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Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Breaking News:SI just released it's top 50 athletes

Here is the full list - #1 Michael Jordan, #2 Muhammed Ali, #3 Jackie Robinson, #4 Wayne Gretsky, #5 Jim Thorpe, #6 Babe Ruth, #7 Tiger Woods, #8 Roger Federer, #9 Michael Phelps, #10 Pele, #11 Kareem Abdul-Jabber, #12 Bo Jackson, #13 Carl Lewis, #14 Gordie Howe, #15 BRUCE LEE, #16 Larry Bird, #17 Magic Johnson, #18 Bill Russell, #19 Joe Montana, #20 Babe Didrikson Zaharias, #21 Mickey Mantle, #22 Willie Mays, #23 Jack Nicklaus, #24 Ted Williams, #25 Margaret Court, #26 Diego Maradona, #27 Jim Brown, #28 Mark Spitz, #29 Deion Sanders, #30 Walter Peyton, #31 Joe Lewis, #32 Emmitt Smith, #33 Lou Gherig, #34 Hank Aaron, #35 Laird Hamilton, #36 Jerry Rice, #37 Wilt Chamberlin, #38 Mia Hamm, #39 Tony Hawk, #40 Joe DiMaggio, #41 Peyton Manning, #42 Ty Cobb, #43 Mark Allen, #44 Royce Gracie, #45 Jesse Owens, #46 Serena Williams, #47 LeBron James, #48 Sandy Koufax, #49 Cy Young, #50 Lawrence Taylor.

Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:57 pm ]
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Larry Bird rates higher than Payton? :lol:

Author:  Rod [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:59 pm ]
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Not enough soccer players and too many surfers. Margaret Court over Steffi Graf, Chrissie, and Martina? Who made this stupid fucking list?

Author:  T-Bone [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:59 pm ]
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Jesse Owens at #45 is the one that stuck out to me as being underrated.

Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:01 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Not enough soccer players and too many surfers. Margaret Court over Steffi Graf, Chrissie, and Martina? Who made this stupid fucking list?


If they are going on pure accomplishment than Wayne Gretzky should be first since he shattered every scoring record in the book.

Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:03 pm ]
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What is the criteria? Because I'd say Bo Jackson was probably a better athlete than Babe Ruth or Tiger Woods.

Author:  badrogue17 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:03 pm ]
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jimmypasta wrote:
Larry Bird rates higher than Payton? :lol:

:lol: And LeBron. Lil Danny's head might explode.

Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:06 pm ]
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Who the fuck is #43 Mark Allen?

I can't believe I've never even heard of one of the top 50 athletes of all time. I've been watching sports for quite a while.

Author:  WestmontMike [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:07 pm ]
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No horse on this one?

Author:  Hawg Ass [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:08 pm ]
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Douchebag is not going to like all of the golfers listed one bit.

Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:09 pm ]
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This is just PC garbage.

Make sure we get a woman, a tennis player, a skateboarder, some old guys, a golfer, some soccer guys, a couple dudes or chicks named Laird, etc.

Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:09 pm ]
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Who the fuck is #43 Mark Allen?

I can't believe I've never even heard of one of the top 50 athletes of all time. I've been watching sports for quite a while.


All I can think of is Marcus Allen. I noticed that name,too.

Author:  Bagels [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:09 pm ]
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Hillbilly Jim

Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:10 pm ]
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jimmypasta wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Who the fuck is #43 Mark Allen?

I can't believe I've never even heard of one of the top 50 athletes of all time. I've been watching sports for quite a while.


All I can think of is Marcus Allen. I noticed that name,too.


Google says he's either a triathlete or a guy that sells real estate in Bucktown. Maybe he does both.

Author:  Hawg Ass [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:11 pm ]
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Lawrence Taylor probably did about 10 lines after seeing this list.

Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:12 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
jimmypasta wrote:
Larry Bird rates higher than Payton? :lol:

:lol: And LeBron. Lil Danny's head might explode.


Deion Sanders ahead of Payton??? Bullshit. Neon Deion was afraid to get or give hits. He should be in the next 50. I would have thrown in a wrestler like HBK to get more people angry.

Author:  chaspoppcap [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:21 pm ]
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Bruce Lee for the win motherfucker!!!

Where is Hulk Hogan?

Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:36 pm ]
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Hawg Ass wrote:
Douchebag is not going to like all of the golfers listed one bit.
Tiger listed higher than the best male swimmer and soccer player ever.

