#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1935	Clare Drake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1958–1989	84.0
1936	Jon Henricks	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1960	74.7
1937	Frank Mahovlich	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1956–1978	83.1
1938	Gerry Cheevers	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1961–1980	82.3
1939	Bill Dudley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1953	81.0
1940	Reg Noble	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1916–1933	83.5
1942	Doug Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2003	82.8
1944	Phil Bainbridge	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1977–1993	80.5
1945	Frank Brimsek	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	81.5
1946	Johnny Unitas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1973	82.4
1947	Albert Pujols	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2001–2022	84.0
1948	Pat Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2001	78.0
1949	James DeGale	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2009–2019	77.4
1951	Ferguson Jenkins	Baseball	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1983	84.0
1953	Mark Alleyne	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2005	81.1
1954	Fabricio Oberto	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2011	78.7
1955	Lew Hoad	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1968	77.7
1956	Raymond Berry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1967	82.0
1957	Busher Jackson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1944	82.2
1958	William Clothier	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1914	79.9
1959	John Doeg	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1935	78.3
1960	Jack Cartwright	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–—	78.0
1961	Marvin Anderson	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2005–2014	78.3
1962	Jack Aikins	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	76.1
1963	Rickey Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2003	84.6
1964	Joe Sakic	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2009	83.1
1965	Mats Wilander	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1980–1996	79.0
1967	Christy Mathewson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1916	82.4
1969	Eddie Shore	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1924–1940	81.4
1970	Warren Spahn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1965	84.8
1971	Amar'e Stoudemire	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	76.2
1972	Juan Martín del Potro	Tennis	🇦🇷 Argentina	2005–2022	78.2
1973	Budge Patty	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1961	79.7
1974	Pud Galvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1875–1892	84.2
1975	John Stallworth	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1987	82.8
1976	Patrick Peterson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2023	82.8
1977	Bruno Fratus	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–2023	78.3
1978	Ryosuke Irie	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2008–2021	78.8
1980	William Renshaw	Tennis	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1880–1889	75.7
1981	Marion Motley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1955	80.2
1982	Jerome Bettis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	82.8
1983	Elmer Lach	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1940–1954	81.3
1984	Dale Hawerchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–1997	82.4
1985	Michel Goulet	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1994	82.4
1986	John Riggins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1985	82.5
1987	Bob Hayes	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1975	80.4
1988	Dante Lavelli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1956	81.5
1989	Clarke Hinkle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1941	81.3
1990	Henry Jordan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1969	81.9
1991	Lionel Conacher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1925–1937	81.6

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