who is the greatest sportsman ever?

[sab879]

For me it has to be Roger Federer .

[Chris Jameson]

Think we did this a while ago and all agreed it was Derek Pringle.

[KevinGage]

Don Bradman or Eddie the Eagle.

[Villan For Life]

Sir Steve Redgrave or the Don

[Legion]

Rocky Marciano

[Ron Manager]

Fabian Delph

[Ryu]

Got to be Bradman, just for being so far ahead of any of his peers.

[ACVilla]

Hard to judge "ever" so I'll go best in my lifetime.

Shane Warne.
Brian Lara.
Usain Bolt.

Although I think Messi will eventually go down as the Greatest ever sportsman.

[cdbearsfan]

Bradman by an absolute mile. His average is a ridiculous amount better than anyone else's and he played on uncovered pitches.

It's like Usain Bolt running the hundred metres in six seconds, after someone has put treacle sponge all over the track.

[UK Redsox]

All round sportsman or the best there's been at an particular sport?

My answers are............

Category 1 - Jim Thorpe* (runner up, Bo Jackson)

Category 2 - The Don (runners up, The Babe and Jim Brown)



* he won Olympic gold medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball and basketball

[montague]

Jack Nicklaus 18 majors and 19 times runners up is astonishing

Hard to argue against Muhammed Ali though

[Chris Jameson]

Jack Nicklaus 18 majors and 19 times runners up is astonishing

Hard to argue against Muhammed Ali though

Both great shouts but Ali edges it as he'd beat the crap out of Nicklaus.

[silhillvilla]

Phil "the power" Taylor

Runner up Cliff Werbenuick

[Ron Manager]

Phil "the power" Taylor

Runner up Cliff Werbenuick

As he grinds his way past the sixteenth can of Carlsberg!

[Louzie0]

If this were, 'greatest sportsperson' then Navratilova would be in with a shout!

Since it isn't, I suggest Jesse Owens.