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Hank Aaron (Baseball): 25 time MLB all star, 3 time gold glove winner, 4 time home run champion, 2 time batting champion and 1 time MVP. He held the career home run record at 755, until it was controversially broken by Barry Bonds. Has MLB records: most career bases with 6,856, most career RBIs with 2,297, and most career extra-base hits with 1,477.
Jim Brown (Football): Only played for 9 years, and was a 9 time Pro Bowler, while leading the NFL in rushing 8 out of 9 years. He was also a 3 time NFL MVP. When he left the league he held the records for most career yards, most rushing TD's, most total TD's, most all-purpose yards and single season rushing yardage.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Track and Field, Basketball, Golf): She excelled at 3 different sports, winning 10 majors in golf, including 3 US Opens, and being the first woman to ever make the cut in a men's tournament. She won 2 Olympic gold medals in javelin throw and 80m hurdles during the 1932 Olympic games. In basketball, she was an AAU All American, and led her team to the AAU National Championship in 1931.
Red Grange (Football): He was one the first great football players, and has been named the best college football player of all time by ESPN. He played in the NFL during its infancy and scored 32 touchdowns, making the 1920's NFL all-decade team.
Mia Hamm (Soccer): She is greatest women's soccer player in the US history. Over her career she won 2 World Cups and 2 Olympic gold medals. In college she won the NCAA championship all 4 years, averaging more than a goal per game.
Bobby Hull (Hockey): He had 610 goals and 560 assists during his 1063 game NHL career. 10 time NHL all star left winger, 2 time Hart Memorial Trophy winner, 3 time Art Ross Trophy Winner and 1 time Stanley Cup champion.
Mario Lemiuex (Hockey): 690 career NHL goals, and 1033 career assists. 2 time Stanley Cup champion, 1 Olympic gold medal, 3 time Hart Memorial Trophy winner, 6 time Art Ross Trophy winner. His totals could have been much higher, but he stepped away from the game for a while after being diagnosed with cancer, and then again he retired only to rejoin the team a few years later.
Joe Louis (Boxing): World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949, in which he defended his title a record 25 straight fights. His overall record was 69-3-0-1.
Moses Malone (Basketball): He scored 29,580 career NBA/ABA points and had 17,834 career rebounds. During his career he went to 12 consecutive NBA all star games and won NBA championship one time.
Peyton Manning (Football): 11 time Pro Bowl quarterback, 4 time MVP, Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP. He has thrown for 399 career TD's and 54,828 career yards, for a passer rating of 94.9.
Melankomas (Boxing): An ancient Greek boxer, that we don't know much about. Legend say that he never lost a match and was never struck by an opponent.
Terrell Owens (Football): 15,934 career receiving yards and 153 career TDs. He went to the Pro Bowl 6 times and played in 1 Super Bowl, but did not win it.
Pele (Soccer): As a professional he scored 620 goals in 661 games, and 77 goals in 92 international games. He won 3 World Cups during his career, and is considered the greatest soccer player of all time.
Cal Ripken Jr. (Baseball): Baseball's iron man. He played in 2,632 consecutive games for the Orioles, after which he volutarily removed himself from the lineup. He was a 19 time MLB all star, 2 time MVP, 2 time Gold Glove winner, and won the World Series one time. 3,184 hits, 431 home runs and 1,695 RBIs.
Pete Rose (Baseball): The controversy around Rose is not surrounding his physical ability, as it is with other controversial baseball stars. He was a 17 time all star, 2 time Gold Glove winner, 3 time World Series champion, 1 time World Series MVP, 1 time NL MVP, and 3 time NL batting champion. He holds the all time MLB hit record with 4,256 career hits, and the all time career games played record with 3,562 games.
Bill Russell (Basketball): He won the NBA championship 11 times during his career, was NBA MVP 5 times, the rebounding champion 5 times, a 12 time NBA all star, an Olympic gold medal winner and a 2 time NCAA champion. He had 21,620 career NBA rebounds.
Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket): He is considered one of the greatest batsman of all time. He is the only cricketer to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
Shaun White (Snowboarding, Skateboarding): 2 time Olympic gold medal winner in snowboard halfpipe and 12 time Winter X Games gold medalist in snowboarding events. He has also won 2 X Games gold medals in skateboarding. This year, he became the first ever to score a perfect 100 in snowboard superpipe.
