Is Tiger the Greatest Athelete Ever?

[Chado1]

Don't short change Wayne Gretzky's athletic ability. His accomplishments are amazing The fact that he did them on skates only makes them more incredible.

I'm with Chado here. Most guys have never played hockey and are clueless about hockey. Of the 4 major sports it's the most demanding and it requires enormous athletic ability. What these guys do on skates is amazing.

Finally someone sees the light at the end of the tunnel!!!

[Chado1]

I just don't think there is any comparison. Tiger has to be the best out of 100+ golfers for 4 straight days. Federer needs to be the best of two guys 6 times in 2 weeks.

I think golf is unquestionable more mentally taxing and tennis is unquestionably more physically demanding...but you rarely play matches in back-to-back days.

Tennis matches are played back-to-back......

[Chado1]

3jack...since you are in here... Our joba vs dice gay bet can't happen.... joba in the pen

[wayne1218]

Three Jack, Where did you go buddy?


Let's hear it!!!

[garth]

I never knew you've seen me lineup in the 40 yard dash and leave Chuck in the dust

[Chado1]

I never knew you've seen me lineup in the 40 yard dash and leave Chuck in the dust

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bennycav]

If Lemieux was healthy throughout his career he would have passed wayne G's #'s He had bad luck getting cancer. Have you seen some of the goalies Wayne Gretzky played vs in the late 70's and early 80's Ridiculously bad.

[GrandPa]

If Lemieux was healthy throughout his career he would have passed wayne G's #'s He had bad luck getting cancer. Have you seen some of the goalies Wayne Gretzky played vs in the late 70's and early 80's Ridiculously bad.

Now I can say I have heard it all. Wow.

I'm sticking with Jim Thorpe, and I am not alone:

In 1950, the nation's press selected Jim Thorpe as the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th Century and in 1996-2001, he was awarded ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Century.

[Bennycav]

Jim Thorpe

hahahahahahaaahah.

I'm real sure he could cover randy moss, Ice skate at all, hit a 100 mph fastball.

Are you serious?

Your funny!

[Bennycav]

Chad ottawa got smoked 5-0 and I'm lovin it!!!

[GrandPa]

If Lemieux was healthy throughout his career he would have passed wayne G's #'s He had bad luck getting cancer. Have you seen some of the goalies Wayne Gretzky played vs in the late 70's and early 80's Ridiculously bad.

So the other players in the league were shooting at different goalies while the Great One was padding stats?

If you want the title as "Weakest Argument Ever In History, any Topic", you should not have much competition

[GrandPa]

Jim Thorpe

hahahahahahaaahah.

I'm real sure he could cover randy moss, Ice skate at all, hit a 100 mph fastball.

Are you serious?

Your funny!

He didn't have too much trouble playing pro baseball, pro football, and winning Olympic Gold, and I'd be willing to bet he was a hella skater. It's no fun arguing with you

[The Lovedoc]

Relax in here....

[LVJimmy]

Former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien once played in the Kemper Open. The Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo unsuccessfully tried to qualify for the U.S. Open (with Drew Bledsoe on the bag). And Rich Barcelo, who played in the Little League World Series as a kid, is a member of the PGA Tour.

John Brodie: A quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers from 1957 through '73, Brodie threw for 31,548 yards and tossed 214 TDs in 201 career games. In 1970, he was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player. In 1990, he turned to competing on the Senior PGA Tour with some decent success. He earned a half-dozen top-10 finishes over the next three seasons, including his lone career victory, in 1991 at what is now the AT&T Classic.

Sam Byrd: An outfielder for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds by trade, Byrd quit professional baseball in 1936 to take a crack at the PGA Tour. Smart move. Although his career on the diamond wasn't too memorable -- he batted .274 with 38 HR in eight full seasons and is known best as the pinch runner for Babe Ruth late in games (earning him the nickname "Babe Ruth's Legs") -- Byrd made more of an impact on the links. He won six tour events between 1942 and '45, including besting Byron Nelson at the Texas Open that final year, when Nelson won 18 tournaments.

Rick Rhoden: In 16 seasons as a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and Houston Astros, Rhoden compiled a 151-125 career mark. He was also among the game's best-hitting hurlers, turning that swing into a professional golf career after retiring from baseball. Starting as a pro on the celebrity tour, Rhoden became a part-time member of the Champions Tour in 2005 and played a full schedule last season. He earned $142,714 in 15 starts, including a season-best T-6 at the 3M Championship, leaving him 76th on the money list. He has yet to compete in a Champions event in 2007.

Frank Conner: Along with Ellsworth Vines, Conner is one of only two men to compete in both the tennis and golf versions of the U.S. Open. An All-American in tennis, he supported himself on mini-tours and by instructing others while making the five tries at Q-school it took for him to make his way onto the PGA Tour. Although Conner never won on the PGA or Senior tours, he did triumph at the 1982 King Hassan Open in Morocco and the unofficial 1988 Deposit Guaranty Classic. His hole-in-one at the 1979 PGA Championship is one of 35 in the year's final major since 1970.

Ralph Terry: Another former big league pitcher, Terry played for four teams during his career, most notably the Yankees, with whom he won back-to-back World Series titles in 1961 and '62. The latter season was his most noteworthy; he went 23-12 with a 3.19 ERA, though he is best-known for allowing a Series-winning home run to the Pirates' Bill Mazeroski in 1960. Terry later became the first former pro athlete to become a full-time member of the Senior tour, with a career-best finish of T-17 at the 1990 Newport Cup.

• Esteban Toledo: Toledo was a professional boxer with a 12-1 record when he was forced to retire after his appendix burst. He began tending bar at a nearby country club, playing golf on Mondays and, as he says, "I just don't know, I got very good at it." Now a member of the PGA and Nationwide tours, Toledo ranks 190th all-time in career earnings, with $3,606,324.

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias: A three-time All-American basketball player and three-time Olympic medalist in track and field, Babe is widely considered to be one of the greatest female athletes ever. It wasn't until after these accomplishments, however, that she took up golf -- and with equal, if not greater, success. Called "one of the 10 best golfers of all time, male or female," by Bobby Jones, Zaharias won 41 career LPGA events, including 10 major championships (which still ranks fourth on the all-time list).


Any more questions three jack? Now show me all the golfers who went on to make a living in other big 4 sports after being on the tour.

By the time golfers are done playing golf, they are too old to play any other sport.

[Bennycav]

How about the fact that you are a pole smoker? I'm sure we won't get any arguments there.

Peace