#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
523	Shannon MacMillan	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	83.6
526	Tamika Catchings	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	85.7
527	Evander Holyfield	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2011	86.1
535	K.C. Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1988	85.7
537	Ryan Murphy	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	84.6
538	Mary T. Meagher	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	83.4
540	Cocoa Kid	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1948	86.0
548	Sanya Richards-Ross	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	85.0
552	Marques Haynes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1992	86.0
554	Swin Cash	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	84.9
556	Sippy Woodhead	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1984	82.3
561	Charles Barkley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2000	84.4
562	Scottie Pippen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	85.4
566	Dennis Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1990	85.1
567	Spencer Haywood	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	83.3
568	Bob McAdoo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1986	83.4
573	Shirley Babashoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1978	82.7
580	Rai Benjamin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2017–—	84.1
589	Chris Paul	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–—	85.9
591	Janet Evans	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	83.6
596	Randy Barnes	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1998	83.5
597	Tom Heinsohn	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1965	82.8
598	Anne Donovan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1989	82.9
604	Dwyane Wade	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2019	84.3
605	Elgin Baylor	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	82.9
611	Joey Giardello	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1967	86.5
617	Billie Jean King	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1983	87.5
619	Ryan Lochte	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	85.2
620	Tina Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	85.2
621	Katie Smith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2013	85.7
629	Louie Dampier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1979	84.6
632	Earl Monroe	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	83.5
642	Bob Kurland	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1952	81.7
646	Pete Carril	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–2011	86.0
647	Gene Keady	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2005	85.7
649	Chris Mullin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2001	84.0
650	Jimmy Carter	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1960	84.8
651	Pete Herman	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1922	84.1
652	Jack Blackburn	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1901–1923	85.0
655	A'ja Wilson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	81.8
656	Candace Parker	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2023	84.1
657	Bob Pettit	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1965	82.5
662	Bennie Borgmann	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1942	84.9
670	Beau Jack	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1955	84.7
675	Seimone Augustus	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2020	84.2
684	Rick Carey	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1988	81.6
686	Bob Cousy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1970	83.2
698	Mike Powell	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1996	83.2
702	Tracy McGrady	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	81.7
712	Jack Dillon	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1908–1923	84.7

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