Greatest US Athletes Who Never Won A Championship?

[CaughtInTheMid]

I say it's either Ted Williams or Dan Marino.

What say you?

 

[Oddball]

Fran Tarkenton

Jim Thome

 

[rightwinger]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

 

[Unknown_Soldier]

not counting Olympic gold

Jim Thorpe

//thread

 

[Paulie]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

How does Bo Jackson get overall? He played pro sports for like 3 or 4 years and was only an average baseball player. In the NFL he averaged well under 1000/yds per his 4 seasons.

I'd put Barry Sanders near the top of the list for NFL players.

 

[rightwinger]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

How does Bo Jackson get overall? He played pro sports for like 3 or 4 years and was only an average baseball player. In the NFL he averaged well under 1000/yds per his 4 seasons.

I'd put Barry Sanders near the top of the list for NFL players.

Best athlete I ever saw

 

[Leweman]

Barry Sanders for sure

 

[Paulie]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

How does Bo Jackson get overall? He played pro sports for like 3 or 4 years and was only an average baseball player. In the NFL he averaged well under 1000/yds per his 4 seasons.

I'd put Barry Sanders near the top of the list for NFL players.

Best athlete I ever saw

I guess. He did some cool things but at the end of the day his numbers are pretty average in both sports.

 

[TruthSeeker56]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

Great choices. I agree with all of them. I'll add a few more:

Warren Moon
Steve Nash
Steve McNair
Earl Campbell
Curtis Martin
Jim Kelly
Thurman Thomas

 

[High_Gravity]

John Stockton
Karl Malone
Reggie Miller
Patrick Ewing

Michael Jordan stopped a whole bunch of people from winning championships.

 

[elvis]

Ernie Banks Ryne Sandberg

 

[elvis]

Gale Sayers.

 

[Ernie S.]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

Add Ernie Banks and Don Mattingly to baseball. Mattingly's lack of a ring is almost bizarre, considering a 14 year career with the Yankees.

 

[elvis]

Charles Barkley

 

[Rocko]

Cal Ripken, Ken Griffey, Stockton, Malone, Ewing, Barkley, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith.

 

[elvis]

Cal Ripken, Ken Griffey, Stockton, Malone, Ewing, Barkley, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith.

The orioles won the 1983 world series and ripken was on the team. MVP to boot I believe.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_WS.shtml

 

[Rocko]

Cal Ripken, Ken Griffey, Stockton, Malone, Ewing, Barkley, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith.

The orioles won the 1983 world series and ripken was on the team. MVP to boot I believe.

1983 World Series - Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1) - Baseball-Reference.com

Oh my mistake.

 

[techieny]

Bob Uecker

 

[rightwinger]

Bob Uecker

Uke was an unappreciated genius

 

[ginscpy]

Baseball.......Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Football......Dan Marino, Dan Fouts
Basketball......Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing

Overall....Bo Jackson

Great choices. I agree with all of them. I'll add a few more:

Warren Moon
Steve Nash
Steve McNair
Earl Campbell
Curtis Martin
Jim Kelly
Thurman Thomas

Moon's 5 Grey Cup titles don't count????