Best Multi Sport Athletes
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States. He was one if not the best athlete ever and he played almost every sport.
Jim Thorpe even has an award named after him
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former baseball and American football player. He is the only athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football, and one of few to do so in two major sports. Greatest athlete of all time, so why not the greatest multi-sport athlete.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
James Nathaniel Brown was a former professional American football player and actor. He was a running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League from 1957 through 1965.
Deion Luywnn Sanders, Sr. is a former American football and former American baseball player, who works as an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network.
Anthony David Gonzalez is a former American football tight end who played 17 seasons in the National Football League.
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia and died on October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles due to heart failure.Wilt Chamberlain set the books by scoring the most points scored in a single game (100), most rebounds in a game (55), and most consecutive field goals (18).
He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. His biggest rival was former Boston Celtics center Bill Russell, but they are also good friends. He won 2 NBA Titles, 1 with the 76ers and one with the Lakers. ...read more.
Was named the greatest high school athlete of all time by Scholastic Sports Magazine, not only for his basketball abilities, but his track & field, volleyball, and even tennis skills.
Besides basketball, was also a phenomenal track athlete in college at Kansas, and after retiring from the NBA, was a pro volleyball player.
Greatest Basketball player ever. Is in the Basketball hall of fame and the Pro Volleyball hall of fame. Ran 47 seconds in the 440yd dash in hi tops.
Robert Lee Griffin III, nicknamed RG3, is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
Samuel "Sam" Jacob Bradford is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams with the first overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma and as a redshirt sophomore Bradford became only the ...read more.
Andrew Austen Luck is a former American football quarterback who played his entire career for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
Herschel Walker is a former professional American football player, bobsledder, sprinter and mixed martial artist. Pro football player in two leagues HB, FB, KR, Olympic bobsledder 9th in the world, MMA fighter, and world class sprinter.
