Originally posted by eljefejesus Jesus for theology, who single-handedly changed the course of world history by founding Christianity in its earliest, purest forms.
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Greatest basketball coach, Red Auerbach
Greatest philosopher, Buddha. Lao Tsu is a close second.
Greatest baseball player, Babe Ruth.
Greatest chessplayer, Paul Morphy.
Greatest American football player, Jim Brown.
Greatest American, Ben Franklin.
Greatest inventor, Nikolai Tesla.
Greatest military leader, Alexander the Great
Greatest American military leader, Robert E Lee. George Patton is a close second
Originally posted by duecer might have to disagree there. The greatest football player, and greatest athlete ever is Jim Thorpe http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/bio.htm
you can't really compare eras. Thorpe may of been the greatest athelte of his time, but you cannot compare him to the atheletes of today. You put Thorpe in today's NFL and he would get destroyed. Today's top atheletes are 100 times more dynamic than Thorpe; they are stronger, faster, better conditioned, etc...
Originally posted by NimzovichLarsen you can't really compare eras. Thorpe may of been the greatest athelte of his time, but you cannot compare him to the atheletes of today. You put Thorpe in today's NFL and he would get destroyed. Today's top atheletes are 100 times more dynamic than Thorpe; they are stronger, faster, better conditioned, etc...
they are hopped up on steroids. Thorpe was a natural athlete, much like Cal Ripken Jr.
who's the best?
13 Jul '09 06:24
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