Can you name the Greatest Athletes of each Sport? by Dunaway

Sport	Athlete	Greatest/Runner up
Auto Racing		Greatest
Auto Racing		Runner-up
Baseball		Greatest
Baseball		Runner-up
Basketball		Greatest
Basketball		Runner-up
Boxing		Greatest
Boxing		Runner-up
College Basketball		Greatest
College Basketball		Runner-up
College Football		Greatest
College Football		Runner-up
Cycling		Greatest
Cycling		Runner-up
Golf		Greatest
Golf		Runner-up
Women's Golf		Greatest
Women's Golf		Runner-up
Hockey		Greatest

Sport	Athlete	Greatest/Runner up
Hockey		Runner-up
Pro Football		Greatest
Pro Football		Runner-up
Soccer		Greatest
Soccer		Runner-up
Men's Swimming		Greatest
Men's Swimming		Runner-up
Women's Swimming		Greatest
Women's Swimming		Runner-up
Tennis		Greatest
Tennis		Runner-up
Women's Tennis		Greatest
Women's Tennis		Runner-up
Men's Track and Field		Greatest
Men's Track and Field		Runner-up
Women's Track and Field		Greatest
Women's Track and Field		Runner-up
WWE		Greatest
WWE		Runner-up

Javascript is not currently enabled on your browser.
If you do have Javascript enabled:
This site uses javascript to make the magic happen.
Please turn on javascript and reload this page, or use a more current browser (like Firefox)

You might also like these games:
ESPN Greatest Athletes	Sports Stars on Stamps	Greatest Britons

There are 31 comments for this game.
(Warning: comments may contain spoilers)

Greatest Athletes at each Sport Quiz

by Dunaway

Created Sep 29, 2009 in Sports
Game Plays 1,255

Friend Scores and Standings

Loading friend results....

Top Games Today in Sports

Top Games with Similar Tags

Top User Games in Sports

	hscer:	Sep 30th, 2009 at 01:30 GMT		0 points
	Source?

	bsd987:	Sep 30th, 2009 at 01:52 GMT		-1 points
	according to who?

	ks99:	Sep 30th, 2009 at 02:10 GMT		3 points
	no source... but still pretty funn

	Dunaway:	Sep 30th, 2009 at 02:38 GMT		4 points
	I got it off some sports writers blog. Many sporcle quizes are centered around opinion so i don't see what the problem is.

	SamB45:	Sep 30th, 2009 at 02:49 GMT		2 points
	Yes, but these "opinion" quizzes on Sporcle always give the Source of whose opinion it is.

Comment below threshold: show it

	apb7721:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 19:02 GMT		2 points
	Mike Tyson - one of the most overrated boxers of all time. He always fought lesser opponents and refused to fight better fighters..oh..much like Floyd Mayweather Jr.

	andrew430:	Oct 3rd, 2009 at 05:07 GMT		1 point
	I personally would probably have gone with Lou Gehrig over Ted Williams (although I'm a Yankees fan, so I'm biased). And I was pretty shocked to see Bobby Hull as #2 at Hockey. Seriously? I'd take any of Lemieux, Orr, or Hower over Hull.

	Camden:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 21:27 GMT		-2 points
	Mike Tyson!? Nope. This game is just some dude's opinion - some dude whos isn't fully educated as to WHY this is his opinion.

	moegoldberg:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 15:39 GMT		2 points
	I agree with andrew430 - Hull was not even close to the second best hockey player ever, probably not even top 10

	yggdrasil:	Oct 17th, 2009 at 05:21 GMT		6 points
	I have a problem with a source that does not even mention Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) in the greatest college basketball player category. 3 National Championships (Freshman couldn't play on the varsity team, so Kareem just led the JV team to a preseason victory against the defending national champion varsity team), the MOP of the Tournament in each of the three appearances, 2 player of the year awards, and an overall record of 88-2. The NCAA had to ban dunks because of this guy. I could see Russell being #1 over Kareem, but Maravich never even played in the Tournament, let alone won a single National Championship!

	tgillman:	Oct 17th, 2009 at 20:52 GMT		0 points
	I stopped playing after Wilt Chamberlain wasn't on the list. You lose all credibility in the basketball area. Wilt was by FAR the greatest athlete to ever play basketball.

