Jeremiah Melton
Top 10 Athletes
1
Sports
Basketball
Baseball
Boxing
Swimming
Track and
Field
Golf
Hockey
Tennis
Top 10 Athletes
2
10. Manny Pacquiao
Fighter of the decade (2000)
6 belts (different)
Greatest pound to pound of his time
Top 10 Athletes
3
9. Tiger Woods
 Greatest golf player of all time
 #1 in PGA
 14 majors
 Player of the Year (x 10)
Top 10 Athletes
4
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
Top 10 Athletes
5
7. Carl Lewis
 28’ 10.25’’
 Nine- time Olympic gold medalist
 Held world record in 100 meters
Top 10 Athletes
6
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
Top 10 Athletes
7
5. Jackie Robinson
 first AA to play in MLB
 1st black MVP
 Rookie of the Year
 All-star (x 6)
Top 10 Athletes
8
4. Wayne Gretzky
 Decorated hockey player of all time
 scored 200 points in one season
 Won Hart Trophy
 NHL's Most Valuable Player
Top 10 Athletes
9
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
Top 10 Athletes
10
2. Rodger Federer
 17 grand slam titles
 Greatest tennis player of all time
 replaced former greatest
 When he only got 13 grand slam titles
Top 10 Athletes
11
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
Top 10 Athletes
12
Works Cited
 ESPN SportsNation. Greatest Athlete of All Time. 10
March 2013. Web. 28 June 2013.
 Hauser, Mark. The 25 Greatest Athletes of All Time. 26
February 2009. Web. 28 June 2013.
 Mante, Carolyn Kay. Top 10 Athletes of All Time. 4 May
2013. Web. 28 June 2013.
Top 10 Athletes
13