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 The 100
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 The 100 Greatest
American Athletes a must read.
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