	GeorgiaPeach:	Oct 18th, 2009 at 03:04 GMT		4 points
	Williams is only runner-up if we are talking on hitting. Willie Mays or Ty Cobb are definitely #2 depending on your preference.

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 18th, 2009 at 03:56 GMT		2 points
	Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky are 1 and 2 in hockey, no doubt.

	fatbeard:	Oct 18th, 2009 at 17:31 GMT		-1 points
	You marked down the answers wrong, the source has Spitz as the greatest and Phelps as number 2. You have them reversed

	fatbeard:	Oct 18th, 2009 at 17:32 GMT		-2 points
	Also, as far as I can tell, Usain Bolt is not mentioned at all

	MarloStanfield:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 01:56 GMT		2 points
	I stopped playing once Ray Robinson was not listed as one of the two greatest boxers ever.

	brianmcp:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 03:09 GMT		2 points
	Bobby Hull has no right to be on here. Maybe if it was a top ten list he would sneak in, but he is not a runner up to Gretzky.

	huskerfreak747:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 15:38 GMT		0 points
	what about mario lemieux?

	fabbypancrate:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 22:17 GMT		2 points
	No Maradona? Clearly this writer has no knowledge of football (or soccer as you would call it). To have Best at 2nd is ridiculous, not in the same league as Maradona in terms of talent, influence or achievements.

	livinglegend3486:	Jan 14th, 2010 at 08:14 GMT		0 points
	superfly jimmy snuka #2 wrestler?? lmao...ummm stone cold steve austin, the rock, undertaker, ric flair, shawn michaels, bruno sammartino, bob backlund, triple h....i could name 100 more before snuka...literally...he was never even a champion

	dmorris1:	Feb 27th, 2010 at 23:54 GMT		2 points
	wwe isnt a sport, its a fixed entertainment show

	dmorris1:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 00:00 GMT		0 points
	and how isn't willie mays #2, he was faster than the other 2 and had more hits and fielded much better and would have more home runs if he didnt suck with the mets

	CO68:	Jun 25th, 2010 at 20:57 GMT		-1 points
	Wow, what a terrible list. I can't think of any use of the phrase 'greatest athlete' that makes sense for some of those picks. Tyson at #2 is an absolute joke.

	Idioteque:	Jun 27th, 2010 at 02:31 GMT		2 points
	there are some stuff that made me laugh my ass off. Zidane and Best were awesome. but they're not #2, Maradona, Platini, Van Basten... Armstrong at #1 is a joke. one of the greatest, for sure. but THE greatest, no way. he's not better than Indurain or Coppi. Jimmy Snuka? hahahahahahahahahahahahah

	sampson13:	Jul 14th, 2010 at 07:22 GMT		4 points
	Richard Petty?????

	RuBarb:	Aug 17th, 2010 at 18:51 GMT		0 points
	woods? not yet in my opinon. many other golfers played a lot longer than Tiger.

	howard38:	Aug 22nd, 2010 at 00:51 GMT		1 point
	auto racers and WWE rasslers are not athletes.

	bmcbee1816:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 16:48 GMT		1 point
	I still don't think Woods has surpassed Nicklaus. Especially considering his more recent performances.

	truwarier:	Jan 15th, 2013 at 12:20 GMT		1 point
	Superfly Jimmy Snuka as the number two wrestler of all time is the most dubious choice, I would say.

	StevenSeagal:	Mar 4th, 2013 at 10:39 GMT		1 point
	just by not having Diego Maradona in the top three football (soccer) players the quiz looses credibility. It's like not having Michael Jordan in the top three of basketball.