Can you name the numbers of Sports Illustrated's Best Athletes by Number (0-25)? by km9000

Athlete	Number
Barry Sanders
Bobby Orr
Wilt Chamberlain
Warren Moon
Pele
Roberto Clemente
Willie Mays
Joe Montana
Bill Russell
Cal Ripken Jr
Peyton Manning
Pete Rose
Johnny Unitas

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Best Athletes by Number Quiz

by km9000

Created Mar 31, 2010 in Sports
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	cardspartan:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 03:57 GMT	2 points
	Not sure if the horse counts as an athlete......but good quiz.

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	king21:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 06:58 GMT	5 points
	@olapa12 and jvc: Brady is absolutely the choice over Bradshaw and Namath. Namath had more career INTs than TDs and had a losing record. And while Bradshaw's rings out number Brady's (for now), he benefited greatly from a run-heavy offense and incredible defense. Brady is a top 5 QB of all time (with Montana, Manning, Favre, and Elway or Marino, take your pick) while Bradshaw probably just makes the top 10. Dimaggio is definitely the best choice for now, but I agree, Pujols will pass him soon. However you cannot argue taking out Orr or Russell; both are universally considered top 5 players of all time in their respective sports. Overall I think the list is quite good as most players (and animal) usually come up in GOAT arguments of their sports.

	km9000:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 07:17 GMT	2 points
	I wasn't really expecting a discussion on the list itself, but there's nothing wrong with that. That's partly what sports is about. Do keep in mind the list came out in '07, so some active players might have made the list, and others might have fallen off. Pujols is definitely making his case, but he's still well in the middle of his career. As for Brady, their main point in giving him the edge over Bradshaw was "for winning in a tougher era." And I agree about Orr and Russell, and Rose ("hit king!").

	dj1211:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 07:25 GMT	8 points
	@olapa12 u shud get shot for putting bob sanders as a suggestion

	bmo1616:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 10:38 GMT	3 points
	I'm a HUGE HUGE Red Sox fan, and DESPISE the Yankees. But.. Secretariat over Derek Jeter, REALLY????!!!!

	Troublemaker:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 16:50 GMT	-1 points
	secretariat, if you are counting horses as athletes, was WAY more dominant in his short era than Jeter ever will be. Can you say Jeter was the unquestioned best SS over last ten years? No. Can you say Secretariat is absolutely one of the three best all time in his sport, if not THE best? Yes you easily can. And to put Brady in the top 5, king21, and not manning is just pathetic, go slurp some more chowder and think about it.

	FelixtheBear:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 17:57 GMT	6 points
	Wait, why is there discussion about the choices for each number when the source is Sports Illustrated? To whom are you all complaining?

	Camden:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 19:41 GMT	2 points
	Derek Jeter got beat out by a horse. Haha. Yankees sucks.

	alpha:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 20:31 GMT	5 points
	Dangit people, learn English. Naming a quiz "Best athlete by number" means that you give us the number and we name the best athlete. This quiz should be called "Number by Best Athlete"

	king21:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 21:20 GMT	2 points
	@Troublemaker: clearly you didn't read my whole post. If you had, you would have seen that I list Manning immediately after Montana. Yes I am from Boston but I consider Manning not only the superior QB to Brady but the second best QB of all time. So next time before you try to slam someone for being a homer, make sure you actually have something to back it up with.

	bmo1616:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 21:24 GMT	2 points
	@troublemaker, you're either an ignorant moron or can't read, considering king21 did mention Manning.

	bryanhickman:	Apr 1st, 2010 at 22:55 GMT	1 point
	@olapa12 You're an idiot. You can't even begin to believe your own arguments. Ruud van Nistelrooy over John Havlicek? Musial over Bill Russell (arguably the most accomplished player in NBA history)?

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	rmo134:	Apr 2nd, 2010 at 02:42 GMT	1 point
	Bob Sanders...are you joking...he is good but you need to be on the field to be great

Athlete	Number
Emmitt Smith
John Elway
Gilbert Arenas
Ted Williams
Secretariat
Barry Bonds
Bart Starr
John Havlicek
Babe Ruth
Michael Jordan
Mark Messier
Tom Brady
Joe DiMaggio

	Bischoffshof:	Apr 2nd, 2010 at 03:26 GMT	1 point
	Everyone... goes on and on about which player is deserving but lets be honest when we play which one doesn't belong its really Gilbert Arenas who shouldn't be on the list I am certain you can find a better 0.

	km9000:	Apr 2nd, 2010 at 05:22 GMT	1 point
	Guys, it's called "Best Athletes by Number" because that's the name of the list the quiz is based on. The point was just to see how well you remember the numbers of some famous athletes. And I could've put the numbers and had you guess the athletes, but can you imagine what kind of reactions people would have if they tried to enter every guy who ever wore #2, only to find out it was Secretariat?

	MPtak:	Apr 6th, 2010 at 13:09 GMT	0 points
	you cant have gilbert arenas there youre retarded

	km9000:	Apr 11th, 2010 at 04:38 GMT	1 point
	This is from 2007, but thanks.