The 60 Greatest Athletes 1950-Present

Submitted by podizz on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 02:25
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  1. Michael Jordan
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Muhammad Ali
  4. Pele
  5. Jim Brown
  6. Jerry Rice
  7. Carl Lewis
  8. Joe Montana
  9. Willie Mays
  10. Bill Russell
  11. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  12. Wilt Chamberlain
  13. Hank Aaron
  14. Lance Armstrong
  15. Bo Jackson
  16. Michael Phelps
  17. Ted Williams
  18. Sugar Ray Robinson
  19. Usain Bolt
  20. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  21. Gordie Howe
  22. Larry Bird
  23. Magic Johnson
  24. Martina Navratilova
  25. Johnny Unitas
  26. Oscar Robertson
  27. Walter Payton
  28. Micky Mantle
  29. Bobby Orr
  30. Pete Sampras
  31. Mario Lemieux
  32. Shaquille O'Neal
  33. Alex Rodriguez
  34. Deion Sanders
  35. Jack Nicklaus
  36. Roger Federer
  37. Lawrence Taylor
  38. Reggie White
  39. Tiger Woods
  40. Diego Maradona
  41. Arnold Palmer
  42. Ronaldo
  43. Ronnie Lott
  44. Dave Winfield
  45. Johan Cruijff
  46. Ray Lewis
  47. Barry Sanders
  48. Rocky Marciano
  49. Mark Spitz
  50. Bobby Hull
  51. Peyton Manning
  52. Dan Marino
  53. Dick Butkus
  54. Bjorn Borg
  55. Stan Musial
  56. Barry Bonds
  57. Franz Beckenbauer
  58. Joe Greene
  59. Charlie Ward
  60. Deacon Jones
enigmazach11/24/2008

I really don't know anything about sports, but the list looks pretty darn good. The Top 10 looks accurate enough to me.

blindsider12/03/2008

Lennox Lewis?

podizz12/03/2008

no way...theres about 10 boxers thatd be on there before lennox

blindsider12/05/2008

I was reading this, trying to think of some one that you missed, and that was the only name I could think of. The list is pretty much exactly what is should be.

blindsider12/16/2008

By the way, it's Wayne Gretzky, with a Z.

blindsider12/17/2008

Mark Spitz, perhaps?

blindsider01/15/2009

Well, I've probably made too many suggestions as it is, but I have one more: I don't think Babe Ruth deserves to be a top 5. Aside from hitting home runs, he wasn't much of an athlete. Every picture I've seen of him, he had a beer-gut in. Not to under-estimate his accomplishments, because he is a legend, but as far as top 50 athletes I don't think he measures up. Just my opinion of course, but I felt it needed to be said.

codude18021908/06/2010

You forgot the one of the most obvious athletes ever: Don Bradman!