We’ve seen all kinds of top 10 type lists of athletes — top 10 NBA players, top 10 NFL players, etc. — but what about sports as a whole??? How would you rank your favorite athletes in all sports combined?! Well in a special publication from Beckett Media, they named the 50 Greatest Athletes of All Time! This is an amazing list of athletes. I can’t even imagine how they narrowed this list. Check it out & weigh in…
Via MMAJunkie:
Beckett’s rankings:
- Michael Jordan, basketball
- Muhammad Ali, boxing
- Jackie Robinson, baseball
- Wayne Gretzky, hockey
- Jim Thorpe, football, basketball, baseball, track and field
- Babe Ruth, baseball
- Tiger Woods, golf
- Roger Federer, tennis
- Michael Phelps, swimming
- Pele, soccer
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball
- Bo Jackson, baseball, football
- Carl Lewis, track and field
- Gordie Howe, hockey
- Bruce Lee, martial arts
- Larry Bird, basketball
- Magic Johnson, basketball
- Bill Russell, basketball
- Joe Montana, football
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias, golf, basketball, track and field
- Mickey Mantle, baseball
- Willie Mays, baseball
- Jack Nicklaus, golf
- Ted Williams, baseball
- Margaret Court, tennis
- Diego Maradona, soccer
- Jim Brown, football
- Mark Spitz, swimming
- Deion Sanders, football, baseball
- Walter Payton, football
- Joe Louis, boxing
- Emmitt Smith, football
- Lou Gehrig, baseball
- Hank Aaron, baseball
- Laird Hamilton, surfing
- Jerry Rice, football
- Wilt Chamberlain, basketball
- Mia Hamm, soccer
- Tony Hawk, skateboarding
- Joe DiMaggio, baseball
- Peyton Manning, football
- Ty Cobb, baseball
- Mark Allen, Ironman competitor
- Royce Gracie, mixed martial arts
- Jesse Owens, track and field
- Serena Williams, tennis
- LeBron James, basketball
- Sandy Koufax, baseball
- Cy Young, baseball
- Lawrence Taylor, football
Beckett’s special issue is available now on newsstands.
