#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2467	Luca Cantagalli	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1985–2000	82.2
2469	André Nascimento	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1997–2012	82.2
2472	Henrik Lundqvist	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2020	80.7
2473	Ed Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2013	79.7
2474	Serge Savard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1983	80.8
2475	Duleepsinhji	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1924–1932	73.6
2476	Dick Duff	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1954–1972	80.8
2477	Phillip DeFreitas	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1985–2006	78.6
2478	Mike Michalske	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1937	79.2
2479	Frank Chance	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1914	80.2
2480	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	73.2
2481	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	80.4
2482	Leo Boivin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1970	81.7
2483	Billy Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1916	78.8
2484	Téo Andant	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	2019–—	75.6
2485	Bobby Bauer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1952	79.1
2486	Hughie Lehman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1928	80.5
2487	Joe Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2017	79.7
2488	Hugh McElhenny	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	79.5
2491	Marcel Bernard	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1932–1956	78.9
2492	Kirby Puckett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1995	79.7
2493	Hilton Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	80.4
2494	Ted Simmons	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1988	82.4
2495	J.H. Taylor	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1893–1926	83.2
2496	Luciano De Cecco	Volleyball	🇦🇷 Argentina	2006–—	82.9
2497	Roberto Luongo	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2019	80.6
2500	Christian Sørum	Volleyball	🇳🇴 Norway	2014–—	80.4
2502	Lou Brock	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1979	81.1
2503	Turk Edwards	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1940	78.5
2504	Bob Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	78.2
2505	Herbie Lewis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1939	79.8
2507	Viacheslav Krasilnikov	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	2010–—	81.6
2508	Juan Manuel Fangio	Formula 1	🇦🇷 Argentina	1950–1958	84.0
2509	Milt Schmidt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1955	79.5
2512	Edgerrin James	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	79.1
2513	George Davis	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1909	81.7
2514	Herman Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2002	78.3
2515	Keenan McCardell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2007	81.6
2516	Greg Burgess	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1996	74.4
2517	Vic Hanson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1930	72.4
2518	Billy Casper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1985	83.6
2519	Gale Sayers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1971	75.6
2520	Robert Brazile	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1984	78.6
2522	Marco Bracci	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1988–2001	81.6
2523	Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–—	87.7
2524	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	79.5
2525	Richard Gasquet	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2002–2025	79.8
2526	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	79.2
2527	Harold Mahony	Tennis	🇮🇪 Ireland	1890–1905	76.8
2528	Waite Hoyt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1938	81.8

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