Friday, July 16, 2010

Best Multi-Sport Athlete Ever?

I was just reading this story on Bo Jackson and started wondering who was the best multi-sport athlete ever?  Here's my list of the top 10:
  1. Bo Jackson - Heisman Trophy winner, MLB All Star
  2. Deion Sanders - Pro Bowl football player, 9 years in MLB
  3. Jim Thorpe - 2 time Olympic Gold medalist, NFL Hall of Famer, MLB player
  4. Jim Brown - NFL Hall of Famer, Collegiate All American in Lacrosse
  5. Brian Jordan - 14 years in MLB, 3 years in NFL
  6. Dave Winfield - MLB Hall of Famer, Drafted in 3 sports
  7. Willie Gault -11 years in NFL, Olympic Bobsledder, Olympic sprinter
  8. Charlie Ward - Heisman Trophy winning QB, 11 years in the NBA
  9. Jackie Robinson - MLB Hall of Famer, lettered in 4 sports at UCLA
  10. Joe Mauer - MLB MVP, USA Today High School Baseball & Football player of the year. 

Others:  

  1. Dave DeBusschere - NBA Hall of Famer, MLB pitcher 
  2. Danny Ainge - 14 years in NBA, 3 years in MLB
  3. Mark Hendrickson - NBA & MLB player
  4. Michael Jordan - NBA Hall of Famer, minor league baseball player
  5. John Elway - NFL Hall of Famer, minor league baseball player
  6. Bob Hayes - NFL WR & Olympic Gold medalist
  7. Josh Booty - NFL QB & MLB player
  8. Kirk Gibson - MLB player & College football All-American
  9. Wilt Chamberlin - NBA Hall of Famer, track athlete, volleyball player
  10. Ron Reed - NBA player & MLB player

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