Top 10 Multi Sport Athletes
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7. C.B. Fry
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1. Jim Thorpe
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Thanks for including Jim Thorpe. After winning the the decathlon in 1912, King Gustav of Sweden announced to Thorpe, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world!". Thorpe's two word reply:
Thanks, king.
Additionally to simultaneously playing pro football, baseball, and basketball, Jim also played on an all Indian exhibition ice hockey team for a while.
Canadian Clara Hughes is the only person to win multiple Olympic medals in both the Summer and Winter games. She has 2 bronze in cycling from the 1996 Summer games, as well as a total of 4 medals in speed skating from 3 Winter Olympics 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze
Eric Liddell of chariots of fire fame. Olympic Gold in 400m bronze in 200m. Rugby Union internationalist for Scotland. Eventually died in a Japanese Internment camp in 1945 in China.
He is also considered as the first to person born in China to win an Olympic Gold Medal.
If you remember, Herman Munster was pursued by the Dodgers AND a pro football team. He use to hit homeruns three counties over.
Dodgers were desperate at the time though, even Mister Ed tried out for them too.
You forgot to mention Babe Didrikson. She helped to create the LGPA after her Olympic career slowed down.
@Jose Antonio Quintana LOL yeah babe Dickerson was not exactly the most beautiful woman on the planet and did perhaps looked a little bit close to being babe Ruth and Angie Dickinson
Clara Hughes is up there, too, if not in the Top 10. She managed to medal in both the Summer AND Winter Olympics!!
How about Clara Hughes? Multi Olympic medal winner in both cycling and speed skating.
You missed a really big one. Best known as an actor, 6'6" Chuck Conners not only Pro baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, and Basketball for the Boston Celtics
Also, he was the first basketball player to shatter a backboard.
You didnt mention how deon played a game for the Falcons against Miami then flew and choppered to the Braves game in Philadelphia in the same day!
Fry in 1983? AMAZING!
Ancestor of Stephen fry!
I noticed that error.
Maybe I'm thinking Danny Ainge deserves a spot here. He's often overlooked as a 2 sport star.
Maybe because he wasn't a star?
Think he lettered in all 4. May not have been a star but the dude played in the NBA for 10 + years.
Thorpe will always be the greatest.
YES! Jim Thorpe, ALL AMERICAN. Native American.
For his time maybe, but you put him on the same track or field with bo n you'd quickly see who the better athlete is
Josh Lewis bo is certainly the better athlete but it’s be closer than you think of Thorpe was around in the same time as bo
Honorable mention-Jackie Jensen. Jensen was the first man to play in the Rose Bowl (American college football), the World Series (American Baseball), and the baseball All-Star Game. Also can mention both Bob Hayes and Renaldo Nehemiah, who were Olympic track athletes and pro (american) football players.
The Bo Jackson documentary is both funny and amazing.
He was drafted #1 in the NFL, he was so pissed off at the team that he refused to go, so he turned down millions and didn't play that year.
Impressive list.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias 2 track gold medals + 10 LPGA major wins
Yeah, I totally expected her to be included.
It is an outrageous omission.
I kept expecting her to be number one.
Yeah I thought for sure she was going to be in the top five and then to find her no place at all was kind of amazed
I thought she would be near the top. Given the difference in competition between the two different eras, way more impressive than Dolly Sod or watever the Brits name was.
What a great choice for a video. Some incredible athletes
You are right about Bright Path (Jim Thorpe), but missed the 2 who belong alongside him on the top step, CB Fry and Babe Didrikson.
Fry played international cricket for nearly 20 years, captaining England for most of those year. In the winter he played football, originally for Corinthian Casuals, but later professionally for Southampton, on the way playing in an FA cup final. When he had a Saturday off, he turned out for Blackheath, one of the top rugby teams of that time. He didn't play often enough to be recognised for an England cap, but represented the legendary Barbarians on several occasions. In his spare time he did a spot of athletics, setting a world long jump record along the way.
One of his team mates for Sussex CCC was an Indian Prince who include him in the Indian delegation at the Versailles treaty negotiations. During which he was invited to become the King of Albania, it is claimed.
