Who would you say was the most athletic person ever?
Who would you say was the most athletic person ever?
Jim Thorpe and Bo Jackson
Bruce Lee
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Thorpe
Gold medals in the Pentathlon and Decathlon in the 1912 Olympics.
According to his obituary in The New York Times he could run the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds flat, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in 1:57, the mile in 4:35, the 120-yard high hurdles in 15 seconds, and the 220-yard low hurdles in 24 seconds. He could long jump 23 ft 6 in and high-jump 6 ft 5 in.[6] He could pole vault 11 feet, put the shot 47 ft 9 in, throw the javelin 163 feet, and throw the discus 136 feet.[
He played Baseball, Basketball(as a barnstormer), and Football professionally
Wilt Chamberlain
And, one hell of a Guitar Player.
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Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 09-16-2015 at 03:28 AM.
Bob Gibson was also very skilled
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