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In alphabetical order:
Barry Bonds (Baseball): All time records for home runs in a career and single season, 7 time MVP, extreme suspision for using performance enhancing drugs.
Kobe Bryant (Basketball): Scores a ton of points, and is already on all-time scoring lists, despite most likely having several seasons remaining. 1 time NBA MVP, and 11 times on the all-defensive team.
Roger Clemens (Baseball): Has won 7 Cy Young awards, an MVP, 2 pitching triple crowns and 2 World Series titles. One of the most dominant pitchers of his time. Also comes under the cloud of performance enhancing drug use.
Marcel Dionne (Hockey): 731 career NHL goals and 1040 career assists, 4th all time among goal scorers and 5th in points. Despite his great career, he never won the Stanley Cup.
Dale Earnhardt (Auto Racing): 76 NASCAR wins, 22 polls, 428 top ten finishes, 7 Cup Series Championships. Nicknamed "The Intimidator" due to his aggresive and ruthless driving style. Won the Daytona 500 one time, in 1998.
Jennie Finch (Softball): 36-2 record, with a 0.42 ERA in international competition. 119-16 with a 1.07 ERA and 1028 strikeouts during her 4 years at the University of Arizona. Olympic gold medal winner. During an exhibition game she struck out Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza.
Gordie Howe (Hockey): 23 time NHL All Star, 4 time Stanley Cup Champion, 6 Art Ross Memorial Trophies, 6 Hart Memorial Trophies, most NHL games played in history. 801 career NHL goals, 1049 career assists.
Lebron James (Basketball): 2 time NBA MVP, 8 time all-star, 1 Olympic gold medal. Still has much of his career remaining, but is poised to be near the top of all NBA scoring categories by the time he is finished.
Bobby Jones (Golf): Most successful amateur golfer of all time. 2 time winner of The Masters, 4 time winner of the US Open, 3 time winner of The Open Championship, 5 time winner of the US Amateur, 1 time winner of the British Amateur. Only winner of the Grand Slam in history, though it was not the current definition of the Grand Slam. Co-Founder of Augusta National Golf Club.
Karch Kiraly (Volleyball): 3 time Olympic gold medal winner. Only player to ever win a gold medal in indoor and beach volleyball. 4 year All-American at UCLA, won 3 national championships.
Carl Lewis (Track and Field): Winner of 9 Olympic gold medals, and 8 World Championship gold medals. Set the world record in the 100m in 1991, at 9.86 seconds, which stood for 3 years. Excelled at the 100m, 200m and long jump. Won the Olympic gold in long jump at 4 different Olympic games.
Man O War (Horse Racing): As a 3 year old, he won the Preakness and Belmont, but was not entered in the Derby, so was not able to win the Triple Crown. Over a 2 year career, Man O' War won 20 of 21 races he was entered in. Perhaps the greatest stud horse in history, as he sired 64 eventual champions.
Diego Maradona (Soccer): Scored an average 0.526 goals per match. Played in 4 World Cups for Argentina, winning one.
Babe Ruth (Baseball): The Babe, The Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat. He pitched and he hit. .342 career batting average, 714 career home runs, 94 wins, and a 2.28 career ERA. He won 7 World Series championships. He has the highest slugging % in history and the highest OPS in history.
Terry Sawchuk (Hockey): 11 time NHL All-Star, 4 time winner of the Vezina, and 4 time Stanley Cup Champion. 103 career shutouts, and 447 wins in 971 games played.
Emmitt Smith (Football): Holds the NFL record for career rushing yards with 18,355. 8 time Pro Bowler, 3 time Super Bowl Champion, and 1 time MVP. Also holds records for the most rushing touchdowns all time, with 164, and the most career 100 yard games, with 78.
Diana Taurasi (Basketball): 3 time NCAA champion, 2 time WNBA champion, 2 time NCAA tournament MVP, 5 time WNBA all-star, 2 time Olympic gold medal winner.
Lawrence Taylor (Football): 10 time pro bowl linebacker, and 2 time Super Bowl Champion. 132.5 career sacks, and 1088 career tackles. He is credited with changing the way that offenses play the game, as they needed to account for the way he played linebacker.