Too bad he's not back ;)

Author:  Powerhouse233 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:39 pm ]
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Wilt fucking Chamberlain is #37?! What an obscenely horrific list. Laird Hamilton is ahead of Wilt Goddamn Chamberlain? Wow, hideous list. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were not better basketball players than Wilt. Jordan and Kareem are the only ones with an argument, Russell as well because of his unprecedented team success.

Author:  Powerhouse233 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:43 pm ]
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I love Larry Bird but what criteria are they using to rank him over Magic, let alone Wilt freaking Chamberlain? Bird has no case over Chamberlain. None. He was very similar to Magic and was regarded as a greater player in the early years but Bird broke down after 88' and Magic is generally regarded as having a superior career. Ranking a surfer over an iconic sports god like Wilt Chamberlain is insult to the intelligence of all sports fans.

Author:  Furious Styles [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:43 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Margaret Court over Steffi Graf, Chrissie, and Martina? Who made this stupid fucking list?

Yeah, that one really jumped out at me.

Author:  Powerhouse233 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:45 pm ]
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How are they ranking these athletes exactly? Why is Jackie Robinson third? Because he was a pioneer? His pioneer status is enough to make him the third best athlete? He was a terrific athlete obviously but third is obscenely high.

Author:  Powerhouse233 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:53 pm ]
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Also, why the hell is Jim Brown ranked #27? Brown is generally regarded as the greatest player in league history. Probably ranked #1 on more all time NFL lists than any other player. On top of this he's also regarded as an all time great lacrosse player. Woods, Federer, Phelps and Pele are ranked 7-10 yet Brown is all the way down at #27? Strikes me as odd.

Author:  rogers park bryan [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:56 pm ]
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Its gotta be most important or most iconic or something

Author:  Mini Ditka [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:03 pm ]
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Tony Hawk>LeBron James

Author:  Don Tiny [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:35 pm ]
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
This is just PC garbage.

Make sure we get a woman, a tennis player, a skateboarder, some old guys, a golfer, some soccer guys, a couple dudes or chicks named Laird, etc.



So a woman, a tennis player, a skateboarder, some old guys, a golfer, some soccer guys, a couple dudes or chicks named Laird, and a rabbi walk into a bar .......

Author:  stoneroses86 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:37 pm ]
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I am sure that Lawrence Taylor was surprised to learn that he is not as great of an athlete as a female soccer player, a skateboarder, a surfer, and several tennis players.

This list is outrageous.

Author:  Rod [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:41 pm ]
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stoneroses86 wrote:
I am sure that Lawrence Taylor was surprised to learn that he is not as great of an athlete as a female soccer player, a skateboarder, a surfer, and several tennis players.

This list is outrageous.



Absolutely. It's missing Phil Rizzuto.

Author:  Regular Reader [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:47 pm ]
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jimmypasta wrote:
Here is the full list - #8 Roger Federer (boring compiler at the low point of men's tennis in the last 75 years),

#9 Michael Phelps (If he were Soviet, or an East German woman, he'd not be under consideration....wave the flag and hold your nose),

#25 Margaret Court (Babe Zaharias is the women's pioneer on this list, besides Billie Jean King was far more important, inspiring and better),

#29 Deion Sanders (Top 50 clown maybe) ,

#32 Emmitt Smith (wildly overrated compiler),

#35 Laird Hamilton (A surfer. They must be kidding, or in the running for OP ad $$),

#38 Mia Hamm (I can think of 10 better women's basketball players, but their sexuality may be in question),

#39 Tony Hawk (Why, because asshole kids at New Trier or Hinsdale Central need a guy?),

#41 Peyton Manning (pander to the under 40 know nothings),

#43 Mark Allen, #44 Royce Gracie (I'm not even going to bother the Google about these two. If I were to reach, I'd submit Phil Knight over each of them, he actually did run track @Oregon)


None of them should even be mentioned.

And on second thought, take Bruce Lee off as well.

Imo only 39 out 50 should even be considered. That no better than "C" level work. Congrats.

Author:  stoneroses86 [ Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:02 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
stoneroses86 wrote:
I am sure that Lawrence Taylor was surprised to learn that he is not as great of an athlete as a female soccer player, a skateboarder, a surfer, and several tennis players.

This list is outrageous.



Absolutely. It's missing Phil Rizzuto.

Come on now. It is a list of top athletes, not Nazi killing war heroes.

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