Babe entered the US athletics trials for the 1932 Olympics, winning 5 individual events, sadly the USOC would only let her compete in 3. She won gold the sprint hurdles, in a world record time, and the javelin and took a silver in the high jump. The other 2 events were won by people she beat at the US trial. After the games her works athletics team won the US national team championships, she was the sole member of the team.
A few years later she married a professional wrestler and settled into married life. She joined her local golf club and became. in a very short time, the US amateur champion. Realising the chance to earn a living, she was one of the founding members of the USWPGA, winning most of the early championships. Always one for a challenge, she started to enter PGA events. In the days before there were sponsors invites, she had to enter and win the qualifying events, in order to play. She made the cut in the actual events. Many of the males pros hated playing with her, because she could out drive them. Sadly she died far too early, of cancer.
AWESOME video and made my day lot of people who look like me doing things we are born to do !
Babe Didrickson Zaharias is probably the greatest multiple sport athlete.
Just from being a football fan I knew several of them being on this list. Ward, Sanders, Jackson and I knew who would be #1, Jim Thorpe.
Thanks for the video! I think, however, that you left one out. Namely, Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias. She played baseball, basketball, golf & track & field, winning 2 Gold Medals in track & field. Then she went & won TEN LPGA golf championships. Not bad! But she also competed in sewing (yes, sewing!), even winning a state fair, & sewed most of her own clothes, including her golf outfits. She was All-American in basketball, & was also great at diving, bowling, and even roller-skating! She set 4 world records and tied another at the 1932 Olympics, winning 2 Golds & a Silver. She's considered by many to be the greatest female athlete of all time. Can't leave her off such a list! Rikki Tikki.
Brian Jordan was an All-Pro Safety for the Atlanta Falcons. Your article short sold his football abilities.
Simon, your researchers need to up their game on Jim Thorpe. The Milwaukee Brewers he played for (briefly) were the old American Association minor league franchise; the present day major league team bears the same name, but is not the same organization. Jim never played for the White Sox, though as a member of the New York Giants he was part of a barnstorming tour which saw the two teams traveling together and playing against one another (a common practice in those days, and part of how baseball spread to Japan and other places internationally.) He was traded after his second stint with the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds, and later he saw some time with the Boston (then Milwaukee, and now Atlanta) Braves. After his stint with the Braves, he continued to play minor league baseball until 1922.
Perhaps his most significant accomplishment (outside of his amazing physical versatility) came in being one of the founders (and first league "president") of the American Professional Football Association. Never heard of it? Not by that name, no, you likely haven't, but its name recognition got better within a year or two when they changed the name to the National Football League. Thus, he was one of the first Native Americans to take a top organizational role in one of America's major sports.
Seriously... whoever researched Thorpe for you dropped the ball, big time.
Addendum - can't believe I nearly got distracted and forgot to mention this - at least one of those male athletes on this list needed to *NOT* be on this list. Why? Because Babe Didrickson Zaharias would likely have embarrassed them in head-on competition. Not only an accomplished Olympian, she competed in golf *against the men* before becoming one of the founding members of the LPGA. How your researchers ignored her is as idiotic an embarrassment as the clusterfuck that was your Thorpe research. You really need better research, man.
stone1andonly excellent points! 👍 👍
Hershel Walker. Football legend, Olympic bobsledding team, and at age 57 became a legit MMA fighter.
What about AB de Villiers? He is basically the best multi sportsman in South Africa's history!
Protea fire!
No he isn't..they were rumors!
He said it in a interview...
I taught archery for the Girl Scouts for nine years. Loved it
nice
Jonty Rhodes - he was easily greatest fielder in Cricket and also played hockey for South Africa.
Babe Ruth played golf and Michael Jordan (also a golfer) played as a pro in both Baseball and Basketball.
Vincent Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete in his prime.
What about Babe Didrikson Zaharias?
I'm glad Charlie Ward made the list. He was one of my childhood heroes.....
Kevin Moran.Three Leinster and Two All-Ireland GAA Championship medals in Gaelic Football for Dublin. Two FA Cup Medals and One FA Charity Shield Medal for Manchester United in Association Football (Soccer).
This is nothing. I could play 10 different types of sports!!
But i just suck at them all.
