#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2951	Roger Staubach	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	74.3
2952	Elena Rybakina	Tennis	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2017–—	71.1
2953	Justin Jefferson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–—	72.0
2954	Bob Ferguson	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1866–1890	78.0
2955	Jamie Anderson	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1870–1886	78.0
2956	Marcelo Negrão	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2006	77.6
2957	Jonas Reckermann	Volleyball	🇩🇪 Germany	1999–2013	77.6
2958	Fita Bayisa	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1990–2000	72.3
2959	Nellie Fox	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1965	77.7
2960	George McNamara	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1907–1917	75.7
2961	Bronisław Bebel	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	1972–1980	77.2
2962	Yutaka Demachi	Volleyball	🇯🇵 Japan	1968–1976	77.2
2963	Red Dutton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1936	76.0
2964	Rory McIlroy	Golf	🇬🇧 Northern Ireland	2007–—	79.2
2965	Daniel Alfredsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2014	77.6
2966	Earle Combs	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1935	75.9
2967	Balázs Baji	Athletics	🇭🇺 Hungary	2008–2021	73.4
2968	Skinny Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1937	69.2
2969	Hilary Caldwell	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–2017	71.0
2970	Pat Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	79.9
2971	Rusty Crawford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1929	77.1
2972	Geoff Hughes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1922–1932	74.1
2973	Jim Barnes	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1912–1937	78.3
2974	Tom Hooper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1908	74.0
2975	Piotr Kantor	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	2012–—	78.4
2976	Bartosz Losiak	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	2012–—	78.4
2977	Angelique Kerber	Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2003–2024	73.4
2978	Ulf Samuelsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1983–2000	77.2
2979	Sandra Haynie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1989	79.8
2980	Sara Grahn	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–2022	76.9
2981	Saeid Marouf	Volleyball	🇮🇷 Iran	2005–2021	77.6
2982	Ricardo Lucarelli	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2011–—	77.3
2983	Wallace de Souza	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–—	77.3
2984	Natalie Cook	Volleyball	🇦🇺 Australia	1993–2012	79.0
2985	Mark Edmondson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1988	72.9
2986	Ernie Lombardi	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	76.3
2987	Lou Boudreau	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1952	75.6
2988	Lyudmila Borozna	Volleyball	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1968–1976	76.8
2989	Vladimir Dorokhov	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1984	76.8
2990	Phil Mickelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–—	80.3
2991	Amélie Mauresmo	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1993–2009	73.8
2992	Liam Dawson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2007–—	74.9
2993	Gordie Drillon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1943	72.5
2994	Wude Ayalew	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2007–2016	71.7
2995	Chris Cavanaugh	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1986	70.0
2996	Clayton Stanley	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2014	77.3
2997	Mohammad Asif	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2010	70.2
2998	Iliass Aouani	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–—	71.5
2999	Catfish Hunter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	74.8
3000	Dickie Boon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1897–1905	74.0

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