re: Comprehensive Greatest of All Time in these sports

Football - Joe Montana
Baseball (offense) - Wille Mays
Baseball (pitcher) - Pedro Martinez
Basketball - Jordan
Boxing - Bernard Hopkins
Track and Field - Jim Thorpe
Swimming - Phelps
Tennis - Serena Williams
Golf - Jack Nicklaus
Hockey - Gretsky
Soccer - Pele
Bowling - Big Ern McKraken
NASCAR - Petty/Earnhardt Sr.
Indy Car - Unser Jr. (I guess)

Bonus:

MMA: Anderson Silva
Poker: Stu Unger
Sumo Wrestling: Asashoryu Akinori
Professional Wrestling: The Rolex wearing, Diamond ring wearing, Kiss Stealing, Wheeling Dealing, Limousine Riding, Jet-flying son of a gun....and he's having a hard time holding them alligators down

Ric mammy-frickin Flair WOOOO!!!!

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Not trying to neg you specifically, and I get that Owens was an icon and am American hero, but don't see how anyone can say Bolt isn't the greatest track athlete ever.

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Jesse Owens broke three world records and tied another in 45 minutes. No other track athlete has ever had an accomplishment that approached that effort.

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In a single day of competition–May 25, 1935–Owens broke the world records for the 220-yard dash, the 220-yard low hurdles, and the running broad jump, and equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash.

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To all the ignorant Track & Field "experts"

Two names you probably never heard of but better look up.

Carl Lewis (most should know)
Daley Thompson

And Jim Thorpe and Jesse Owens say, "hi"

People saying Bolt are truly ignorant of Track&Field

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frick Jim Brown. I hate when people say he is the GOAT football player.

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Who shite in your cherrios???????

Football -- Ray Lewis
Baseball (offense) -- Babe Ruth
Baseball (pitcher) -- Randy Johnson
Basketball -- Jordan
Boxing -- Sugar Ray Robinson
Track and Field -- Emil Zatopek (distance running exists, y'all)
Swimming -- Alexander Popov (when Phelps wins a medal after getting stabbed and also eschewing all tech advances in the sport, let me know)
Tennis -- Serena, then Borg
Golf -- Nicklaus
Hockey -- Greztky
Soccer -- Johan Cruyff
Bowling -- beer
NASCAR -- Earnhardt

Football- Jerry Rice
Baseball (offense)- Willie Mays
Baseball (pitcher)- Walter Johnson
Basketball- Jordan
Boxing- Ali
Track and Field- Usain Bolt
Swimming- Phelps
Tennis- Federer
Golf- Tiger
Hockey- Gretzky
Soccer- Messi
Bowling- PW3
NASCAR- Jimmie Johnson
Indy Car- A.J. Foyt

Football- Peyton Manning
Baseball (offense)- Babe Ruth
Baseball (pitcher)- Walter Johnson
Basketball- Michael Jordan
Boxing- Ray Robinson
Track and Field- Michael Johnsom
Swimming- Michael Phelps
Tennis- Roger Federer
Golf- Jack Nicklaus
Hockey- Gordie Howe
Soccer- Pele

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Not trying to neg you specifically, and I get that Owens was an icon and am American hero, but don't see how anyone can say Bolt isn't the greatest track athlete

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He's a sprinter, plain and simple. Maybe he could be great at other T&F events, but he doesn't compete in them, guys like Owens and Lewis did. And even then people are excluding a number of events. How about Roman Sebrle, Olympic Record holder for the Decathlon.

Football - Jim Brown
Baseball (offense) - Hank Aaron
Baseball (pitcher) - Bob Gibson
Basketball - MJ
Boxing - Ali
Track and Field - Carl Lewis
Swimming - Phelps
Tennis - Federe
Golf - Nicklaus
Hockey - Gretzky
Soccer - Pele
Bowling - who cares
NASCAR - Jeff Gordon
Indy Car - Foyt