Hmm, are they the best athletes in the world if only 1 country plays those sports professionally? 🤔
Sonny Bill Williams (NZ) represented his country at the highest international levels in Rugby Union, Rugby Leage, Cricket and Boxing. But your list is full of kids who did well at college in 2 sports? *shrug*
Jeff Wilson played test rugby for the New Zealand All Blacks and international level one-day cricket for New Zealand, though not in 5-Day test cricket.
What about Clara Hughes!? One the only athletes to medal in Summer and Winter games.
I had to give this a thumbs down. There was no mention of the Australian Reginald "snowy' Baker. The guy was prolific in 26 sports. From boxing, swimming, diving, rugby, horse riding and a hell of a lot more.
Where is Babe Didriksen Zaharias? She was arguably the greatest of all multi athletes.
I know her from the Simpsons!
To be expected a heavy American bias, but no quibble about Jim Thorpe, the Man of Bronze. However, Babe Z deserved a mention. Either of the Compton brothers also deserve a mention for the UK sports.
Dave DeBusschere, basketball and baseball; Chuck Connors, basketball and baseball; Bill Russell, basketball and track; Wilt Chamberlain, basketball, track, volleyball; Randy Smith, basketball, track, soccer.
Tapio Rautavaara? Won the Olympic medal for both archery and javelin in '48 and '58, and was a great singer in his native country.
I'm not familiar with a couple of the folks you mentioned, but I have to agree with most of the others, especially numbers 3 to 1.
Charlie Ward also won the Davey O'Brien National QB Award
When you won the Heisman, no one cares about the Davy O'Brien award...
@@HandcuffGirl2 So?
I beleive that Brown was so dominant in Lacrosse that some rules were later changed because of him.
Australia currently has at least two current female athletes who could be on this list. Ellyse Perry has played cricket and football (soccer) for Australia, while Tayla Harris plays in the women's AFL League and is a professional boxer
Simon, thank you for bringing attention to the stellar career of Jim Thorpe, All-American. The others just as interesting.
How fitting that a man with a dozen TH-cam channels did a story about multi-sport athletes!
There is a female Olympian from Norway who competed in cross country skiing and marathon...She frequently wins many gold medals in both Winter and Summer Olympics. One of the most buff female athletes too...
Bo Jackson's hip injury revealed that he had a disease called avascular necrosis. Had it been a simple hip injury sans disease, he could have recovered and been a hall of famer in both sports he played professionally.
LOL nearly all american - a bit easier when all your sports NBA NFL NBL are all short 15-30 sec events , then a break
I’m surprised hobey Baker didn’t make the list
If you watch the 1957 Cotton Bowl film, you'll see Jim Brown run for 130+ yards and 3 touchdowns, complete a 20-yard pass, kickoff and place kick(though he did miss an extra point), and start at defensive back.
Really surprised Michael Jordan wasnt included ik he wasnt great at baseball but he did play in the mlb and was amazing in the nba
Wow.
I think there is one other player who ave a 100+ yard per game for career in NFL.
Wilt Chamberlain should be here
For Fry you meant 1893 right? Nowadays, the state championship in high school is further than that.
Dave Winfield? Look it up
Darrell Ward -- Played football for the Redskins and competed in the Olympics.
WOW. Fry came back from the dead to win at the long jump!
Thorpe never played for the Brewers and the White Sox. In fact he died 17 years before the Brewers came into existence.
As an Alabama fan I hate to admit this but Bo Jackson better be on this list
No Sonny Bill Williams?! Pro rugby union and league, Aussie rules and boxer. No mention at all?
Alex Roper...Jeff Wilson is the one that came to my mind...played for the All Blacks and Black Caps. This list is US-centric.
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Also Ian Botham, played cricket and as a professional footballer (soccer for those in North America).
Sonny bill never played Aussie rules. Israel Falou and Carmichael Hunt did
Frank Thomas and Michael Jordan both played multiple sports
*Bo Jackson is also an elite archer*
Shaun White has Olympic golds in snowboarding and gold medals in skateboarding in the x games. Just because they are extreme sports doesn’t discount his accomplishments! Both sports take endurance skill and cause knee injuries as well as ankle and hip injuries head and spine injuries. So it’s kinda messed up not considering him.
Why is Clara Hughes not on this list?
Sheila Young -- cycling and speed skating en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Young
Don't forget the athlete who scored 4 touchdowns in a single game of high school football.
Ben V al bundy
is this the darkest timeline? Why we all pretending like the decathalon isn't a thing ?
