There alot of great ones but for me Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, and Cal Ripken Jr. top the list. Honorable mentions for Gale Sayers, Carl Lewis, and Walter Payton.
2006-07-06 02:12:40 · 12 answers · asked by highlander 1 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
Great athletes have to be great in and out of their games... so, I am going with Michael Jordan, Bruce Jenner, and Lance Armstrong.
2006-07-06 02:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by juniemoon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walter Payton- football
Hank Aaron-baseball
2006-07-06 09:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by Serendipity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These questions always make me laugh a bit on the inside, since most folks won't go back beyond 1975 to find great athletes. A sad commentary on our lack of knowledge of our sports (or any other) history...
All-time athlete would have to be Jim Thorpe, who won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played college and pro football, played in the MLB and played a bit of basketball. The original all-around man...
2006-07-06 12:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by Derek P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim thorpe was by far the best athlete of all time. He thrived on a profesional level of every sport he played. Basketball, Football, Rugby, and Soccer.
2006-07-06 09:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim Thorpe in the past, Bo jackson more contemporary
2006-07-06 09:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by Veleno45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jim thorpe ,bo jackson ,maybe even deon sanders well not of all time but anyone who can be payed to play 2 major sports at that level has to be mentioned
2006-07-06 09:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by stanyazfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally i'd say Daley Thompson.
2006-07-06 09:43:56 · answer #7 · answered by Bacardi1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tiger Woods hands down the very best of all time
2006-07-06 10:13:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No question at all....Michael Jordan!
2006-07-06 09:16:57 · answer #9 · answered by seavend7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesse Owens- ever .........Lance Armstrong- of our time
2006-07-06 09:16:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