#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2840	Thurman Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	77.1
2844	Tony Boselli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	73.8
2845	Kenny Easley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1987	73.8
2846	Tayyiba Haneef-Park	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2013	79.6
2847	Ben Roethlisberger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	78.5
2849	Kellen Winslow	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1987	74.5
2850	Zach Apple	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2016–2022	70.9
2853	Sterling Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	73.7
2854	Bud Fowler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1878–1904	79.7
2858	Gary Carter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1992	78.3
2862	Angela Ruggiero	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	77.4
2863	Tracy Austin	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1994	70.6
2864	Richard Sherman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2021	76.3
2866	Jim Furyk	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	81.7
2870	Bobby Mitchell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	76.4
2872	Earl Averill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	77.3
2873	CeeDee Lamb	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–—	75.1
2880	Troy Aikman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2000	76.7
2883	Emma Navarro	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2021–—	72.8
2893	Dizzy Dean	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	73.3
2894	Roger Bresnahan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1915	78.6
2895	Chick Hafey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1937	76.5
2898	Hobey Baker	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1917	74.3
2902	Auston Matthews	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	75.1
2903	Phil Dalhausser	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2022	78.9
2905	Harold Baines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2001	80.3
2908	Elmer Flick	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1910	76.7
2909	Todd Helton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	77.4
2913	Bobby Jones	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1930	77.7
2914	Arnold Palmer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–2006	80.4
2924	Doug Ford	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–2001	81.0
2927	Michael Andrew	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2017–—	71.6
2929	Joe Cronin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1945	78.0
2933	Kent Steffes	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1998	77.1
2934	Joe Torre	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1977	77.1
2938	Babe Didrikson Zaharias	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1955	78.2
2945	Cliff Battles	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1937	72.9
2946	Walter Hagen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1940	79.2
2947	Tom Watson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2019	80.3
2948	Gene Sarazen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1973	80.3
2951	Roger Staubach	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	74.3
2953	Justin Jefferson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–—	72.0
2959	Nellie Fox	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1965	77.7
2966	Earle Combs	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1935	75.9
2968	Skinny Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1937	69.2
2970	Pat Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	79.9
2979	Sandra Haynie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1989	79.8
2986	Ernie Lombardi	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	76.3
2987	Lou Boudreau	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1952	75.6
2990	Phil Mickelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	80.3

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