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-3-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #4: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-4-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #5: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-5-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #6: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-6-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #7: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-7-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #8: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-8-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #9: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-9-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #10: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-10-in-a-series
Map-O-Matic Tutorial #11: https://ramblingnotesofageezer.substack.com/p/how-to-use-map-o-matic-11-in-a-series