- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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.
Quick answer
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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- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1960–2005
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1974
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1979
- Country
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1974
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1963–1973
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1962–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1961–1976
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1976
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1971
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1974
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1969–1973
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1961–1967
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1967–1977
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1968
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 42.0
- Dominance
- 38.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 34.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1978
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 26.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3415 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 67.8 |
| 3481 | Isao Aoki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–2015 | 66.9 |
| 3500 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | Golf | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1960–2005 | 66.7 |
| 3542 | Tommy Aaron | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–2000 | 66.3 |
| 3555 | Denny Hulme | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1965–1974 | 66.2 |
| 3576 | Elmira Antonyan | Table Tennis | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 1968–1979 | 66.0 |
| 3591 | István Jónyer | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1983 | 65.8 |
| 3640 | Anatoly Amelin | Table Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1962–1974 | 65.3 |
| 3699 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 64.6 |
| 3750 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 64.3 |
| 3771 | Charles Coody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1999 | 64.0 |
| 3774 | Nobuhiko Hasegawa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1963–1973 | 64.0 |
| 3860 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 63.0 |
| 3864 | Judit Magos | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1968–1985 | 63.0 |
| 3871 | Tibor Klampár | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1988 | 62.9 |
| 3884 | Jochen Rindt | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1964–1970 | 62.7 |
| 3886 | Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1962–1972 | 62.7 |
| 3895 | Hans Alser | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1960–1974 | 62.6 |
| 3973 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 61.6 |
| 3980 | Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1966–1979 | 61.5 |
| 4060 | Jo Siffert | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1962–1971 | 60.3 |
| 4103 | Chester Barnes | Table Tennis | 🏴 England | 1961–1976 | 59.7 |
| 4111 | Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1963–1976 | 59.5 |
| 4117 | Pedro Rodríguez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1963–1971 | 59.4 |
| 4180 | Richie Ginther | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1967 | 58.1 |
| 4197 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1966–1974 | 57.8 |
| 4218 | François Cevert | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1973 | 57.4 |
| 4221 | Peter Revson | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1974 | 57.4 |
| 4236 | Lorenzo Bandini | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1967 | 56.9 |
| 4268 | Jackie Oliver | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1967–1977 | 56.0 |
| 4287 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1963–1968 | 55.4 |
| 4748 | Bo "Bosse" Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1980 | 42.9 |
| 5063 | Krister Kristensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1978 | 29.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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