Showing posts with label Athletes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Athletes. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

All-Time Top 20 Two Sport Athletes

1.a. Jim Thorpe - Pick any two. He played Pro Football, Baseball and Basketball. Oh, and he was an Olympic gold medalist in the Pentathlon and Decathlon
1.b. Jackie Robinson - A Legend. The fact that he broke baseball's Color Line is just one of the many things he'll be remembered for.
  • Pac-10's leading scorer in basketball.
  • National long jump champion.
  • All-American running back at UCLA.
3. Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson - College sprinter and first man named an All-Star in Pro Football and Pro Baseball - Bo knows athleticism.4. Jim Brown - Pro Football and College Lacrosse Hall of Famer.


5. Deion Sanders - College sprinter and Pro Football and Baseball - Only man to appear in both World Series and Super Bowl.


6. Wilt Chamberlain - Pro Basketball Hall of Famer and College High Jump Big Eight Champ at Kansas.

7. Michael Jordan - Pro Basketball Legend and Minor League Baseball Lemon.
8. Shawn White - Carrot Top lookalike and Olympic and X-Game gold medalist in snowboarding and skateboarding.

9. Dave Winfield - Baseball Hall of Famer and only man drafted by four leagues (MLB, NBA, ABA and NFL).
10. Bob Hayes - Pro Football and Olympic Sprinter. He once held the title of world's fastest man.11. Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Won three Olympic gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the Heptathlon and Long Jump. All-American basketball player for the UCLA Bruins.
12. John Elway - Pro Football Hall of Famer and Minor League Baseball draft pick.
13. Tom Glavine - Future Pro Baseball Hall of Famer and NHL draft pick.
14. Sheila Young - Two-time double world champion in two sports: Speed Skating and Cycling.
15. Hale Irwin - Pro Golf and All-American College football player.
16. James J. Jeffries - Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Amateur Tack & Field star.
17. Brian Jordan - Pro Football and Baseball player.
18. Svetlana Feofanova - Olympic Gymnastics and Pole Vaulter.
19. Charlie Ward - Pro Basketball and College Football player (1993 Heisman Trophy winner).
20. Bob Golic - Yes, the same guy from Saved By The Bell: The College Years. He was a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and two-time Heavyweight Wrestler at Notre Dame.

Missed the Cut: Marion Jones*, Raghib Ismail, Jeremy Bloom, Julius Peppers, Todd Helton, Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Quinton McCracken.

I'm sure I left someone OUT. Tell me Who?