#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
14	Deacon Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	90.4
18	Ted Hendricks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	90.2
19	Bob Lilly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	90.1
20	Alan Page	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	90
23	Paul Krause	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	90
25	Herb Adderley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	89.9
49	Mel Renfro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	88.9
50	Tom Flores	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1994	88.8
60	Willie Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1978	88.6
62	Gene Upshaw	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	88.5
63	Art Shell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1982	88.5
66	Nick Buoniconti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	88.5
71	Jim Otto	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	88.3
83	Carl Eller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	88.1
85	Mike Ditka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	88.1
89	Ron Mix	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	88
94	Buck Buchanan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1975	87.9
101	Bob Griese	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	87.8
105	Bobby Bell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	87.7
107	O.J. Simpson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	87.7
108	Merlin Olsen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1976	87.7
114	Paul Warfield	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	87.6
115	Tom Mack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	87.6
126	Larry Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	87.4
129	Don Coryell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1986	87.3
139	Bob Hayes	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1975	87
145	Ken Houston	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	86.8
149	Fred Biletnikoff	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	86.8
152	Ken Riley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1983	86.7
155	Lance Alworth	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1972	86.7
157	Elvin Bethea	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1983	86.7
160	Larry Csonka	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1979	86.6
172	Willie Lanier	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	86.4
180	John Mackey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1972	86.3
188	Dave Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	86.2
190	Joe Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1981	86.1
192	Claude Humphrey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	86.1
207	Curley Culp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	85.7
208	Charlie Joiner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1986	85.7
212	Johnny Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	85.6
213	Winston Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	85.6
217	Leroy Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	85.6
219	Chris Hanburger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	85.6
234	Lem Barney	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	85.3
263	Bob Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	84.4
267	Gale Sayers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1971	84.3
288	Dick Butkus	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	83.6
308	Charlie Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1977	82.8
309	Floyd Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1975	82.7
311	Joe Namath	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1977	82.5

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