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Best Athletes of All Time (Bleacher Report)
This list features the best sportsmen of all time according to Bleacher Report.
RANK | ATHLETE | SPORT |
1 | Michael Jordan | Basketball |
2 | Hank Aaron | Baseball |
3 | Wayne Gretzky | Ice Hockey |
4 | Babe Ruth | Baseball |
5 | Muhammad Ali | Boxing |
6 | Pelé | Football |
7 | Jim Throrpe | American Football |
8 | Wilt Chamberlain | Basketball |
9 | Jim Brown | American Football |
10 | Lance Armstrong | Cycling |
11 | Tiger Woods | Golf |
12 | Willie Mays | Baseball |
13 | Jackie Robinson | Baseball |
14 | Jerry Rice | American Football |
15 | Ted Williams | Baseball |
16 | Lawrence Taylor | American Football |
17 | Nolan Ryan | Baseball |
18 | Barry Bonds | Baseball |
19 | Ty Cobb | Baseball |
20 | Peyton Manning | American Football |
21 | Sugar Ray Robinson | Boxing |
22 | Roger Federer | Tennis |
23 | Deion Sanders | American Football |
24 | Pete Rose | Baseball |
25 | Walter Payton | American Football |
26 | Joe Montana | American Football |
27 | Michael Phelps | Swimming |
28 | Barry Sanders | American Football |
29 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball |
30 | Bo Jackson | Baseball |
31 | Brett Favre | American Football |
32 | Mike Tyson | Boxing |
33 | Bobby Orr | Ice Hockey |
34 | Reggie White | American Football |
35 | Albert Pujols | Baseball |
36 | John Elway | American Football |
37 | Pete Sampras | Tennis |
38 | Mario Lemieux | Ice Hockey |
39 | Kobe Bryan | Basketball |
40 | Rickey Henderson | Baseball |
41 | LeBron James | Basketball |
42 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football |
43 | Jerry West | American Football |
44 | Diego Maradona | Football |
45 | Rocky Marciano | Boxing |
46 | Maurice Ricahrd | Ice Hockey |
47 | Ben Hogan | Golf |
48 | Andrea Agassi | Tennis |
49 | Ronaldo Nazário | Football |
50 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball |
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