#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
714	Lou Carnesecca	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1992	85.3
718	Dixie Kid	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1914	84.4
727	Terence Crawford	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	83.1
730	Dwight Howard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2022	84.2
732	Dave Cowens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	81.8
733	Maurice Cheeks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	84.7
734	Barney Ross	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1938	82.4
736	Buddy Jeannette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	82.9
746	Rocky Marciano	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1956	82.5
750	Robert Parish	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	86.3
753	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	81.4
760	Ralph Boston	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1968	82.8
761	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	83.0
763	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	82.9
765	Charley Burley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1950	83.4
768	Billy Graham	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1955	85.0
776	Gervonta Davis	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	82.6
779	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	82.4
781	Gene Fullmer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	83.5
782	Curtis Cokes	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	83.8
793	Bobby McDermott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	82.1
798	Caeleb Dressel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	81.9
800	Isiah Thomas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	83.0
801	Matt Biondi	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1992	81.9
805	Jersey Joe Walcott	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1953	85.0
808	Jason Lezak	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	83.2
811	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	81.3
813	Mike Barrowman	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1992	80.1
814	Mike Donovan	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1866–1891	84.3
816	George Foreman	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1997	85.4
817	Ashton Eaton	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2016	82.1
818	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	83.0
819	Lindsay Whalen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2018	84.0
823	Pop Gates	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1955	83.6
824	Al Cervi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1953	83.3
827	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	81.5
828	Mark Johnson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2006	83.5
829	Tisha Venturini	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2000	81.5
831	Jimmy Connors	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1996	86.4
837	Joan Benoit Samuelson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–—	84.4
838	Yolanda Griffith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	82.3
841	Brooke Bennett	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2001	80.5
843	Jermell Charlo	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	83.1
849	Don Schollander	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1968	80.3
851	Joe Dumars	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	83.5
856	Justin Gatlin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2022	84.6
859	Doris Hart	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1955	84.3
860	Gail Goodrich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	83.2
865	Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1974	82.5
866	Nat Holman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1933	82.3

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