#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1181	Ben Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	81.3
1184	Deontay Wilder	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	81.4
1185	Vic Seixas	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1969	84.7
1186	James J. Corbett	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1885–1903	80.2
1187	Mark Aguirre	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	80.6
1192	Joe Choynski	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1904	81.6
1197	Claressa Shields	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	80.3
1198	Anthony Davis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	80.8
1201	Danny García	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	82.2
1206	Tommie Smith	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1969	78.5
1207	Vern Mikkelsen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	80.2
1210	Bailey Howell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1971	81.1
1211	Max Baer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	80.6
1212	Gino Marchetti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	85.5
1217	Jessica Beard	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	82.3
1220	Kawhi Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	79.5
1222	Maurice Greene	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	80.2
1225	Christian Coleman	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	80.0
1226	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	79.3
1228	Stanley Ketchel	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1910	77.7
1230	Ann Meyers	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	78.3
1238	Shane Mosley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2016	82.0
1239	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	82.1
1242	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.3
1245	Riddick Bowe	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2008	78.9
1246	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	77.9
1253	Nap Lajoie	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1916	87.0
1255	Richie Guerin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.5
1256	Julius Peppers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2018	86.8
1260	Dennis Rodman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2000	80.1
1262	Lenny Wilkens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1975	82.2
1263	Joe Fulks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1954	76.8
1266	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	79.4
1267	Buddy McGirt	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	81.8
1270	John Hencken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1976	78.1
1271	Amy Van Dyken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2000	78.0
1273	Pete Maravich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1980	78.0
1280	Peyton Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	85.5
1281	Ty Cobb	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1905–1928	87.4
1283	Michael Spinks	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	79.5
1284	Kyrie Irving	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	80.2
1287	Carl Braun	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1962	81.5
1296	Lusia Harris	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	76.6
1298	Bobby Riggs	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1959	81.9
1299	Randy Williams	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	79.9
1303	Mike Tyson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2005	79.3
1305	Teresa Weatherspoon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2004	80.4
1310	Hank Luisetti	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1941	75.7
1311	Oscar Charleston	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1941	86.4
1315	Ace Gruenig	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1948	80.3

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