Being a Bengals fan most people don't know who Isaac Curtis is but he had jet like speed. That and a should be HOF quarterback Ken Anderson. But anyway he(Curtis) is in my opinion the most athletic wide receiver ever other than maybe Bullet Bob Hayes.
I'd have to agree with at least one other poster in saying the best "athlete" would definitely have to include linebackers and heck even Lineman for that matter. I'm not a Dallas fan, but Randy White sure seemed like one hell of an athlete. In either case, the best "athlete" is a pretty vague notion to begin with.
bo is number one, then deion, herschel, bob hayes, randy, darrell green and then whoever, those white dudes gotta go im sorry, unless they can run in the low 4.2's
....the ONLY one we havent seen be Completely Duplicated yet, is (as i said b4, DEON SANDERS). As far as all around Skill and athletic ability, we got alotta players now who possess SOME of his skills and athletic ability, to SOME degree, but stilll not quite. EVERYONE else, has been, is, and Can be..Duplicated....its no way in hell any1 can disagree with what im sayin, Look around in da NFL now, and see for ur self.................Peace
oh yea and ya know what?...lets also look at it this way, can ANYONE on this earth, in proffessional sports, Duplicate Barry Sanders phyiscial abilities?..AND, duplicate them and perform them at the level that BARRY performed them?. NO!..NOONE!....
EVERYONE ELSE, from even the GREATEST to Jim brown and Walter and etc..ALL of their skills can and HAVE been duplicated and even surpassed.
@SurreallTV Walter Payton has not, nor ever will be duplicated. Comparitively, Payton had a much larger skill set than Barry Sanders. Barry's only advantage over Payton was speed. Payton could run through, around and make people miss. Payton blocked extremely well, Payton could throw well, Payton had great hands. Payton was a RB ironman, I forget how many straight games he played. Barry was faster than Payton though *golfclap*
ok..from reading these comments, i assume Barry Sanders isnt up there...
ok..the fact that Barry Sanders isnt number ONE...by FAR, automatically ,makes this list Invalid and Void. Everyone after Barry Sanders is up for discusion, but HIS athletic abilities put to SHAME everyone elses, by FAR!.
Now...for number 2, i would again say...EASILY, Deon Sanders (this is kinda up for discusion, even tho its kinda obviouse). But B. Sanders at #1 is NOT even up for discusion. Period.
@kylencochrane You funny LOL....but Barry deffinetly is a way better athlete....he just didnt apply hisself to other sports, he BARELY applied hisself to football. If he really did, he woulda been EVEN BETTER tn what he was...he just didnt apply hisself...probably didnt have a passion to do so. (trust me, i know...from personal experience).
But i DO think Bo was Better than Jim Brown. Jim Brown could NEVER be as good in 2days NFL, he wouldnt even be 1st string lol....Bo was WAYYY better
the fact that #1 and #2 isnt Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson pretty much means this list is fucked. and come on, i would be genuinely surprised if a single player from the 40s could even make an NFL team nowadays.
Athletes keep getting faster, stronger, quicker, etc....There's no way a player that played in the 1940's, like Don Hutson could hold his own against a player like Chris Johnson today. It just couldn't happen.
@skateordie2522 Athletically, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, and Dan Marino can't touch QB's like Michael Vick, Randall Cunningham, etc...They're great QB's, but if I want a QB that can run and be athletic, as the title suggests, I would take Cunningham or Vick (The first and second best QB rushers of all time) over Favre, Montana, or Marino. Marino had negative rushing years many times, Jerry Rice I agree with, and Brett Favre is not a great athlete, just a great quarterback.
if it was phyisical ability, i say demarcus ware. u take their bench, squat, 40, pro agility, clean, shuddle. then u combine all of these into one score somehow and the highest wins. it would be an olb who is fast
What exactly constitutes being a top 10 athlete? 40 time? Bench press? Agility? I don't see a single LB (Urlacher), TE (Sharpe), or SS (Lott) on that list. I have no argument with Darrell Green, Bo Jackson, and Deion. Two of those three played multiple pro sports and the other was the fastest man in the nfl for about the first decade of his career. But what separates Barry from the other RB's besides his stats? What makes him more of an athlete than Shannon Sharpe for example?