Hank Aaron (Baseball): 25 time MLB all star, 3 time gold glove winner, 4 time home run champion, 2 time batting champion and 1 time MVP. He held the career home run record at 755, until it was controversially broken by Barry Bonds. Has MLB records: most career bases with 6,856, most career RBIs with 2,297, and most career extra-base hits with 1,477.
Jim Brown (Football): Only played for 9 years, and was a 9 time Pro Bowler, while leading the NFL in rushing 8 out of 9 years. He was also a 3 time NFL MVP. When he left the league he held the records for most career yards, most rushing TD's, most total TD's, most all-purpose yards and single season rushing yardage.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Track and Field, Basketball, Golf): She excelled at 3 different sports, winning 10 majors in golf, including 3 US Opens, and being the first woman to ever make the cut in a men's tournament. She won 2 Olympic gold medals in javelin throw and 80m hurdles during the 1932 Olympic games. In basketball, she was an AAU All American, and led her team to the AAU National Championship in 1931.
Red Grange (Football): He was one the first great football players, and has been named the best college football player of all time by ESPN. He played in the NFL during its infancy and scored 32 touchdowns, making the 1920's NFL all-decade team.
Mia Hamm (Soccer): She is greatest women's soccer player in the US history. Over her career she won 2 World Cups and 2 Olympic gold medals. In college she won the NCAA championship all 4 years, averaging more than a goal per game.
Bobby Hull (Hockey): He had 610 goals and 560 assists during his 1063 game NHL career. 10 time NHL all star left winger, 2 time Hart Memorial Trophy winner, 3 time Art Ross Trophy Winner and 1 time Stanley Cup champion.
Mario Lemiuex (Hockey): 690 career NHL goals, and 1033 career assists. 2 time Stanley Cup champion, 1 Olympic gold medal, 3 time Hart Memorial Trophy winner, 6 time Art Ross Trophy winner. His totals could have been much higher, but he stepped away from the game for a while after being diagnosed with cancer, and then again he retired only to rejoin the team a few years later.
Joe Louis (Boxing): World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949, in which he defended his title a record 25 straight fights. His overall record was 69-3-0-1.
Moses Malone (Basketball): He scored 29,580 career NBA/ABA points and had 17,834 career rebounds. During his career he went to 12 consecutive NBA all star games and won NBA championship one time.
Peyton Manning (Football): 11 time Pro Bowl quarterback, 4 time MVP, Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP. He has thrown for 399 career TD's and 54,828 career yards, for a passer rating of 94.9.
Melankomas (Boxing): An ancient Greek boxer, that we don't know much about. Legend say that he never lost a match and was never struck by an opponent.
Terrell Owens (Football): 15,934 career receiving yards and 153 career TDs. He went to the Pro Bowl 6 times and played in 1 Super Bowl, but did not win it.
Pele (Soccer): As a professional he scored 620 goals in 661 games, and 77 goals in 92 international games. He won 3 World Cups during his career, and is considered the greatest soccer player of all time.
Cal Ripken Jr. (Baseball): Baseball's iron man. He played in 2,632 consecutive games for the Orioles, after which he volutarily removed himself from the lineup. He was a 19 time MLB all star, 2 time MVP, 2 time Gold Glove winner, and won the World Series one time. 3,184 hits, 431 home runs and 1,695 RBIs.
Pete Rose (Baseball): The controversy around Rose is not surrounding his physical ability, as it is with other controversial baseball stars. He was a 17 time all star, 2 time Gold Glove winner, 3 time World Series champion, 1 time World Series MVP, 1 time NL MVP, and 3 time NL batting champion. He holds the all time MLB hit record with 4,256 career hits, and the all time career games played record with 3,562 games.
Bill Russell (Basketball): He won the NBA championship 11 times during his career, was NBA MVP 5 times, the rebounding champion 5 times, a 12 time NBA all star, an Olympic gold medal winner and a 2 time NCAA champion. He had 21,620 career NBA rebounds.
Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket): He is considered one of the greatest batsman of all time. He is the only cricketer to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
Shaun White (Snowboarding, Skateboarding): 2 time Olympic gold medal winner in snowboard halfpipe and 12 time Winter X Games gold medalist in snowboarding events. He has also won 2 X Games gold medals in skateboarding. This year, he became the first ever to score a perfect 100 in snowboard superpipe.