#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2151	Adam Oates	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2004	82.4
2152	Andy Bathgate	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1975	82.2
2153	Hines Ward	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2011	82.2
2154	Stefano Battistelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–1996	76.5
2155	Carmen Bunaciu	Swimming	🇷🇴 Romania	1977–1986	76.5
2156	Billy Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	82.5
2157	Craig Kimbrel	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	82.6
2158	Edgar Martínez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1987–2004	82.5
2159	Shannon Briggs	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2016	79.0
2160	Ed "Too Tall" Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	82.9
2161	John Hartley	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1878–1890	77.6
2162	Vera Nikolić	Athletics	🇷🇸 Serbia	1964–1972	76.5
2163	Katie Hoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2012	75.9
2164	Naoko Takahashi	Athletics	🇯🇵 Japan	1997–2008	76.3
2165	Earl Campbell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1985	78.0
2166	Ozzie Newsome	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1990	82.4
2167	Bill Barber	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1984	81.3
2168	John Mackey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1972	80.2
2169	Benny Friedman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1934	79.4
2170	Paddy Driscoll	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1929	80.2
2171	Lou Creekmur	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1959	80.8
2172	Jerry Kramer	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	80.5
2173	Dave Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	81.2
2174	Eric Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	82.2
2175	Rosey Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1965	81.4
2176	Tommy Phillips	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1912	79.4
2177	Paddy Moran	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1917	81.3
2178	Woody Dumart	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1935–1954	82.7
2179	Bill Mosienko	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1941–1955	81.3
2180	Joanna Atkins	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2017	76.9
2181	Frank Foyston	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	81.5
2182	Moose Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1922	81.9
2183	Michael Schumacher	Formula 1	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2012	85.7
2184	John Elway	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	82.1
2185	Joe Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1981	80.8
2186	Hana Mandlíková	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1978–1990	77.6
2187	Kim Barnett	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1979–2005	80.9
2188	Ron Lyle	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1995	77.4
2189	Mordecai Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1916	81.3
2190	John Clarkson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1882–1894	81.1
2191	Ray Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1948	82.1
2192	Noah Ngeny	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1997–2003	75.5
2193	Cullen Jones	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2016	76.7
2194	Stan Smith	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1985	78.2
2195	Rafael Osuna	Tennis	🇲🇽 Mexico	1960–1969	77.0
2196	Caroline Burckle	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2009	74.8
2197	Gene Hickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	81.7
2198	Claude Humphrey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	81.1
2199	Bruce Dooland	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1957	77.5
2200	Bryan Hextall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1948	80.5

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