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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700

Earl Monroe

83.5

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Earl Monroe

702

Víctor Galíndez

83.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1969–1980
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Víctor Galíndez

763

Enid Bakewell

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1966–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Enid Bakewell

816

Miguel Canto

82.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1969–1982
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

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

Athlete: Miguel Canto

828

Billy Cunningham

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1965–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Billy Cunningham

834

Peter Lorimer

82.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

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

Athlete: Peter Lorimer

837

Ralph Boston

82.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1960–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ralph Boston

856

Zaheer Abbas

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1985
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

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

Athlete: Zaheer Abbas

890

Fighting Harada

82.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1960–1970
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Fighting Harada

891

Connie Hawkins

82.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Connie Hawkins

900

Ivan Ćurković

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1961–1981
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ivan Ćurković

902

George Foreman

82.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1967–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: George Foreman

904

Wes Unseld

82.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Wes Unseld

913

Mel Daniels

82.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mel Daniels

923

Lasse Virén

82.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1969–1980
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Lasse Virén

930

Ilie Năstase

82.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1966–1985
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

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

Athlete: Ilie Năstase

938

Don Schollander

82.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1962–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Don Schollander

943

László Fazekas

82.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1965–1985
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: László Fazekas

950

Gail Goodrich

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gail Goodrich

955

Dave DeBusschere

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dave DeBusschere

974

Walt Bellamy

82.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Walt Bellamy

996

Alan Ball

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alan Ball

1013

Rubén Olivares

81.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

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

Athlete: Rubén Olivares

1022

Debbie Meyer

81.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1967–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Debbie Meyer

1025

Ismael Laguna

81.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1961–1971
Country: 🇵🇦 Panama

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ismael Laguna

1026

Mohinder Amarnath

81.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1968–1994
Country: 🇮🇳 India

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

Athlete: Mohinder Amarnath

1027

Heinz Flohe

81.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Heinz Flohe

1047

Geoffrey Boycott

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Geoffrey Boycott

1073

Nino Benvenuti

81.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Nino Benvenuti

1109

Kipchoge Keino

81.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1962–1973
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Kipchoge Keino

1130

Arthur Ashe

81.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1966–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Arthur Ashe

1141

Bill Bradley

81.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bill Bradley

1151

Bishan Singh Bedi

81.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1966–1981
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bishan Singh Bedi

1170

Ian Chappell

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Ian Chappell

1173

Majid Khan

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1985
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Majid Khan

1179

John Newcombe

81.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1981
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: John Newcombe

1197

Dudu Georgescu

81.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1969–1987
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dudu Georgescu

1201

Joe Frazier

80.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1964–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Frazier

1231

Zelmo Beaty

80.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Zelmo Beaty

1239

Dave Bing

80.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dave Bing

1261

Lee Evans

80.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1966–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Lee Evans

1267

Dennis Amiss

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1987
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dennis Amiss

1284

Ken Buchanan

80.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1965–1982
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ken Buchanan

1310

Vladimir Bure

80.4

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1968–1976
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Vladimir Bure

1322

Tommie Smith

80.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1963–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Tommie Smith

1324

Renate Stecher

80.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1967–1976
Country: 🇩🇪 East Germany

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Renate Stecher

1369

Bobby Clarke

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1969–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bobby Clarke

1379

Dennis Lillee

79.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Lillee

1380

Lenny Wilkens

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lenny Wilkens

1384

Gus Johnson

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Gus Johnson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
700	Earl Monroe	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	83.5
702	Víctor Galíndez	Boxing	🇦🇷 Argentina	1969–1980	83.5
763	Enid Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1966–1982	83.1
816	Miguel Canto	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1969–1982	82.9
828	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	82.8
834	Peter Lorimer	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1962–1986	82.8
837	Ralph Boston	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1968	82.8
856	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	82.7
890	Fighting Harada	Boxing	🇯🇵 Japan	1960–1970	82.5
891	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	82.5
900	Ivan Ćurković	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	1961–1981	82.5
902	George Foreman	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1997	82.4
904	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	82.4
913	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	82.4
923	Lasse Virén	Athletics	🇫🇮 Finland	1969–1980	82.3
930	Ilie Năstase	Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1966–1985	82.3
938	Don Schollander	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1968	82.3
943	László Fazekas	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1965–1985	82.3
950	Gail Goodrich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	82.2
955	Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1974	82.2
974	Walt Bellamy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1975	82.1
996	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
1013	Rubén Olivares	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1965–1988	81.9
1022	Debbie Meyer	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1972	81.9
1025	Ismael Laguna	Boxing	🇵🇦 Panama	1961–1971	81.9
1026	Mohinder Amarnath	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1968–1994	81.9
1027	Heinz Flohe	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1967–1980	81.9
1047	Geoffrey Boycott	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1986	81.8
1073	Nino Benvenuti	Boxing	🇮🇹 Italy	1960–1971	81.6
1109	Kipchoge Keino	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1962–1973	81.4
1130	Arthur Ashe	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1980	81.3
1141	Bill Bradley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	81.3
1151	Bishan Singh Bedi	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1966–1981	81.2
1170	Ian Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1980	81.1
1173	Majid Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1961–1985	81.1
1179	John Newcombe	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1981	81.1
1197	Dudu Georgescu	Football	🇷🇴 Romania	1969–1987	81.0
1201	Joe Frazier	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1981	80.9
1231	Zelmo Beaty	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1975	80.7
1239	Dave Bing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	80.7
1261	Lee Evans	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	80.6
1267	Dennis Amiss	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1987	80.6
1284	Ken Buchanan	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1965–1982	80.5
1310	Vladimir Bure	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1976	80.4
1322	Tommie Smith	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1969	80.3
1324	Renate Stecher	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1967–1976	80.3
1369	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	80.1
1379	Dennis Lillee	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1969–1988	79.9
1380	Lenny Wilkens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1975	79.9
1384	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	79.9

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