Greatest Multi-Sport Athletes

Posted September 5th 2009 at 12:33 am by Edniesha Curry

Before he injured his hip, Bo Jackson was widely viewed as one of the greatest athletes of his time.

But what athlete of the 20th century really was the best? Were they the ones who played more than one professional sport?

This is a cool look at some sports figures who had the choice to excel at the highest level in more than just one professional sport.

http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/1256/60/1/1/

Remember Deion Sanders?

Deion Sanders: “Neon Deion” is the only man in history to play in the World Series (Atlanta 1992) and the Super Bowl (49ers and Cowboys). Considered possibly the greatest cornerback in NFL history, Deion was as electric returning kicks as he was patrolling the defensive backfield. The 1994 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a nine time All-Pro, Sanders finished his career with 53 interceptions. His 19 touchdowns on returns and interceptions are an NFL record. Remarkably, for more than a decade, Sanders was also playing Major League Baseball. He broke in with the Yankees in 1989, playing in 641 big league games before retiring as a member of the Cincinnati Reds in 2001. He led the National League in triples with 14 in 1992. One year later, he hit .304. His 57 stolen bases were second most in the National League during the 1997 season.

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3 Responses to “Greatest Multi-Sport Athletes”

Comment from Tom
Posted at: September 12, 2009 at 8:51 pm

There’s a multi-sporter that gets over-looked because he was Canadian. Lionel “The Big Train” Conacher played in the NHL, CFL, played baseball, played lacrosse, was a boxer and was a wrestler. Oh, and he was a member of parliament for the province of Ontario and for Canada. All this in a short 54 year life, which ironically ended while playing a charity softball game in Ottawa.
Lionel is in both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Check out his Wikipedia file for more info:
Comment from Tom
Posted at: September 12, 2009 at 8:52 pm

hmmm, link didn’t come up. Here it is again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Conacher
Comment from Edniesha Curry
Posted at: September 14, 2009 at 1:54 pm

Tom,

Thanks for your input I will make sure to get some stuff on Lionel Conacher.

Thanks

Edniesha Curry
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