#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1601	Mel Renfro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1977	84.2
1602	Bernard Bosanquet	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1898–1919	79.3
1603	Harry Brook	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–—	78.0
1604	Neil Adcock	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1952–1963	79.9
1605	Václav Nedomanský	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1962–1983	84.2
1606	Herbert Lawford	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1878–1893	81.5
1607	Iryna Sekachova	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1997–2012	81.0
1608	Trevor Barry	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2006–2017	79.8
1609	Mark Messier	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–2004	85.1
1610	Joe Montana	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1994	82.8
1611	Brittney Griner	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	78.0
1612	Hayley Wickenheiser	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2017	84.4
1613	James J. Braddock	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1938	79.5
1614	Cammi Granato	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2005	83.3
1615	Charley Hyatt	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1937	77.0
1616	Manny Ramírez	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1993–2011	84.8
1617	Steve Smith Sr	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	84.3
1618	Tom Flores	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1994	85.0
1619	Boglárka Kapás	Swimming	🇭🇺 Hungary	2009–2022	79.8
1620	Lou Hudson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1979	79.1
1621	Larry Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2007	83.5
1622	Tony Dorsett	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	83.8
1623	Bernie Parent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1965–1979	82.0
1624	Craig Beardsley	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1984	76.1
1625	Chris Doleman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	84.0
1626	Kevin Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	84.0
1627	Keith Boyce	Cricket	🇧🇧 West Indies	1965–1977	80.1
1628	Martin Donnelly	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1936–1961	79.8
1629	Hap Holmes	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	84.1
1630	Oliver Campbell	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1893	78.0
1631	Malcolm Whitman	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1902	78.4
1632	Dennis Brookes	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1959	82.6
1633	Drew Brees	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2020	84.8
1634	Wilma Rudolph	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1962	75.2
1635	Steve Cram	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1978–1994	79.4
1636	Marco Arop	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–—	76.5
1637	Marin Čilić	Tennis	🇭🇷 Croatia	2005–—	81.7
1638	Herschelle Gibbs	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1996–2010	80.5
1639	Kelvin Kiptum	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2018–2024	76.1
1640	Holly Barratt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2009–2022	80.0
1641	Art Monk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1995	84.6
1642	Cal Hubbard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1936	82.3
1643	Willie Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1978	83.9
1644	Russell Bowie	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1898–1910	81.5
1645	Punch Broadbent	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1929	83.2
1646	Tom Blundell	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	80.2
1647	Frank Baltrusch	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1986–1992	77.8
1648	Jack Nicklaus	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1986	88.5
1649	Reggie White	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2000	84.1
1650	Iga Świątek	Tennis	🇵🇱 Poland	2016–—	78.2

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