Barry Bonds (Baseball): All time records for home runs in a career and single season, 7 time MVP, extreme suspision for using performance enhancing drugs.
Kobe Bryant (Basketball): Scores a ton of points, and is already on all-time scoring lists, despite most likely having several seasons remaining. 1 time NBA MVP, and 11 times on the all-defensive team.
Roger Clemens (Baseball): Has won 7 Cy Young awards, an MVP, 2 pitching triple crowns and 2 World Series titles. One of the most dominant pitchers of his time. Also comes under the cloud of performance enhancing drug use.
Marcel Dionne (Hockey): 731 career NHL goals and 1040 career assists, 4th all time among goal scorers and 5th in points. Despite his great career, he never won the Stanley Cup.
Dale Earnhardt (Auto Racing): 76 NASCAR wins, 22 polls, 428 top ten finishes, 7 Cup Series Championships. Nicknamed "The Intimidator" due to his aggresive and ruthless driving style. Won the Daytona 500 one time, in 1998.
Jennie Finch (Softball): 36-2 record, with a 0.42 ERA in international competition. 119-16 with a 1.07 ERA and 1028 strikeouts during her 4 years at the University of Arizona. Olympic gold medal winner. During an exhibition game she struck out Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza.
Gordie Howe (Hockey): 23 time NHL All Star, 4 time Stanley Cup Champion, 6 Art Ross Memorial Trophies, 6 Hart Memorial Trophies, most NHL games played in history. 801 career NHL goals, 1049 career assists.
Lebron James (Basketball): 2 time NBA MVP, 8 time all-star, 1 Olympic gold medal. Still has much of his career remaining, but is poised to be near the top of all NBA scoring categories by the time he is finished.
Bobby Jones (Golf): Most successful amateur golfer of all time. 2 time winner of The Masters, 4 time winner of the US Open, 3 time winner of The Open Championship, 5 time winner of the US Amateur, 1 time winner of the British Amateur. Only winner of the Grand Slam in history, though it was not the current definition of the Grand Slam. Co-Founder of Augusta National Golf Club.
Karch Kiraly (Volleyball): 3 time Olympic gold medal winner. Only player to ever win a gold medal in indoor and beach volleyball. 4 year All-American at UCLA, won 3 national championships.
Carl Lewis (Track and Field): Winner of 9 Olympic gold medals, and 8 World Championship gold medals. Set the world record in the 100m in 1991, at 9.86 seconds, which stood for 3 years. Excelled at the 100m, 200m and long jump. Won the Olympic gold in long jump at 4 different Olympic games.
Man O War (Horse Racing): As a 3 year old, he won the Preakness and Belmont, but was not entered in the Derby, so was not able to win the Triple Crown. Over a 2 year career, Man O' War won 20 of 21 races he was entered in. Perhaps the greatest stud horse in history, as he sired 64 eventual champions.
Diego Maradona (Soccer): Scored an average 0.526 goals per match. Played in 4 World Cups for Argentina, winning one.
Babe Ruth (Baseball): The Babe, The Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat. He pitched and he hit. .342 career batting average, 714 career home runs, 94 wins, and a 2.28 career ERA. He won 7 World Series championships. He has the highest slugging % in history and the highest OPS in history.
Terry Sawchuk (Hockey): 11 time NHL All-Star, 4 time winner of the Vezina, and 4 time Stanley Cup Champion. 103 career shutouts, and 447 wins in 971 games played.
Emmitt Smith (Football): Holds the NFL record for career rushing yards with 18,355. 8 time Pro Bowler, 3 time Super Bowl Champion, and 1 time MVP. Also holds records for the most rushing touchdowns all time, with 164, and the most career 100 yard games, with 78.
Diana Taurasi (Basketball): 3 time NCAA champion, 2 time WNBA champion, 2 time NCAA tournament MVP, 5 time WNBA all-star, 2 time Olympic gold medal winner.
Lawrence Taylor (Football): 10 time pro bowl linebacker, and 2 time Super Bowl Champion. 132.5 career sacks, and 1088 career tackles. He is credited with changing the way that offenses play the game, as they needed to account for the way he played linebacker.
