The 100 Greatest American Athletes
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The 100 Greatest American Athletes

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The 100 Greatest American Athletes

About this book

From Babe Ruth to Michael Phelps, Billie Jean King to Tony Hawk, American athletes have been a source of pride and accomplishment throughout the nation's history. While there have been plenty of athlete biographies, sports profiles, and behind-the scenes looks at various professional sports, no book has attempted to rank the greatest American athletes of all time. Until now.

In The100 Greatest American Athletes, Martin Gitlin ranks the best of the best using a point system to assess each individual's achievements, versatility, and athleticism, as well as the physical requirements of the sport or sports in which they participated. The final tally of these points provides the ranking for each athlete in the book, which is sure to spark lively conversation. Some of the most iconic names in sports history can be found here, including Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Larry Byrd, LeBron James, Mickey Mantle, Joe Montana, Jesse Owens, Mark Spitz, Tiger Woods, and Babe Didrikson Zaharias.

It can be difficult to compare bobsledders to boxers, figure-skaters to football players, shot-putters to skiers. This book, however, attempts to do just that in an accurate, fair manner that honors those who made valuable contributions to American sports and culture. Sports fans will undoubtedly enjoy debating the ranking of these remarkable individuals, making The100 Greatest American Athletes a must read.

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Information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781538110270
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: Jim Thorpe: The Sports Conqueror
  4. Chapter 2: Michael Jordan: His Airness
  5. Chapter 3: Bob Mathias: The Manchild
  6. Chapter 4: Jim Brown: The Indestructible
  7. Chapter 5: Michael Phelps: The Baltimore Bullet
  8. Chapter 6: Deion Sanders: Prime Time
  9. Chapter 7: LeBron James: The Chosen One
  10. Chapter 8: Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Magnificent Heptathlete
  11. Chapter 9: Rafer Johnson: Renaissance Man
  12. Chapter 10: Muhammad Ali: The Louisville Lip
  13. Chapter 11: Willie Mays: The Say Hey Kid
  14. Chapter 12: Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Swat
  15. Chapter 13: Ashton Eaton: Wheels
  16. Chapter 14: Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Master of All
  17. Chapter 15: Wilt Chamberlain: Wilt the Stilt
  18. Chapter 16: Jackie Robinson: The Barrier Breaker
  19. Chapter 17: Rickey Henderson: The Man of Steal
  20. Chapter 18: Bo Jackson: The Freakish Talent
  21. Chapter 19: Jesse Owens: To Hell with Hitler
  22. Chapter 20: Henry Aaron: Hammerin’ Hank
  23. Chapter 21: Tom Brady: Tom Terrific
  24. Chapter 22: Lawrence Taylor: L.T.
  25. Chapter 23: Carl Lewis: King Carl
  26. Chapter 24: Reggie White: The Minister of Defense
  27. Chapter 25: Bruce Jenner: Bruiser
  28. Chapter 26: Ray Robinson: Sugar
  29. Chapter 27: Don Hutson: The Alabama Antelope
  30. Chapter 28: Bob Hayes: Bullet Bob
  31. Chapter 29: Bill Russell: Mr. 11 Rings
  32. Chapter 30: Deacon Jones: The Secretary of Defense
  33. Chapter 31: Sandy Koufax: The Left Arm of God
  34. Chapter 32: Mickey Mantle: The Mick