ah....elway !? DRAFTED BY TH FING YANKEES,YOU DONT KNOW JOHN LEVI OF HASKELL RIGHT THERE WITH THORPE. PAUL ROBESON --YOU HAVE A DUMB ASS LIST WITH MINIMAL ACTUALLY WORSE KNOWLEDGE. SATCHEL PAIGE EVER HEAR OF OF HIM!? THERES 4 YOU MISSED,NO DEBATING
bo jackson is easily #1,he ran a 4/3 40 and was one of the most powerful players regardless of position. if he didn't get that fluke injury, he would be the greatest rb ever.
how many people play lacrosse? honestly compared to baseball not even close, and if bo jackson played lacrosse i'm sure he wud've been a hall a famer in that shit
@hipo250 u are a fucking idiot bo jackson is the best athlete to ever play in the nfl even the experts say he has speed agility size and strength how is jim brown better.
wtf this is a huge piece of shit where is payton and by the way sanders n 9 wtf u are a retard and if its based on athletes vick should be in top 10 i mean this vid scuked its sso bad u should be in jail lol
jerry rice wasn't a great athlete neither is randy moss and how deion is not at #1 i have no idea. I can't make a list of old players because im too young but here is a list of players i have seen 1. Deion sanders 2. marshall faulk 3. barry sanders 4 bo jackson 5 junior seau 6 jim brown 7 andrian peterson 8 wes welker 9 antonio cromortie 10. champ bailey
Deion Sanders does deserve 2 b higher on this list, but he never won olympic gold medals. I'm wondering how they put Jim Brown above Bo Jackson when Bo was an all star at 2 professional sports. I'm also wondering where Night Train Lane is on this list.
you have to consider Jim Brown is the only athlete in histrory to be in 3 different hall of fames. The NCAA hall of fame, the nfl hall of fame, and the lax hall of fame
This is how the list should go 1 Bo Jackson 2 Deion Sanders 3 Walter Payton 4 Barry Sanders 5 Jim Brown 6 Darrell Green 7 Erci Dickerson 8 Randy Moss 9 Lawrence Taylor 10 Michael Irvin
Jerry Rice wasn't the greatest athlete, he was an amazing reciver but he ran a 4.7. Just because your a great reciver dosn't mean your the greatest athlete.
don hutson????????????????????????????? and how the hell does michael vick not make the top 10. he changed the way defenses had to play. noone was ever as quick and fast as he was on the football field. he could have ran the ball for 20 yards any time he could. no QB spy, zone, or blitz could ever contain that guy, even though he is a bonehead.
come on man. im pretty sure you never saw him play or run a 4.2. did they even clock speed back in those days. show me some proof of a 4.2 during the early to mid 1900's. im not saying he wasn't athletic, but there have been 10, 20, and even 30 others guys from the last 10-20 years who were much more athletic than a guy who played in the 1930's. i respect the players from the past but the guys these days are much much much more stronger, faster, quicker, and athletic than players from the past.
why you comepear the athletic skillz of a player you can't compear a player form 1960 and 2000 becueas yes a player today is faster bigger and stronger. You compear them how big of an athelet why where compeared to other guys in the 1960s and if bo would have played today he would have been stronger and fester becuz of the way you train your body.
so could Jim Brown, as you can see because not only did he exel in both football and laccrosse. He was able to be a hall of famer for it. Yes Jackson exeled at football and baseball, but did not dominate in those sports the way brown dominated in. Plus, lets be honest, it takes more athletisism to exel in Laccrosse than in Baseball.
he definatly had the most potential of any back but he just didn't have enough playing time to say hes the best. I think Jim Browns the best ever, that man was amazing
I think your other lists are really good but this one you fucked up seriusl man. I never thought you were a offensive lover! Defensive players are better athletes. Tex lawrence taylor...rod woodson....bruce smith..... and as much as it hurts me ray lewis were all great athletes. Sorry man this one you fucked up by being an offensive lover. Having the ball in your hands dosent make you an athlete. If you can move a 320pundOL you are an athlete!
