re: deion sanders or bo jackson.. and why? Spinoff thread

When someone says something like best athlete, physical attributes are what comes to mind for me. Stats are almost irrelevent because they better measure how good someone is at a game, not necessarily the physical attributes. Peyton Manning has insane stats because he is great at the game of football, not because he really has the absolute top of the world physical attributes.

That said, the fact that Deion and Bo were able to play multiple sports at a high level suggests a versatility of physical abilities and coordination. I don't think that there is necessarily a wrong answer because it all depends on how you subjectively weigh things, but I think that Bo's combination of speed and strength make him a superior athlete to Deion.