1. Top Ten Athletes of All Time
Jeremiah Melton

2. Sports Basketball Baseball Boxing Swimming Track and Field Golf Hockey
Tennis

3. 10. Manny Pacquiao Fighter of the decade (2000) 6 belts (different)
Greatest pound to pound of his time

4. 9. Tiger Woods Greatest golf player of all time #1 in PGA 14 majors
Player of the Year (x 10)

5. 8. Michael Phelps Decorative swimmer with 22 medals
Only to win 8 gold in one Olympic
Butterfly (100,200,400)
200 meter freestyle
Individual medley

6. 7. Carl Lewis 28’ 10.25’’ Nine- time Olympic gold medalist
Held world record in 100 meters

7. 6. Bo Jackson
First pro athlete to be named an all-star in two major American sports (Baseball and Football)
40 yd. – 4.12 sec.
Career -short lived
Hip injury

8. 5. Jackie Robinson first AA to play in MLB 1st black MVP
Rookie of the Year
All-star (x 6)

9. 4. Wayne Gretzky Decorated hockey player of all time
scored 200 points in one season
Won Hart Trophy
NHL's Most Valuable Player

10. 3. Muhammad Ali “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”
Greatest boxer of all time
First three-time world heavyweight champion
Won 22 heavyweight championship fights

11. 2. Rodger Federer 17 grand slam titles
Greatest tennis player of all time
replaced former greatest
When he only got 13 grand slam titles

12. 1. Michael Jordan greatest player who ever played basketball
6x NBA championships, 5x Season MVP,
6x Finals MVP, Rookie of the Year
3rd highest scoring basketball athlete
10-time NBA scoring champ

13. Works Cited
ESPN SportsNation. Greatest Athlete of All Time. 10 March Web. 28 June 2013.
Hauser, Mark. The 25 Greatest Athletes of All Time. 26 February Web. 28 June 2013.
Mante, Carolyn Kay. Top 10 Athletes of All Time. 4 May Web. 28 June 2013.