  35. Chapter 33: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Big “A”
  36. Chapter 34: Lou Gehrig: The Iron Horse
  37. Chapter 35: Emlen Tunnell: Offense on Defense
  38. Chapter 36: Jerry West: Zeke from Cabin Creek
  39. Chapter 37: Anthony Munoz: The Great Protector
  40. Chapter 38: Oscar Charleston: The Black Ty Cobb
  41. Chapter 39: Earvin Johnson: Magic
  42. Chapter 40: Joe Louis: The Brown Bomber
  43. Chapter 41: Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba
  44. Chapter 42: Serena Williams: Momma Smash
  45. Chapter 43: Honus Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
  46. Chapter 44: Julius Erving: Dr. J
  47. Chapter 45: Gale Sayers: The Kansas Comet
  48. Chapter 46: Mary Wambach: Abby
  49. Chapter 47: Jerry Rice: Flash 80
  50. Chapter 48: Pete Sampras: Pistol Pete
  51. Chapter 49: Eric Heiden: The Record Breaker
  52. Chapter 50: Shaun White: The Flying Tomato
  53. Chapter 51: Simone Biles: Simoney
  54. Chapter 52: Stan Musial: Stan the Man
  55. Chapter 53: Willie Pep: Will-o’-the-Wisp
  56. Chapter 54: Walter Payton: Sweetness
  57. Chapter 55: Althea Gibson: The Tenacious One
  58. Chapter 56: Henry Armstrong: Homicide Hank
  59. Chapter 57: Joe Montana: Joe Cool
  60. Chapter 58: Mike Tyson: The Baddest Man on the Planet
  61. Chapter 59: Dick Butkus: The Maestro of Mayhem
  62. Chapter 60: Tracy Caulkins: The Medley Sensation
  63. Chapter 61: Michael Johnson: The Duck
  64. Chapter 62: Bob Beamon: Leap of a Lifetime
  65. Chapter 63: Oscar Robertson: The Big O
  66. Chapter 64: Mike Schmidt: Iron Mike
  67. Chapter 65: Larry Bird: The Hick from French Lick
  68. Chapter 66: Lindsey Vonn: Kildon
  69. Chapter 67: Karl Malone: The Mailman
  70. Chapter 68: Mike Trout: The Millville Meteor
  71. Chapter 69: Cheryl Miller: Big Sister
  72. Chapter 70: Mark Spitz: Mark the Shark
  73. Chapter 71: Tony Hawk: The Bird Man
  74. Chapter 72: Joe DiMaggio: The Yankee Clipper
  75. Chapter 73: Peggy Fleming: The Steel-Nerved Skater from San Jose
  76. Chapter 74: Walter Johnson: The Big Train
  77. Chapter 75: Barry Sanders: The Little Fella
  78. Chapter 76: Ty Cobb: The Georgia Peach
  79. Chapter 77: Bonnie Blair: The Blur
  80. Chapter 78: Secretariat: Big Red
  81. Chapter 79: Rocky Marciano: The Brockton Blockbuster
  82. Chapter 80: Red Grange: The Galloping Ghost
  83. Chapter 81: Chris Chelios: The Godfather of USA Hockey
  84. Chapter 82: Chris Evert: The Ice Maiden
  85. Chapter 83: Al Oerter: He-Man Heave Man
  86. Chapter 84: Mary T. Meagher: Madame Butterfly
  87. Chapter 85: Lisa Leslie: Smooth
  88. Chapter 86: O. J. Simpson: The Juice
  89. Chapter 87: Billie Jean King: The Male Chauvinist Pig Tamer
  90. Chapter 88: Wilma Rudolph: The Tornado
  91. Chapter 89: Kelly Slater: King Kelly
  92. Chapter 90: Johnny Unitas: The Golden Arm
  93. Chapter 91: Ted Williams: The Splendid Splinter
  94. Chapter 92: Greg Louganis: Dynamite Diver
  95. Chapter 93: Josh Gibson: The Black Babe Ruth
  96. Chapter 94: Edwin Moses: The Bionic Man
  97. Chapter 95: Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear
  98. Chapter 96: Rogers Hornsby: The Rajah
  99. Chapter 97: Florence Griffith Joyner: Flo-Jo
  100. Chapter 98: Gabby Douglas: The Flying Squirrel
  101. Chapter 99: Lynette Woodard: The Globetrotter
  102. Chapter 100: Eldrick Woods: Tiger
  103. Notes
  104. About the Author