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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1424

Sir Trevor David Brooking

79.8

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

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sir Trevor David Brooking

1445

Vladislav Tretiak

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Vladislav Tretiak

1446

Günter Netzer

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Günter Netzer

1453

Deacon Jones

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Deacon Jones

1454

B. S. Chandrasekhar

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: B. S. Chandrasekhar

1480

Mike Burton

79.5

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mike Burton

1490

Willis Reed

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1964–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Willis Reed

1499

Roger Brown

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Roger Brown

1502

Ted Hendricks

79.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ted Hendricks

1514

Bob Lilly

79.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bob Lilly

1519

Al Attles

79.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Al Attles

1528

Alan Page

79.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alan Page

1534

Gunnar Larsson

79.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1968–1974
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Gunnar Larsson

1542

Paul Krause

79.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Paul Krause

1559

Valeri Kharlamov

79.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Valeri Kharlamov

1562

Herb Adderley

79.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Herb Adderley

1573

Nate Thurmond

79.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Nate Thurmond

1591

Dave Keon

79.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Dave Keon

1593

Bobby Orr

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1966–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bobby Orr

1599

Ken Norton

78.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ken Norton

1625

Mike Brearley

78.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mike Brearley

1642

Wasim Bari

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Wasim Bari

1675

Tony Esposito

78.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Tony Esposito

1694

Novella Calligaris

78.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1968–1974
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Novella Calligaris

1740

Anatoliy Bondarchuk

78.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1965–1976
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Anatoliy Bondarchuk

1745

Mel Renfro

78.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mel Renfro

1749

Václav Nedomanský

78.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

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

Athlete: Václav Nedomanský

1763

Lou Hudson

78.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lou Hudson

1766

Bernie Parent

78.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bernie Parent

1770

Keith Boyce

78.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1965–1977
Country: 🇧🇧 West Indies

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

Athlete: Keith Boyce

1788

Willie Brown

78.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie Brown

1794

Jack Nicklaus

77.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1961–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 99.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Jack Nicklaus

1804

Gene Upshaw

77.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gene Upshaw

1805

Art Shell

77.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Art Shell

1813

Guy Lapointe

77.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Guy Lapointe

1816

Nick Buoniconti

77.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1962–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Nick Buoniconti

1817

Bevan Congdon

77.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1978
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bevan Congdon

1862

Jim Otto

77.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Otto

1867

Basil D'Oliveira

77.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1980
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Basil D'Oliveira

1896

Phil Esposito

77.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1963–1981
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Phil Esposito

1905

Jim Palmer

77.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1965–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jim Palmer

1914

Carl Eller

77.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Carl Eller

1918

Mike Ditka

77.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Ditka

1936

Earnie Shavers

77.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1969–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Earnie Shavers

1939

Gaylord Perry

77.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gaylord Perry

1947

Buck Buchanan

77.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Buck Buchanan

1949

Ron Mix

77.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ron Mix

1954

Jacques Lemaire

77.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1967–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jacques Lemaire

1958

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

77.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Evonne Goolagong Cawley

1978

Bob Griese

77.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bob Griese

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1424	Sir Trevor David Brooking	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	79.8
1445	Vladislav Tretiak	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1984	79.6
1446	Günter Netzer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1977	79.6
1453	Deacon Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	79.6
1454	B. S. Chandrasekhar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1963–1979	79.6
1480	Mike Burton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	79.5
1490	Willis Reed	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1974	79.4
1499	Roger Brown	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1975	79.4
1502	Ted Hendricks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	79.4
1514	Bob Lilly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	79.3
1519	Al Attles	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	79.3
1528	Alan Page	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	79.2
1534	Gunnar Larsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1968–1974	79.2
1542	Paul Krause	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	79.2
1559	Valeri Kharlamov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1967–1981	79.1
1562	Herb Adderley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	79.1
1573	Nate Thurmond	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	79.0
1591	Dave Keon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1982	79.0
1593	Bobby Orr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1979	78.9
1599	Ken Norton	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	78.9
1625	Mike Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1961–1983	78.8
1642	Wasim Bari	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1964–1984	78.7
1675	Tony Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	78.6
1694	Novella Calligaris	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1968–1974	78.5
1740	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1965–1976	78.2
1745	Mel Renfro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	78.2
1749	Václav Nedomanský	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1962–1983	78.2
1763	Lou Hudson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1979	78.1
1766	Bernie Parent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1979	78.1
1770	Keith Boyce	Cricket	🇧🇧 West Indies	1965–1977	78.1
1788	Willie Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1978	78.0
1794	Jack Nicklaus	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1986	77.9
1804	Gene Upshaw	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	77.9
1805	Art Shell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1982	77.9
1813	Guy Lapointe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	77.9
1816	Nick Buoniconti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	77.9
1817	Bevan Congdon	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1960–1978	77.9
1862	Jim Otto	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	77.7
1867	Basil D'Oliveira	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1980	77.7
1896	Phil Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1963–1981	77.5
1905	Jim Palmer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1984	77.5
1914	Carl Eller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	77.5
1918	Mike Ditka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	77.5
1936	Earnie Shavers	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1995	77.4
1939	Gaylord Perry	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1983	77.4
1947	Buck Buchanan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1975	77.4
1949	Ron Mix	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	77.4
1954	Jacques Lemaire	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1967–1979	77.4
1958	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1968–1983	77.3
1978	Bob Griese	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	77.3

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