The best athlete of all time

[Wooty Magic!]

Topic title say it all so..

Who do you think is the greatest of all-time ?

Cassius Clay is for me the best athlete of all

[HoopsDemon12]

BO JACKSON or PRIME TIME... Honorable mention to magic johnson

[sweetness34]

Cassius Clay was not the greatest athlete of all-time. My vote goes to Bo Jackson.

[UKfan]

Carl Lewis? It depends how you are defining an athlete I guess.

[HoopsDemon12]

this is where i miss the old tubby... with no rep... we would have josh brown and isiah stanback menitoned in here

[Ravens1991]

are you talking about who hit the biggest gene pool jackpot or who was the best at their respective sport?

[HoopsDemon12]

are you talking about who hit the biggest gene pool jackpot or who was the best at their respective sport?

im going gene pool

[Wooty Magic!]

Jim Thorpe was a great athlete too. He won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.

[Moses]

Topic title say it all so..

Who do you think is the greatest of all-time ?

Cassius Clay is for me the best athlete of all

Give him the respect he deserves by calling him by his name, Muhammad Ali.

[255979119]

Well there have been very few athletes to completely dominate a sport, that to me is way more important that being a "freak".

I am going Gretzky.

[HoopsDemon12]

Well there have been very few athletes to completely dominate a sport, that to me is way more important that being a "freak".

I am going Gretzky.

he was never the best athlete though... he was one of the smartest ever... but there were better "Athletes" than him

['cuse-213]

Bo Jackson, no doubt.

[JF4]

I'd have to go with Bo Jackson also.

[Im_a_Romosexual]

I second Jim Thorpe

[Shane P. Hallam]

Of all-time? Melan Comos. He fought in 49 A.D. He was 53-0. He never got hit, and never threw a punch.

[bearfan]

Never seen Bo Jackson, and am not going to go off of what everyone else says. I think athletes keep getting better, so right now are probably the best athletes ever. Guys in mind are:

Julius Peppers
Lebron
*pretty much anyone in the NBA*

[Acreboy]

Anyone who could weight as much as Bo Jackson, hit as hard as he could and run as fast as he could gets my vote.

http://www.homeruncards.com/images-cards/bo-jackson-bw.jpg

Never seen Bo Jackson, and am not going to go off of what everyone else says. I think athletes keep getting better, so right now are probably the best athletes ever. Guys in mind are:

Julius Peppers
Lebron
*pretty much anyone in the NBA*
None of which come close to Bo.

[HoopsDemon12]

Of all-time? Melan Comos. He fought in 49 A.D. He was 53-0. He never got hit, and never threw a punch.

haha i love it...

[Philliez01]

I still think Pre is one of the best of all-time.

[Smokey Joe]

Ted Williams. Not only the 2nd best hitter ever, but the worlds best fly fisher.

[-black]

Primetime..........

dude played 2 games on the same day

[yo123]

Of all-time? Melan Comos. He fought in 49 A.D. He was 53-0. He never got hit, and never threw a punch.




how do you win without throwing a punch?

[BuckNaked]

how do you win without throwing a punch?

he uses the dropkick

[HoopsDemon12]

how do you win without throwing a punch?

sword..claymore....axe... do i go on?

[throwback54milkman]

In each sport:
Baseball- Alex Rodriguez
Football- Mario Williams/JuPep
Basketball- LeBron
Hockey- Jagr at his best

[KILLERSANTA]

lance Armstrong, The dude did more with 1 nut then I could do with 2

[HoopsDemon12]

lance Armstrong, The dude did more with 1 nut then I could do with 2

makes him more areo dynamic? HAHA oh wow i love robin williams.. live on broadway BIOTCH!!!

[Primetime21]

Vince Carter, this dude has the most insane measurables and is closest thing to a freak.

[YAYareaRB]

Jackie Robinson.

[princefielder28]

Jesse Owens

[ATLDirtyBirds]

It's far and away Bo Jackson for me.

[ks_perfection]

Deion Sanders. He was the best corner ever, a great return man. Most impressively he played baseball at the sametime and was a very good player.

[derza222]

It's could be Bo purely based on athletic ability, but to throw another name out there that hasn't been said, what about Jim Brown? He was an amazing football player, and if I'm correct one of the best lacrosse players of his time as well.

[BuckNaked]

lance Armstrong, The dude did more with 1 nut then I could do with 2

You almost quoted a line from "You, Me and Dupree."

[Smokey Joe]

You almost quoted a line from "You, Me and Dupree."
I think it is sad that you actually know lines from the movie "You, Me and Dupree."

[Acreboy]

Deion Sanders. He was the best corner ever, a great return man. Most impressively he played baseball at the sametime and was a very good player.
Again..

http://www.homeruncards.com/images-cards/bo-jackson-bw.jpg

[dware_94]

Bo jackson

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

Of all-time? Melan Comos. He fought in 49 A.D. He was 53-0. He never got hit, and never threw a punch.

damn, I was gonna make the same joke.

[keylime_5]

Jim Brown is the only player inducted into 2 sports hall of fames (football and lacrosse). He is definitely in the conversation like derza said. Muhammad Ali and Bo Jackson were great, Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens were awesome too. Pele was amazing as well.

[keylime_5]

Vince Carter, this dude has the most insane measurables and is closest thing to a freak.

he's not even the best athlete in the NBA right now. No one is quite the athlete as LeBron. He can play 4 positions effectively on the floor and has an insane leaping and speed combo. Not to mention he's a freaking sculpture at 6-8/250.