Your right about leaving out a lot of defensive players on this (only 2 are on) but its just those I put on I felt were the most athletic ones. I do regret not putting on Lawrence Taylor or Rod Woodson, but those on the list I felt deserved it
3 white guys and that was like in the 50s
imdoger43 1 month ago
No herchal walker???. and in my opion bo jackson is the greates athlete of alltime no doubt
i mean come on the man was insane he ran a 4.12 40 at the nfl combine and he is 240 puonds.. thats crazy
riggymsu 1 month ago
Were on earth is jerry rice
lilbuck9842 3 months ago
Where the hell is John Elway?!?!?!?!
333Kenneth333 7 months ago
terrell owens is definitely up there..
wasbro1 7 months ago
darrell green is number 1 without question.
TheFootyfan13 8 months ago
@TheFootyfan13 Damn right, the only NFL player who can run a sub 4.3 in his 40's
703Haterkiller 7 months ago
rotflmao
slydawg221 8 months ago
wtf michael vick should be number 1 he runs a 4.4 and can throw like 80 yards he is the best athlete to ever come to the nfl hands down
ianb0707 9 months ago
@ianb0707 u have never heard of bo jackson then have u?? he was 6 foot 2 230 pounds and ran a 4.12 40 yard dash.. thats the fastest ever
riggymsu 1 month ago
Being a Bengals fan most people don't know who Isaac Curtis is but he had jet like speed. That and a should be HOF quarterback Ken Anderson. But anyway he(Curtis) is in my opinion the most athletic wide receiver ever other than maybe Bullet Bob Hayes.
123stevedave 1 year ago
I'd have to agree with at least one other poster in saying the best "athlete" would definitely have to include linebackers and heck even Lineman for that matter. I'm not a Dallas fan, but Randy White sure seemed like one hell of an athlete. In either case, the best "athlete" is a pretty vague notion to begin with.
lathankilbrand 1 year ago
bo is number one, then deion, herschel, bob hayes, randy, darrell green and then whoever, those white dudes gotta go im sorry, unless they can run in the low 4.2's
ilovefrankandbeans 1 year ago
(Pt 3)
....the ONLY one we havent seen be Completely Duplicated yet, is (as i said b4, DEON SANDERS). As far as all around Skill and athletic ability, we got alotta players now who possess SOME of his skills and athletic ability, to SOME degree, but stilll not quite. EVERYONE else, has been, is, and Can be..Duplicated....its no way in hell any1 can disagree with what im sayin, Look around in da NFL now, and see for ur self.................Peace
SurreallTV 1 year ago
(Pt 2)
oh yea and ya know what?...lets also look at it this way, can ANYONE on this earth, in proffessional sports, Duplicate Barry Sanders phyiscial abilities?..AND, duplicate them and perform them at the level that BARRY performed them?. NO!..NOONE!....
EVERYONE ELSE, from even the GREATEST to Jim brown and Walter and etc..ALL of their skills can and HAVE been duplicated and even surpassed.
SurreallTV 1 year ago
@SurreallTV Walter Payton has not, nor ever will be duplicated. Comparitively, Payton had a much larger skill set than Barry Sanders. Barry's only advantage over Payton was speed. Payton could run through, around and make people miss. Payton blocked extremely well, Payton could throw well, Payton had great hands. Payton was a RB ironman, I forget how many straight games he played. Barry was faster than Payton though *golfclap*
lathankilbrand 1 year ago
ok..from reading these comments, i assume Barry Sanders isnt up there...
ok..the fact that Barry Sanders isnt number ONE...by FAR, automatically ,makes this list Invalid and Void. Everyone after Barry Sanders is up for discusion, but HIS athletic abilities put to SHAME everyone elses, by FAR!.
Now...for number 2, i would again say...EASILY, Deon Sanders (this is kinda up for discusion, even tho its kinda obviouse). But B. Sanders at #1 is NOT even up for discusion. Period.
