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re: Best athlete ever
Posted on 4/20/13 at 5:59 pm to cajunfury87
Posted on 4/20/13 at 5:59 pm to cajunfury87
Deion Sanders
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Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:00 pm to Ostrich
Didn't they have a sports science on ESPN with a greatest athlete ever and Bo Jackson won? Pretty sure on the overall greatest Lebron got second, but wasn't in the bracket bc it was fans choice of greatest athlete by sport and MJ was picked (3rd overall).
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:03 pm to cajunfury87
Danny Ainge
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:35 pm to Broyota2
"Bo"
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:55 pm to SCUBAislander
Bo, his skills on Tecmo Bowl give him the edge.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 7:57 pm to Buck Magnum
Unless any of the names mentioned can run a 4.3 at 50yrs old, this thread should have / at herschel walker
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:20 pm to lance814
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Didn't they have a sports science on ESPN with a greatest athlete ever and Bo Jackson won?
Yes, and other finalists were Tony Hawk and Dale Earnhardt. No credibility with that one at all.
Like I said earlier, Jim Thorpe is the only answer to the OP's question.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:58 pm to MrFreakinMiyagi
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Saw him play, and know/disagree.
This board sucks Bo off like no other.
It really is out of control.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:05 pm to cajunfury87
Jesus. fricking. Christ.
are you trying to say a goddamn basketball player is better than a heisman winning runningback?? and an allstar baseball player?? man get the frick out and never return.
are you trying to say a goddamn basketball player is better than a heisman winning runningback?? and an allstar baseball player?? man get the frick out and never return.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:05 pm to ClubTiger
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Jim Thorpe
Was wondering if he would come up. If you dont know who he is then go read his wiki. Dude was a phenomenanl athlete and deserves to be in contention for the GOAT.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 10:27 pm to cajunfury87
Bo is better.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 11:31 pm to baybeefeetz
So Bo Jackson (All-Star in 2 professional sports, Heisman trophy winner, man who told 2 professional sports leagues what he would play and when he would do it, man who literally has legends and folk lore about his athletic talents from when he was young until when he ripped his own hip out of socket due to his strength and speed) is second to Lebron because Lebron is considered the greatest basketball player of HIS GENERATION and was offered college scholarships in another sport....that is some amazing logic you have there.
Just because Lebron said he felt he could play for the Cleveland Browns a few years ago doesn't mean he could have been an NFLer, much less dominate the game. His size and speed on a basketball court mean nothing on 100 yards of turf. Do you also feel Stockton would have been a HOF quarterback?
Just because Lebron said he felt he could play for the Cleveland Browns a few years ago doesn't mean he could have been an NFLer, much less dominate the game. His size and speed on a basketball court mean nothing on 100 yards of turf. Do you also feel Stockton would have been a HOF quarterback?
Posted on 4/20/13 at 11:55 pm to MDTiger 13
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he ripped his own hip out of socket due to his strength and speed
I think being non-injury prone is one component of being athletic.
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Do you also feel Stockton would have been a HOF quarterback?
Bo Jackson isn't a HOFer in the NFL or MLB. Lebron will be a HOFer in the NBA, without a doubt.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 12:01 am to Ostrich
My oh my..
Yo know how i know you are under the age of 25???
Yo know how i know you are under the age of 25???
Posted on 4/21/13 at 12:04 am to Hook Em Horns
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Yo know how i know you are under the age of 25???
I know, I know. Everything was better back in your day...Athletes these days are weak...Get off my lawn, etc.
This post was edited on 4/21/13 at 12:07 am
Posted on 4/21/13 at 12:33 am to Hook Em Horns
Bo wasn't even that great of a baseball player. He had a career .250 batting average, .309 OBP, and struck out more than four times as often as he walked. He also had terrible baseball instincts. He couldn't do any of the little things right like hit a cutoff man to prevent a runner from advancing an additional base or take proper routes to catch flyballs which was why he was well below average defensively despite his tremendous physical skills.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 3:56 am to cajunfury87
Watching Lebron throw a football is hysterical. I don't know why this is even a debate
Posted on 4/21/13 at 8:30 am to MDTiger 13
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is second to Lebron because Lebron is considered the greatest basketball player of HIS GENERATION and was offered college scholarships in another sport....that is some amazing logic you have there.
If that's all it takes I nominate Allen Iverson. By the OPs logic AI is tied with Lebron.
One of the best basketball palyers in recent memory. Check
Was a multi sport star in high school and was offered a football scholly on top of Basketball. Check
He was fast and can jump really high. Check
Pretty low standards to crown someone the best athelet ever.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 8:37 am to MrCoachKlein
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Watching Lebron throw a football is hysterical.
Not sure what this would have to do with him catching a football?
Best Athlete ever is a pretty useless debate. Each sport brings its own form of athleticism, that doesn't necessarily pertain to another.
This post was edited on 4/21/13 at 8:38 am
Posted on 4/21/13 at 8:52 am to texastiger38
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Each sport brings its own form of athleticism, that doesn't necessarily pertain to another.
That's sort of the point. If someone has the skillset to be successful in multiple sports wouldn't they pretty much be one of/the greatest athlete ever?
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