[BuckNaked]

I think it is sad that you actually know lines from the movie "You, Me and Dupree."

I watched it last week. Wanna fight about it?

[princefielder28]

I watched it last week. Wanna fight about it?

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[nvot9]

How this thread went with only TWO Jim Brown mentions is beyond me, there is a right and wrong to this question, and while Bo Jackson comes close, he's the wrong answer. The correct answer would be the aforementioned Jim Brown.

[tEk]

tiger woods

soon to be the best golfer of all time.

and the best gene pool

strength of a black man
brain of an asian

a german scientist couldn't have made a better specimen.

[Michigan]

Calvin Johnson I guess... 6'5 240 4.35 42" 11'7" anyone?

[fischbowl]

I second Jim Thorpe

I third that notion.

[art vandelay]

I think Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders and Jim Thorpe should be the logical answers for this thread.

[DHVF]

http://images.zap2it.com/20050922/chucknorris_walkertexasranger_240.jpg

[Green Bay Scat]

Joe Montanya, Greatest Lb Of All Time!

[MichaelJordanEberle (sabf)]

Wilt Chamberlain.

Could do a dunk where he put the ball in his armpit, put the armpit up against the rim and slammed the ball in with his other hand.

Beat Jim Brown in a foot race.

Once picked a guy up in the key and threw him.

Once dunked the ball so hard that it broke a guy's toe on the way down.

It's a shame he played in the '60s since so little record of him exists, I actually think he might be the best player of all-time.

[255979119]

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/nfl/players/1513.jpg

The Goose Pwns all!!

[kalbears13]

I've gotta say Jim Brown because he dominated more sports than just football and could probably dominate any other sport he played.

Don't forget Michael Jordan. He played baseball too (not that good at it but played professionally)

[Green Bay Scat]

Joe Montanya, the greatest LBer to play, EVER

[255979119]

Joe Montanya, the greatest LBer to play, EVER

Mine was better....

[Ward]

http://espn.go.com/i/sportscentury/inline/thorpe.jpg

[RoyHall#1]

Babe Zaharias wins chicks for sure.

[YAYareaRB]

Magic Johnson.. Played pretty much every position on the court.

[Chucky]

http://users.bestweb.net/~joneswr/memoribilia/packers/si_1989_04-24_mandarich_big.jpg

[Primetime21]

Randy Moss aint a bad modern choice,
Won Mr. Basketball and Mr. Football in the same year in HS, was All-state in baseball, and a record holder in track.

[reese]

michael jordan or deion...those are the best ive seen

[jballa838]

No love whatsoever for the greatest track athlete ever of all time:
Michael Johnson: http://www.saxton.com.au/saxton_db_data/images/Johnson_Michael.jpg
http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2439/ss243909.jpg
Feats:
5 Time Olympic Gold Medalist
9 Time Gold Medalist at world championships
100m: 10.09 was WR for a time
200m: 19.32 WR today
300m: 30.85 WR Today
400m: 43.18 WR Today
4x4 Relay: WR Today

Won five gold medals during three Olympic Games (1992, '96, 2000)

The first man to win both the 200m and 400m in the same Olympics (1996)

Holds world records in the 200m (19.32 s), 400m (43.18 s) and as a member of
the 4x400 relay team (2:54.20)

Nine-time World Champion

The only sprinter ever to be ranked No. 1 in the world in the 200 and 400 meters in the same year, which he achieved four times (1990, 1991, 1994 and 1995)

Is the only sprinter to ever break 20 seconds for the 200 and 44 seconds for the 400

Voted into the United States Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2004

Came down with food poisoning days before the 1992 Olympic Games, but still won a gold medal with 4x400 relay team

Won the Jesse Owens Memorial Award as the outstanding track-and-field athlete in the United States in 1994 and '95

http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_49993.htm

and for the Major sports:
Baseball: Griffey, more range, power, agility, and guts then anyone to ever play baseball.
Football: Neon Deion, aka Primetime: rumors of him running 4.19, and has hops.
Basketball: Jordan: if you have ever seen some of his dunks, you'd know he can sky and float.
Hockey: Gretsky is only hockey player i have seen play, and i was amazed by his stick skills and skating ability, then he scored and it was over.

[rainbeaukid2]

herschel walker was one of the best athletes that i have ever seen. but wouldn't best athlete be the winner of the decathalon? it is basically a sport to see who the best all-around athlete is

[HoopsDemon12]

It's could be Bo purely based on athletic ability, but to throw another name out there that hasn't been said, what about Jim Brown? He was an amazing football player, and if I'm correct one of the best lacrosse players of his time as well.

correct.. jim brown lettered in like 5 sports in highschool and was an all american in track, lacrosse, football and baseball or something

[HoopsDemon12]

http://images.zap2it.com/20050922/chucknorris_walkertexasranger_240.jpg

we have a winner... you wanna tell him he didnt win... be my guest ill be hiding over there

[yourfavestoner]

http://espn.go.com/i/sportscentury/inline/thorpe.jpg

That's who my vote goes to.

[keylime_5]

http://brns.com/picts2b/zbrucelee1.jpg

[Shane P. Hallam]

damn, I was gonna make the same joke.

It is not joke. We're saying all-time and no one has been mentioned before the 20th century? Melan Comos wins, hands down.

[princefielder28]

http://users.bestweb.net/~joneswr/memoribilia/packers/si_1989_04-24_mandarich_big.jpg

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[High Roller]

I'm going with Prime Time