Greatest Athletes since the year 1900

[PolarVortex]

1. Babe Ruth
2. Wayne Gretsky
3. Cassius Clay
4. Oscar Robertson
5. Joe Montana

26. Mark Spitz



46. Balto


117. Secretariat


239. Sue Bird


394. Kevin Costner

486. Tom Brady

 

[soxfan1468927]

1. Babe Ruth
2. Wayne Gretsky
3. Cassius Clay
4. Oscar Robertson
5. Joe Montana

26. Mark Spitz



46. Balto


117. Secretariat


239. Sue Bird


394. Kevin Costner

486. Tom Brady

Costner in Bull Durham or Costner in For Love of the Game?

 

[PolarVortex]

Costner in Bull Durham or Costner in For Love of the Game?

Tin Cup

 

[soxfan1468927]

Tin Cup

Then I would have him no lower than 276

 

[Wamu]

Jesse Owens.

 

[Wamu]

Jim Thorpe.

 

[bstoves24]

Where's Air Bud?

 

[Wamu]

Edwin Moses.

 

[PolarVortex]

Where's Air Bud?

Didn't make the cut. Got bumped by Chloe, the Beverly Hill Chihuahua.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

486. Tom Brady

Edged out by #485 Bill Murray

 

[Carnzo]

Bo Jackson, loved to watch him play

 

[TheStarOne]

James Francis Thorpe........

Olympics......Decathlon...pentathlon 2 gold medals
according to NY Times he did the 100 in 10 flat....220 in 21.8.....long jump 23 ft 6 inches.......High Jump 6 ft 5 inches
Football .......Canton Bulldogs
Baseball.......MLB..Giants......Reds....... .Braves
Basketball

Pro Football HOF.......NFL 1920's All Decade Team
College Football...... 2 X consensus All American......lacrosse.....Intercollegiate ballroom championship
a poll by ABC sports......awarded Jim Thorpe .....The Greatest Athlete Ever
1950 AP awarded Thorpe......Greatest Athlete Ever

there needs to be no more debate .......end of thread

 

[USCDoom]

James Francis Thorpe........

Olympics......Decathlon...pentathlon 2 gold medals
according to NY Times he did the 100 in 10 flat....220 in 21.8.....long jump 23 ft 6 inches.......High Jump 6 ft 5 inches
Football .......Canton Bulldogs
Baseball.......MLB..Giants......Reds....... .Braves
Basketball

Pro Football HOF.......NFL 1920's All Decade Team
College Football...... 2 X consensus All American......lacrosse.....Intercollegiate ballroom championship
a poll by ABC sports......awarded Jim Thorpe .....The Greatest Athlete Ever
1950 AP awarded Thorpe......Greatest Athlete Ever

there needs to be no more debate .......end of thread

End of Story...

 

[Breed]

Where's LeBron, MJ, and Kobe ranked?

How bout Dave DeBusschere? He played for the New York Knicks and Chicago White Sox.

Kirk Gibson was an All American flanker for Mich St in football and is in the College Football Hall of Fame. He only played one year of baseball at Mich St and was drafted by both the Detroit Tigers and St Louis football Cardinals.

Jackie Robinson. Robinson was the first athlete at UCLA to letter in 4 varsity sports. Football, basketball, baseball (his worst sport at the time) and Track. He won the 1940 NCAA Men's Track n Field Championship in the long jump with a 24 ft 10 1/4 in jump.

 

[broncosmitty]

Where's LeBron, MJ, and Kobe ranked?

How bout Dave DeBusschere? He played for the New York Knicks and Chicago White Sox.

Kirk Gibson was an All American flanker for Mich St in football and is in the College Football Hall of Fame. He only played one year of baseball at Mich St and was drafted by both the Detroit Tigers and St Louis football Cardinals.

Jackie Robinson. Robinson was the first athlete at UCLA to letter in 4 varsity sports. Football, basketball, baseball (his worst sport at the time) and Track. He won the 1940 NCAA Men's Track n Field Championship in the long jump with a 24 ft 10 1/4 in jump.

Tom Glavine(drafted before Brett Hull) Danny Ainge(Drafted before Tony phillips in '77) Drew Hensen, Dave Winfield, Lil Russell Wilson and Deon sanders are other guys, who like Tom Brady, were drafted in multiple sports.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Tom Brady isn't a great athlete , but he's a helluva QB .... I think one of the reasons he fell in the draft was his physical gifts were challenged, but you don't have to run fast or jump high to be a great QB...

 

[Breed]

Tom Glavine(drafted before Brett Hull) Danny Ainge(Drafted before Tony phillips in '77) Drew Hensen, Dave Winfield, Lil Russell Wilson and Deon sanders are other guys, who like Tom Brady, were drafted in multiple sports.

Shit. I was gonna mention Winfield, Deion, and Henson, but spaced out. Forgot about Ainge and Wilson as well. Was unaware about Brady.

 

[broncosmitty]

Shit. I was gonna mention Winfield, Deion, and Henson, but spaced out. Forgot about Ainge and Wilson as well. Was unaware about Brady.

I have an Ainge card with tBlue Jays somewhere. He looks as goofy as you'd think.

Brian Jordan played pro football and baseball too.

Joe Reitz played center/forward for my Broncos before he played Oline for the Colts. He didn't play football in college. Woulda helped.

 

[broncosmitty]

I think OP is aware, but Tom Brady was a catcher.

 

[Thruthefog]

I think OP is aware, but Tom Brady was a catcher.

Still is.