#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1871	Willie McCovey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1980	84.2
1882	Ollie Matson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	82.8
1886	Stan Mikita	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1958–1980	83.5
1917	Paul Hornung	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1966	80.5
1929	Henri Richard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1955–1975	84.1
1932	Jim Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1967	81.1
1935	Clare Drake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1958–1989	84.0
1936	Jon Henricks	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1960	74.7
1937	Frank Mahovlich	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1956–1978	83.1
1946	Johnny Unitas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1973	82.4
1955	Lew Hoad	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1968	77.7
1956	Raymond Berry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1967	82.0
1990	Henry Jordan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1969	81.9
1998	Frank Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1976	83.9
2032	Tony Trabert	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1963	77.0
2058	Ted Dexter	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1968	77.5
2062	Jack Christiansen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1958	80.0
2083	Mickey Mantle	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1968	82.0
2090	Chuck Howley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	81.9
2111	Earl Lloyd	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1960	77.3
2112	Peter Burge	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1968	78.9
2122	John Devitt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1955–1960	74.5
2149	Al Kaline	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	83.9
2152	Andy Bathgate	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1975	82.2
2171	Lou Creekmur	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1959	80.8
2172	Jerry Kramer	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	80.5
2175	Rosey Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1965	81.4
2197	Gene Hickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	81.7
2232	Sonny Jurgensen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1974	82.1
2233	Mal Anderson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1972	78.8
2240	Bob Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1975	81.7
2270	Larry Costello	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1968	76.7
2278	Brooks Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1977	83.6
2279	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	82.0
2309	Roberto Clemente	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1955–1972	81.9
2323	Meadowlark Lemon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1980	78.6
2327	Johnny Bucyk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1955–1978	82.3
2332	Stan Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1966	81.2
2333	Art Donovan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1961	80.5
2351	Bob Houbregs	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1958	73.9
2367	Frank Gifford	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	80.3
2409	John Henry Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1966	80.6
2410	Mike McCormack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1962	80.2
2418	Alex Karras	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1970	79.8
2453	Sandy Koufax	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1966	78.3
2470	Mickey Wright	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1973	81.7
2476	Dick Duff	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1954–1972	80.8
2481	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	80.4
2482	Leo Boivin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1970	81.7
2488	Hugh McElhenny	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	79.5

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