#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1705	Mike Gartner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1998	84.9
1706	Mykolas Alekna	Athletics	🇱🇹 Lithuania	2021–—	75.0
1708	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2021	80.3
1709	Adam Voges	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2002–2017	79.9
1710	Frank Calder	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1943	84.6
1711	Wilson Kipsang	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2010–2019	79.1
1713	Jim Courier	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	78.8
1714	Jim Otto	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	84.0
1715	Warren Sapp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2007	82.5
1716	Tim Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2004	84.5
1717	Joe Schmidt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1965	83.3
1718	Andy Robustelli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1964	83.3
1719	Basil D'Oliveira	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1980	80.7
1720	King Clancy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1937	83.3
1722	Stefan Edberg	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1983–1996	80.9
1723	Shawn Porter	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2021	79.2
1725	Robin Yount	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1993	85.5
1726	Andrei Arshavin	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	2000–2018	76.9
1729	Mamo Wolde	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1956–1972	79.3
1730	Fidel LaBarba	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1933	77.1
1731	Dickie Moore	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1968	82.0
1733	Willie Roaf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	83.5
1734	Tim Bresnan	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2021	80.8
1735	Bill Cook	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	82.1
1736	Sidney Wood	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1945	80.5
1737	Yvon Petra	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1937–1951	80.1
1738	Walter Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1902–1921	79.5
1740	Gary Abraham	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	78.3
1742	Lawrence Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	81.9
1743	Phil Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1963–1981	83.1
1744	Kane Williamson	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2010–—	80.1
1746	Rasheed Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2013	79.1
1747	Marcus Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	83.6
1748	Night Train Lane	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1965	82.3
1750	Kell Brook	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2022	79.4
1752	Jim Palmer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1984	84.0
1754	Daniel Wiffen	Swimming	🇮🇪 Ireland	2019–—	75.5
1755	James Guy	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2014–—	78.8
1756	Alexander Dale Oen	Swimming	🇳🇴 Norway	2003–2012	76.8
1757	Eddie Collins	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1906–1930	85.4
1758	Jonathan Ogden	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2007	83.0
1759	Eric Dickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	81.6
1760	Bobby Layne	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1962	83.3
1761	Carl Eller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	83.4
1762	John Randle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	83.0
1763	Sam Curran	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–—	78.7
1764	Colin Bland	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1956–1974	79.6
1765	Mike Ditka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	82.4
1767	Coby Carrozza	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	77.1
1768	Nathon Allen	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2015–—	78.5

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