#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1825	Arnie Herber	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1945	82.7
1826	Percy Chapman	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1920–1939	79.4
1827	Jeremy Coney	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1971–1987	80.1
1829	Maurice Richard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1942–1960	82.0
1830	Jannik Sinner	Tennis	🇮🇹 Italy	2018–—	77.2
1831	Honus Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1917	84.3
1832	Darrelle Revis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2017	81.2
1834	Bobby Bell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	82.9
1835	R. Norris Williams	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1926	80.5
1836	Turkey Stearnes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1942	83.9
1837	Jack Youngblood	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	83.5
1838	Jim Thome	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2012	85.2
1839	O.J. Simpson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	80.5
1840	Wasim Raja	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1985	80.2
1841	Aaqib Javed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1988–1998	79.0
1842	Bob Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1991	83.2
1843	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	1992–2003	79.5
1844	Merlin Olsen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	83.2
1845	Phil Housley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2003	84.3
1846	Richárd Bohus	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2010–2021	78.6
1847	Mickey MacKay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1914–1930	83.2
1848	Ebbie Goodfellow	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1943	83.1
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
1852	Patrick Roy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2003	83.1
1853	Walter Payton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1987	82.7
1854	Roger Clemens	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2007	84.7
1855	Don Hutson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1945	80.1
1857	Tyson Fury	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–—	77.5
1858	Damian Lillard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	77.3
1862	Rod Carew	Baseball	🇵🇦 Panama	1967–1985	84.0
1863	Tom Glavine	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2008	84.8
1864	Brad Park	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1985	83.1
1865	Toe Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1934–1948	82.1
1866	Amir Khan	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2022	79.1
1867	Dwight Freeney	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2017	83.1
1868	Jared Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2015	82.4
1869	Jack Alexy	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2022–—	74.8
1870	Buck Leonard	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	83.9
1871	Willie McCovey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1980	84.2
1872	Julio Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2022	82.0
1873	Paul Warfield	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	82.8
1874	Hunter Armstrong	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	76.0
1876	Adrian Moorhouse	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1982–1992	77.9
1877	Jack Kramer	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1954	78.1
1878	Tony Gwynn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2001	83.6
1879	Al MacInnis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	83.5
1880	Tom Mack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	83.5
1881	Rickey Jackson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1995	83.1

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