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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1991

Bobby Bell

77.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bobby Bell

1996

O.J. Simpson

77.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: O.J. Simpson

2000

Merlin Olsen

77.2

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Merlin Olsen

2017

Virginia Wade

77.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1962–1986
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Virginia Wade

2019

Rod Carew

77.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1985
Country: 🇵🇦 Panama

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

Athlete: Rod Carew

2021

Brad Park

77.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Brad Park

2030

Paul Warfield

77.1

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

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

Athlete: Paul Warfield

2037

Tom Mack

77.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1966–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tom Mack

2045

Nolan Ryan

77.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1966–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Nolan Ryan

2054

Yvan Cournoyer

77.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Yvan Cournoyer

2061

Guillermo Vilas

76.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1969–1992
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

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

Athlete: Guillermo Vilas

2069

Steve Carlton

76.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Steve Carlton

2075

Larry Little

76.9

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

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

Athlete: Larry Little

2093

Gerry Cheevers

76.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1961–1980
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Gerry Cheevers

2106

Ferguson Jenkins

76.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1965–1983
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ferguson Jenkins

2142

Bob Hayes

76.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bob Hayes

2178

Ken Houston

76.4

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

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

Athlete: Ken Houston

2194

Fred Biletnikoff

76.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fred Biletnikoff

2195

Geoff Arnold

76.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Geoff Arnold

2205

Ken Riley

76.3

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

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

Athlete: Ken Riley

2213

Mayumi Aoki

76.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1969–1976
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Mayumi Aoki

2217

Lance Alworth

76.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1962–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lance Alworth

2218

Rod Gilbert

76.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1960–1978
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Rod Gilbert

2220

Elvin Bethea

76.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Elvin Bethea

2225

Jacques Laperrière

76.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1962–1974
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jacques Laperrière

2237

Larry Csonka

76.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Larry Csonka

2288

Willie Lanier

76.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie Lanier

2295

Eddie Giacomin

76.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1965–1978
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Eddie Giacomin

2324

Vera Nikolić

75.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1964–1972
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Vera Nikolić

2330

John Mackey

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: John Mackey

2335

Dave Robinson

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dave Robinson

2349

Joe Greene

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Greene

2358

Stan Smith

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Stan Smith

2359

Rafael Osuna

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1969
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Rafael Osuna

2362

Claude Humphrey

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Claude Humphrey

2370

Tom Seaver

75.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tom Seaver

2401

Marie-Thérèse Armentero

75.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1968–1976
Country: 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Marie-Thérèse Armentero

2419

Reggie Jackson

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Reggie Jackson

2432

Curley Culp

75.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Curley Culp

2436

Tony Pérez

75.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1964–1986
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Tony Pérez

2441

Charlie Joiner

75.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charlie Joiner

2454

Johnny Robinson

75.3

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

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

Athlete: Johnny Robinson

2455

Winston Hill

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Winston Hill

2470

Leroy Kelly

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Leroy Kelly

2472

Chris Hanburger

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chris Hanburger

2476

Lyudmila Buldakova

75.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1960–1972
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Lyudmila Buldakova

2482

Carl Yastrzemski

75.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Carl Yastrzemski

2518

Rollie Fingers

75.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rollie Fingers

2526

Tony Roche

75.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony Roche

2529

Lem Barney

75.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lem Barney

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1991	Bobby Bell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	77.2
1996	O.J. Simpson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	77.2
2000	Merlin Olsen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	77.2
2017	Virginia Wade	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1962–1986	77.1
2019	Rod Carew	Baseball	🇵🇦 Panama	1967–1985	77.1
2021	Brad Park	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1985	77.1
2030	Paul Warfield	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	77.1
2037	Tom Mack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	77.1
2045	Nolan Ryan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1993	77.0
2054	Yvan Cournoyer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1963–1979	77.0
2061	Guillermo Vilas	Tennis	🇦🇷 Argentina	1969–1992	76.9
2069	Steve Carlton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1988	76.9
2075	Larry Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	76.9
2093	Gerry Cheevers	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1961–1980	76.8
2106	Ferguson Jenkins	Baseball	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1983	76.7
2142	Bob Hayes	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1975	76.6
2178	Ken Houston	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	76.4
2194	Fred Biletnikoff	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	76.4
2195	Geoff Arnold	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1963–1982	76.4
2205	Ken Riley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	76.3
2213	Mayumi Aoki	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	1969–1976	76.3
2217	Lance Alworth	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1972	76.3
2218	Rod Gilbert	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1978	76.3
2220	Elvin Bethea	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1983	76.3
2225	Jacques Laperrière	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1962–1974	76.3
2237	Larry Csonka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1979	76.2
2288	Willie Lanier	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	76.0
2295	Eddie Giacomin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1978	76.0
2324	Vera Nikolić	Athletics	🇷🇸 Serbia	1964–1972	75.9
2330	John Mackey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1972	75.9
2335	Dave Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	75.9
2349	Joe Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1981	75.8
2358	Stan Smith	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1985	75.8
2359	Rafael Osuna	Tennis	🇲🇽 Mexico	1960–1969	75.8
2362	Claude Humphrey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	75.8
2370	Tom Seaver	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1986	75.7
2401	Marie-Thérèse Armentero	Swimming	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1968–1976	75.6
2419	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	75.5
2432	Curley Culp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	75.4
2436	Tony Pérez	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1964–1986	75.4
2441	Charlie Joiner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1986	75.4
2454	Johnny Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	75.3
2455	Winston Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	75.3
2470	Leroy Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	75.3
2472	Chris Hanburger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	75.3
2476	Lyudmila Buldakova	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1960–1972	75.3
2482	Carl Yastrzemski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1983	75.2
2518	Rollie Fingers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1985	75.1
2526	Tony Roche	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1963–1979	75.1
2529	Lem Barney	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	75.1

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