GOAT Rank · 283

Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1960s

This ranking is led by Giacinto Facchetti, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Johan Cruyff. GOAT Rank currently ranks 283 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1960s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Giacinto Facchetti ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.0.

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Giacinto Facchetti

94.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1978
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Giacinto Facchetti

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

93.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1969–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 95.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Johan Cruyff

92.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Johan Cruyff

Franz Beckenbauer

92.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1983
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Franz Beckenbauer

Dragan Džajić

91.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1978
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 91.0

Athlete: Dragan Džajić

Kenny Dalglish

91.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kenny Dalglish

Muhammad Ali

90.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1960–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 96.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Muhammad Ali

Gerd Müller

89.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1981
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 89.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gerd Müller

Rick Barry

88.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1965–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Rick Barry

104

John Havlicek

88.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: John Havlicek

106

Sepp Maier

88.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sepp Maier

107

Sergei Belov

88.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1964–1980
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sergei Belov

115

Peter Shilton

88.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1966–1997
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Peter Shilton

125

Eusébio

88.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1979
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Eusébio

135

Oleg Blokhin

88.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Oleg Blokhin

138

Oscar Robertson

88.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Oscar Robertson

143

José Martínez Sánchez

87.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1982
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: José Martínez Sánchez

160

Ray Clemence

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Clemence

164

Walt Frazier

87.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Walt Frazier

167

Irena Szewińska

87.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1960–1980
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Irena Szewińska

195

Dino Zoff

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dino Zoff

196

Johan Neeskens

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1991
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Johan Neeskens

201

Ivo Viktor

87.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1977
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ivo Viktor

222

Roland Matthes

86.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1966–1976
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Roland Matthes

223

Dino Meneghin

86.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1994
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Dino Meneghin

233

Bernard Lacombe

86.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1987
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bernard Lacombe

239

Roberto Durán

86.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1968–2001
Country: 🇵🇦 Panama

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Roberto Durán

255

Elvin Hayes

86.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Elvin Hayes

267

Jerry West

86.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jerry West

294

Clive Lloyd

86.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1988
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Clive Lloyd

311

Margaret Court

86.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1977
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Margaret Court

335

Phil Neal

85.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1989
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Phil Neal

338

Krešimir Ćosić

85.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Krešimir Ćosić

339

Alexis Argüello

85.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1968–1995
Country: 🇳🇮 Nicaragua

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Alexis Argüello

340

Antonio Cervantes

85.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1964–1983
Country: 🇨🇴 Colombia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Antonio Cervantes

385

Kevin Keegan

85.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kevin Keegan

418

Carlos Bianchi

85.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1967–1984
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Carlos Bianchi

423

Nadezhda Chizhova

85.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1966–1976
Country: 🇷🇺 Soviet Union

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Nadezhda Chizhova

435

Jupp Heynckes

85.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1978
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jupp Heynckes

441

Jerry Lucas

85.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jerry Lucas

463

Mark Spitz

84.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1965–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mark Spitz

484

Rachael Heyhoe Flint

84.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rachael Heyhoe Flint

499

Bob Foster

84.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1961–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bob Foster

507

Sandro Mazzola

84.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1960–1977
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sandro Mazzola

520

Carlos Monzón

84.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Carlos Monzón

553

George Best

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1984
Country: 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: George Best

572

Emlyn Hughes

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Emlyn Hughes

629

Spencer Haywood

83.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1969–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Spencer Haywood

641

Berti Vogts

83.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Berti Vogts

697

Louie Dampier

83.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Louie Dampier

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
7	Giacinto Facchetti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1978	94.0
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1989	93.3
14	Johan Cruyff	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1964–1984	92.9
16	Franz Beckenbauer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1964–1983	92.6
25	Dragan Džajić	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	1963–1978	91.6
27	Kenny Dalglish	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1969–1990	91.4
43	Muhammad Ali	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1981	90.3
70	Gerd Müller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1981	89.3
93	Rick Barry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1980	88.8
104	John Havlicek	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1978	88.7
106	Sepp Maier	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1962–1980	88.6
107	Sergei Belov	Basketball	🇷🇺 Russia	1964–1980	88.6
115	Peter Shilton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1966–1997	88.4
125	Eusébio	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1960–1979	88.2
135	Oleg Blokhin	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1969–1990	88.1
138	Oscar Robertson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	88.0
143	José Martínez Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1964–1982	87.9
160	Ray Clemence	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1965–1988	87.6
164	Walt Frazier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	87.6
167	Irena Szewińska	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	1960–1980	87.5
195	Dino Zoff	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1961–1983	87.2
196	Johan Neeskens	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1968–1991	87.2
201	Ivo Viktor	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1964–1977	87.2
222	Roland Matthes	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1966–1976	86.9
223	Dino Meneghin	Basketball	🇮🇹 Italy	1966–1994	86.9
233	Bernard Lacombe	Football	🇫🇷 France	1969–1987	86.8
239	Roberto Durán	Boxing	🇵🇦 Panama	1968–2001	86.7
255	Elvin Hayes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1984	86.6
267	Jerry West	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	86.4
294	Clive Lloyd	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1963–1988	86.2
311	Margaret Court	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1977	86.0
335	Phil Neal	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1989	85.8
338	Krešimir Ćosić	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1968–1983	85.8
339	Alexis Argüello	Boxing	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1968–1995	85.8
340	Antonio Cervantes	Boxing	🇨🇴 Colombia	1964–1983	85.8
385	Kevin Keegan	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	85.4
418	Carlos Bianchi	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1967–1984	85.2
423	Nadezhda Chizhova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Soviet Union	1966–1976	85.2
435	Jupp Heynckes	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1964–1978	85.1
441	Jerry Lucas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	85.1
463	Mark Spitz	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1972	84.9
484	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1960–1982	84.8
499	Bob Foster	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1978	84.7
507	Sandro Mazzola	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1977	84.6
520	Carlos Monzón	Boxing	🇦🇷 Argentina	1963–1977	84.5
553	George Best	Football	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	1963–1984	84.3
572	Emlyn Hughes	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1984	84.2
629	Spencer Haywood	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	83.9
641	Berti Vogts	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1965–1979	83.8
697	Louie Dampier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1979	83.5

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