#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1543	Edwin Moses	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1988	84.7
1544	Shane Gould	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1971–1973	72.9
1545	Dražen Petrović	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1979–1993	75.9
1555	Joe Bottom	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	77.7
1563	Steve Ovett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1991	80.4
1569	Steve Largent	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1989	84.7
1581	World B. Free	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1988	79.0
1592	Vyacheslav Fetisov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1974–1998	84.0
1593	Aaron Pryor	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1990	77.2
1609	Mark Messier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–2004	85.1
1610	Joe Montana	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1994	82.8
1622	Tony Dorsett	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	83.8
1624	Craig Beardsley	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1984	76.1
1635	Steve Cram	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1978–1994	79.4
1664	Rowdy Gaines	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1984	76.8
1678	Ann Meyers Drysdale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1982	75.3
1681	George Brett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1993	84.9
1686	Bill Cowher	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2006	83.9
1697	Mark Howe	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1995	84.4
1705	Mike Gartner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1998	84.9
1725	Robin Yount	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1993	85.5
1740	Gary Abraham	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	78.3
1775	Jack Ham	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1982	82.4
1796	Rod Langway	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	83.0
1797	Jim Langer	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1981	82.3
1804	David Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1984	74.4
1811	Ray Guy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1986	83.1
1813	Dave Winfield	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1995	85.4
1824	Mike Haynes	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1989	82.9
1827	Jeremy Coney	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1971–1987	80.1
1837	Jack Youngblood	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	83.5
1840	Wasim Raja	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1985	80.2
1849	Rômulo Arantes	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	1972–1980	78.3
1850	Nigel Briers	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1971–1995	81.6
1851	Alan Butcher	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1972–1990	81.2
1853	Walter Payton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1987	82.7
1909	Jimmy Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1999	81.2
1916	James Lofton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	83.8
1941	Deborah Babashoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	76.9
1944	Phil Bainbridge	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1977–1993	80.5
1963	Rickey Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2003	84.6
1975	John Stallworth	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1987	82.8
1985	Michel Goulet	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1994	82.4
1986	John Riggins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1985	82.5
2007	Marques Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1989	76.1
2014	Lanny McDonald	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1989	82.3
2034	Dan Fouts	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1987	82.1
2047	Bob Gainey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1973–1989	82.3
2049	Paul Molitor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1998	84.0
2057	Warren Moon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–2000	83.0

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