All time sports GOAT
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That’s a great list. As a native Kentuckian and grad of UK I’m pleased to see Secretariat on your list. I and friends went over to Paris every spring I was at UK to watch him romp around in a pasture. The most magnificent animal I have ever seen. I believe he holds the track record at all 3 triple crown venues to this day.
But I would add Jim Brown running back for the Cleveland Browns to your list.
I go with Bo. Nobody was a 2-sports star of his magnitude. Only his injury before his zenith makes anyone think he's not at the top of the Pantheon of US sports stars.
Babe Ruth Stats Barnstorming against Black Players
AB - 55
1B - 11
2B - 2
3B - 0
HR - 12
BA - .455
SA - 1.145
AB - 55
1B - 11
2B - 2
3B - 0
HR - 12
BA - .455
SA - 1.145
They were told to load him up or be strung up. Facts are. Surprised he didn't hit 600.
WildcatfaninOhio
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College wrestling - Cael Sanderson. Four consecutive undefeated seasons. Finished with a record of 159-0, four Div I titles, and an Olympic gold medal in 2004.
International Rugby - Richie McCaw, New Zealand All Blacks. 148 Test Match caps (record 131-15-2), captained 2 World Cup winners, three time world player of the year. A dominant openside flanker on defense.
International Rugby - Richie McCaw, New Zealand All Blacks. 148 Test Match caps (record 131-15-2), captained 2 World Cup winners, three time world player of the year. A dominant openside flanker on defense.
I'd have to put Jim Brown on there.
NFL Hall of Fame, NCAA LaCrosse HoF, decathlete ,and basketball.
NFL Hall of Fame, NCAA LaCrosse HoF, decathlete ,and basketball.
I'm going with the Babe, too.
He was a great pitcher and hitter.
His hitting stats vs his peers is off the charts. I read a book once that stated Barry Bonds 73 -HRs in 2001 would have been equal to the Babe hitting 314, in a season, based on the % of all homers hit for the entire league.
Even though Ruth didn't play against black players , he also never put any effort towards physical fitness. He was as heavy drinking party animal. What might he have accomplished with only a fraction of the fitness knowledge and dedication of future players.
And if we throw in championships, no contest!!
No athlete has been more statistically dominant and has the championships to be ranked higher than The Sultan of Swat
Excellent points & choice. You should see him run while hand-grenading Nazis.
Hell yeah plus she ran a camp for the other girls for her to roll around with. She was livin’, brah
Baseball is a sport where I'd say there are far more great white players than there were black players. Internationally, I'd agree that there's merit to that.
Baseball isn't basketball.
Ruth was drinking, smoking and eating hot dogs in the dugout. lol
Like you mentioned, people can claim the game is better now but so is the equipment, the training and the money. If Babe could do all of that while being fat, drinking and smoking then he'd dominate if he had the resources of a Bryce Harper.
Johnny Weissmuller.
Never Lost A Race.
Even the crocodiles and hippopotamuses couldn’t catch him.
Never Lost A Race.
Even the crocodiles and hippopotamuses couldn’t catch him.
Wayne Gretzky. And everyone else's opinion on the matter is bullshit if they don't say Wayne Gretzky. Look up his records/accomplishments and then you'll agree.
Ruth.
He hit 59 home runs in a season when no other teams hit that many.
In an era where such polls discriminate against "antiquity," ponder this: Ruth is still statistically the greatest batter of all time in baseball . . . . and we're going on 80 years since he retired?!?
He hit 59 home runs in a season when no other teams hit that many.
In an era where such polls discriminate against "antiquity," ponder this: Ruth is still statistically the greatest batter of all time in baseball . . . . and we're going on 80 years since he retired?!?
Bo Jackson? Dude was a HOF worthy player in both football and baseball. Also an insane track athlete. Many athletes can dominate one sport, Bo could multiple.
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No list like this would be complete without Babe Ruth. Ruth was baseball during his time and it's one name that has never, or will never die out.
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Not only that but he defined baseball while he played. His impact on the game will never diminish. A lot of other things are overlooked about Ruth. He was undisciplined, rowdy, big drinker and smoked, however, he always had time for kids and frequently visited orphanages and bought shoes and clothes for needy kids.
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Wrong, Ruth did way more for the game. Gehrig's career had a tragic ending but he was no where near the overall player. How many games did Gehrig win as a pitcher?
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He did have parents, however, he was raised in an orphanage. Apparently, his father sent him there and I don't even know if there was any contact after that.
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WildcatfaninOhio
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How does an Iowa State wrestler qualify as international? And every English-speaking country on the planet plays rugby, and those billions of fans know who Richie McCaw is. Expand your horizons, dude! You might learn a thing or two.
I went back and added babe Ruth bc he seems most likely the alltime greatest in baseball, even though the case can be made for a couple others. Also asterisks in MLB have an effect
Not having Lebron James as even an option makes his poll a travesty (par for the course for OP...
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Perhaps the only performance enhancing substances he had available. [And you forgot to mention the whores.]
It's Gretzky and it's not close.
In every other sport, there can be debate
MLB Ruth/Mays/Bonds/Williams/etc
NFL Brady/Rice/Montana/Elway/etc
NBA MJ/Magic/LBJ/Wilt/etc
Tennis Fed/Nadal/Pete/Serena/Graf
Golf Jack/Tiger
Track Thorpe/Bolt/Lewis/Kersee
And that list could go on
Gretzky's numbers are so far ahead of his closest competitors they look made up. There have been 4 200 point seasons in NHL history - all by Gretz. He has almost 1,000 more career points than the man in 2nd place (Jagr,) and more assists than Jagr has total points. He was a cheat code on ice. Nobody else has dominated a sport with such condescending ease.
In every other sport, there can be debate
MLB Ruth/Mays/Bonds/Williams/etc
NFL Brady/Rice/Montana/Elway/etc
NBA MJ/Magic/LBJ/Wilt/etc
Tennis Fed/Nadal/Pete/Serena/Graf
Golf Jack/Tiger
Track Thorpe/Bolt/Lewis/Kersee
And that list could go on
Gretzky's numbers are so far ahead of his closest competitors they look made up. There have been 4 200 point seasons in NHL history - all by Gretz. He has almost 1,000 more career points than the man in 2nd place (Jagr,) and more assists than Jagr has total points. He was a cheat code on ice. Nobody else has dominated a sport with such condescending ease.
Ruth was a statistical freak, at least as impressive as Gretz . . . . he hit more home runs than entire teams, in his day. He would end up with 50/60, when the second place HR hitters were in the 20's.
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