Ive never been a pro at really anything, but i have done competitively and won, compettitons in 6 sports, not at pro level though but yah competitively.
Dave Debuscher, Charley Connerly?
Florida State Seminoles have 2 of the top ten of course. Go noles!
Deion Sanders also played in a MLB World Series game and a NFL Playoff game, in the same day. I don't think that there is any other athlete that has accomplished that. That would have been 1995 as I was watching the World Series game live that he played in.
Impossible. The World Series is always in October while the NFL playoffs don't begin until January.
@@TailoredReaction Well, sorry... Memory has faded since that long ago.... Sunday October 11th, 1992... Played both games. I watched both.
@@TailoredReaction Further update... Looking at Deion's wikipedia page, although he did make the Atlanta game that night, he did not play. I remember that the announcers did make a big deal about him showing up at the Braves game that night, but only showing him sitting on the bench and not on the field.
How bout Dennis and Leslie Compton?
No toptez on generals and leader that won their campaign after their death. 030 i know two for sure one in a crusade and other between korea and japan.
I wonder how Tim Tebow is going to do with baseball.
Go Noles!
Thorpe was legendary..... only because Chuck Norris allowed him to be...
Chuck Norris wasn't even born yet, Jim Thorpe had to LEAVE THE PLANET before Chuck was even ALLOWED to be on it.
C.B. Fry is a relative of Stephen Fry
If you don't have Danny Ainge then this is a joke. He played pro basketball and baseball. He was the only high school athlete to be named all-american in baseball, football, and basketball....enough said ! He played QB at BYU also....
I have a question, why aren't super bodybuilders like those in the Mr Universe contest extremely strong as their bodies have muscles everywhere.
Those competitors in the world's strongest man competitions are extremely strong but haven't got nowhere near the same muscle mass as a Mr Universe contestant.
Also super heavyweight lifting competitors in the Olympics are more bulky and less muscly but are extremely strong but again don't have the same body type as a Mr Universe competitor.
So if you're a Mr Universe competitor with all them muscles you're not going to be super strong why is this?
John Surtees?
Where is Ester Ledecká? Winner of two gold olympic medals from skiing super-g and snowboard slalom in Korea?
Captain Puppy eh its all sliding around on snow
@@rooseveltbrentwood9654 well, if you are intersted only in american sports, then yes, its just sliding on snow. If you think more deeply about this topic, then this video is about nothing, because most of these athletes were active before 1950. In this "age", it was very common that the best athletes were best in many sports. In my country we have a lot of guys that were world champions in ice hockey, profesional footballers or grandslam winners at once, and I could continue... But NFL and MBL are only sports in galaxy, i know
michael jordan golf
No bob gibson?
Hey! Jackie Robinson's foot wasn't on the bag for that double play, well fake double play for video purposes, but still.
Neon Deion does not belong on this list. You mentioned that he frequently found himself on championship teams. That is because he had an agent who convinced teams of his abilities, although he rarely contributed much at all toward those championships.
The year the Braves won the WS, he touted himself as being the most important part of the team. In truth, his contributions could not be measured, because he barely played during the playoffs or the series.
Many of those interceptions in the NFL can viewed now and one can clearly see he is guilty of pass interference most of the time.
He does well in promoting himself. Arrogance, yes. successful? no.
Nice to see a Canadian athlete on this list.
No AB devilliers Why?
Are those books behind you real?
No Babe Zaharias?
As great as Jim Brown was a football player I don't think I would place him above Bo Jackson on over at all athletic ability...though both of them had incredible speed I remember an interview with Jim Brown saying that he was only ever caught from behind when breaking away three times in his entire career that is amazing course the question is was Bo Jackson ever caught?...
Brian Jordan is a better athlete than Babe Zaharias?
I don’t think Simon knows anything about sports 😂
Ward really didn't belong on here, nor did Robinson or Brown. There are plenty more atheletes who shown brighter at the professional level (I'll make an exception forBo Jackson not being a star, because his career was shortened by injury and he was a star for those few years).
keep in mind playing Baseball and Football have scheduling advantages, not much overlap until your team gets into the MLB playoffs.
Much easier to schedule for sure, but football can be brutal on the body leading career ending injuries.
Cb fry died in the 50s, how did he break a record in 1983?
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