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re: Best athlete ever
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:03 am to Dale Murphy
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:03 am to Dale Murphy
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Best athlete ever
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Dale Murphy
With Bob Horner and Bruce Benidict rounding out the top 3.
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Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:04 am to cajunfury87
Bo
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:06 am to LSUballs
lol, Lebron would not make it in the nfl.
And no one knows who the best athlete ever is, but the best current athlete in the world is Ashton Eaton.....and that's not even debatable
And no one knows who the best athlete ever is, but the best current athlete in the world is Ashton Eaton.....and that's not even debatable
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:07 am to cajunfury87
Bo
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:34 am to Broyota2
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Bo was the best athlete this planet has ever seen. If you saw him play you would know/agree.
Saw him play, and know/disagree.
This board sucks Bo off like no other.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:37 am to cajunfury87
Hm.
Rickey Henderson as a darkhorse.
Rickey Henderson as a darkhorse.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:41 am to KingRanch
Babe Zaharias
All-American- Basketball
41-LPGA wins
Gold medal- 80m hurdles
Gold medal- Javelin throw
Silver medal- High jump
All-American- Basketball
41-LPGA wins
Gold medal- 80m hurdles
Gold medal- Javelin throw
Silver medal- High jump
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:45 am to Elleshoe
OBJECTIVE FIGURES:
Bo: 1 time all star in both sports, 0 MVP's.
Lebron: 9 time all star, 4 MVP's.
Bo in baseball: career .250 BA, 4.5:1 strikeout to walk, 112 OPS+ (which puts him just behind Brad Hawpe, Jason Kubel, Adam LaRoche, and Ryan Ludwick). Yeah but he had a higher peak right? His best season was 1990 with 28 HR/15 SB/.272 BA/ 142 OPS+. To put that in context, last year Andrew Mccutchen had 31/20/.327/163 and BLEW Bo's best season out of the water yet only got 1 vote for MVP.
Bo averaged 73.2 yards per game with his best being 86.4 in 1989 which put him 4th in that year. 4th. We're arguing that he was one of the best football players of all time and he never led the league in yards per carry or yards per game.
My point in the conversation with my friend was the same point that the documentary made: it was about the LEGEND of Bo Jackson. I'm not saying he wasn't a freak with some amazing plays. I've seen the videos which are AMAZING, but after I looked at the video's I went and looked at the numbers too and was surprised that they weren't more world beating. Lebron right now is one of the 10 greatest basketball players ever in most people's books which Bo can say about neither sport. Oh, and he's still getting better.
Bo: 1 time all star in both sports, 0 MVP's.
Lebron: 9 time all star, 4 MVP's.
Bo in baseball: career .250 BA, 4.5:1 strikeout to walk, 112 OPS+ (which puts him just behind Brad Hawpe, Jason Kubel, Adam LaRoche, and Ryan Ludwick). Yeah but he had a higher peak right? His best season was 1990 with 28 HR/15 SB/.272 BA/ 142 OPS+. To put that in context, last year Andrew Mccutchen had 31/20/.327/163 and BLEW Bo's best season out of the water yet only got 1 vote for MVP.
Bo averaged 73.2 yards per game with his best being 86.4 in 1989 which put him 4th in that year. 4th. We're arguing that he was one of the best football players of all time and he never led the league in yards per carry or yards per game.
My point in the conversation with my friend was the same point that the documentary made: it was about the LEGEND of Bo Jackson. I'm not saying he wasn't a freak with some amazing plays. I've seen the videos which are AMAZING, but after I looked at the video's I went and looked at the numbers too and was surprised that they weren't more world beating. Lebron right now is one of the 10 greatest basketball players ever in most people's books which Bo can say about neither sport. Oh, and he's still getting better.
This post was edited on 4/20/13 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:47 am to kywildcatfanone
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This thread has been discussed before. Don't use the word "ever" or you have to look at athletes who lived before 1987.
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Dale Murphy
With Bob Horner and Bruce Benidict rounding out the top 3.
No love for Gene Garber?
This post was edited on 4/20/13 at 8:49 am
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:49 am to kywildcatfanone
About the non major sport athletes that's a fair point-- I wasn't really trying to consider all athlete's ever, just trying to make a comparison among the major sports in the modern era.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:51 am to cajunfury87
Then you worded your thread title very poorly.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:58 am to cajunfury87
Jerry Rice is high on the list.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:01 am to cajunfury87
Bo is a better athlete
Why do so many people say this? Lebron can shoot a basketball so he would make an 'All Pro' NFL player???
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1) I think he could be an an all pro in the NFL
Why do so many people say this? Lebron can shoot a basketball so he would make an 'All Pro' NFL player???
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:06 am to ehidal1
Always amuses me when these threads come up and I don't see Wilt's name.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:09 am to ehidal1
No love for Dave Winfield? Drafted by 4 teams in 3 sports (NBA/ABA,MLB,NFL)
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:15 am to BParishLSU
deion sanders
played in super bowl and world series
played in super bowl and world series
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:18 am to oleyeller
Todd Kinchen
There's no sport he couldn't pick up and kick arse. Shot an 89 the first time he played a round of 18.
There's no sport he couldn't pick up and kick arse. Shot an 89 the first time he played a round of 18.
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:23 am to cajunfury87
Herschel Walker
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:24 am to cajunfury87
Posted on 4/20/13 at 9:26 am to cajunfury87
Herschel Walker thread. 3 time collegiate all american, heisman winner, 2 time pro bowler, 2 time all pro nfl. 14 yr pro football career. In college hall of fame. Competed in olympic bobsled after picking it up. Just missed qualifying for olympic sprint. 5th degree blackbelt, competed professionally and indefeated in mma. 1500 push ups and 2000 sit ups everyday of his life since high school.
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