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Top Ten Athletes of All Time. Jeremiah Melton. Sports. Fighter of the decade (2000) 6 belts (different) Greatest pound to pound of his time. 10. Manny Pacquiao. Greatest golf player of all time #1 in PGA 14 majors Player of the Year (x 10). 9. Tiger Woods.
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Top Ten Athletes of All Time Jeremiah Melton
Fighter of the decade (2000) 6 belts (different) Greatest pound to pound of his time 10. Manny Pacquiao
Greatest golf player of all time #1 in PGA 14 majors Player of the Year (x 10) 9. Tiger Woods
Decorative swimmer with 22 medals Only to win 8 gold in one Olympic Butterfly (100,200,400) 200 meter freestyle Individual medley 8. Michael Phelps
28’ 10.25’’ Nine- time Olympic gold medalist Held world record in 100 meters 7. Carl Lewis
First pro athlete to be named an all-star in two major American sports (Baseball and Football) 40 yd. – 4.12 sec. Career -short lived Hip injury 6. Bo Jackson
first AA to play in MLB 1st black MVP Rookie of the Year All-star (x 6) 5. Jackie Robinson
Decorated hockey player of all time scored 200 points in one season Won Hart Trophy NHL's Most Valuable Player 4. Wayne Gretzky
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” Greatest boxer of all time First three-time world heavyweight champion Won 22 heavyweight championship fights 3. Muhammad Ali
17 grand slam titles Greatest tennis player of all time replaced former greatest Whenhe only got 13 grand slam titles 2. Rodger Federer
greatest player who ever played basketball 6x NBA championships, 5x Season MVP, 6x Finals MVP, Rookie of the Year 3rd highest scoring basketball athlete 10-time NBA scoring champ 1. Michael Jordan
Works Cited • ESPN SportsNation. Greatest Athlete of All Time. 10 March 2013. Web. 28 June 2013. • Hauser, Mark. The 25 Greatest Athletes of All Time. 26 February 2009. Web. 28 June 2013. • Mante, Carolyn Kay. Top 10 Athletes of All Time. 4 May 2013. Web. 28 June 2013.