SurreallTV 1 year ago
@SurreallTV u said barry i think u meant bo jackson its ok though
kylencochrane 1 year ago
@kylencochrane You funny LOL....but Barry deffinetly is a way better athlete....he just didnt apply hisself to other sports, he BARELY applied hisself to football. If he really did, he woulda been EVEN BETTER tn what he was...he just didnt apply hisself...probably didnt have a passion to do so. (trust me, i know...from personal experience).
But i DO think Bo was Better than Jim Brown. Jim Brown could NEVER be as good in 2days NFL, he wouldnt even be 1st string lol....Bo was WAYYY better
SurreallTV 1 year ago
@SurreallTV alright well agree to disagree then
kylencochrane 1 year ago
bo jackson benched 720 enough said
callebs11 1 year ago
Worst top ten I've ever seen haha Randy Moss haha thats a joke.
ChiefsFanForLife82 1 year ago
the fact that #1 and #2 isnt Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson pretty much means this list is fucked. and come on, i would be genuinely surprised if a single player from the 40s could even make an NFL team nowadays.
cmac9123 1 year ago
Athletes keep getting faster, stronger, quicker, etc....There's no way a player that played in the 1940's, like Don Hutson could hold his own against a player like Chris Johnson today. It just couldn't happen.
eequalsmcvajeen12 1 year ago
@skateordie2522 Athletically, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, and Dan Marino can't touch QB's like Michael Vick, Randall Cunningham, etc...They're great QB's, but if I want a QB that can run and be athletic, as the title suggests, I would take Cunningham or Vick (The first and second best QB rushers of all time) over Favre, Montana, or Marino. Marino had negative rushing years many times, Jerry Rice I agree with, and Brett Favre is not a great athlete, just a great quarterback.
eequalsmcvajeen12 1 year ago
darrell green is the greatest athlet ever, he played cornerback at the age of 42
vilchiscure 1 year ago
and bo jackson should b number 1
skaggs1494 1 year ago
don hutson shouldnt be on there, and cliff branch should be on here
skaggs1494 1 year ago
if it was phyisical ability, i say demarcus ware. u take their bench, squat, 40, pro agility, clean, shuddle. then u combine all of these into one score somehow and the highest wins. it would be an olb who is fast
ClevelandSteamers10 1 year ago
What exactly constitutes being a top 10 athlete? 40 time? Bench press? Agility? I don't see a single LB (Urlacher), TE (Sharpe), or SS (Lott) on that list. I have no argument with Darrell Green, Bo Jackson, and Deion. Two of those three played multiple pro sports and the other was the fastest man in the nfl for about the first decade of his career. But what separates Barry from the other RB's besides his stats? What makes him more of an athlete than Shannon Sharpe for example?
RKsolid86 1 year ago
wheres bon hayes he played another sport
menumber81 1 year ago
Not bad of a list, Darrell green should be higher, and you really need to add Ronnie Lott.
FOOTBALL1FANaticism 1 year ago
@harpozzz these are *NFL* athletes we're talking about, you're thinking about baseball.
FOOTBALL1FANaticism 1 year ago
ah....elway !? DRAFTED BY TH FING YANKEES,YOU DONT KNOW JOHN LEVI OF HASKELL RIGHT THERE WITH THORPE. PAUL ROBESON --YOU HAVE A DUMB ASS LIST WITH MINIMAL ACTUALLY WORSE KNOWLEDGE. SATCHEL PAIGE EVER HEAR OF OF HIM!? THERES 4 YOU MISSED,NO DEBATING
harpozzz 1 year ago
wtf dude were is jerry rice and emmit smith joe montana
1333makeoutmaster 1 year ago
Mike Vick? THANK YOU for mentioning Don Hudson and Jim Thorpe!
Slotten68 1 year ago
No Bob Hayes?
thesego211 1 year ago
bo jackson is easily #1,he ran a 4/3 40 and was one of the most powerful players regardless of position. if he didn't get that fluke injury, he would be the greatest rb ever.
aaron1717ful 1 year ago
darrell green only 6
he was the fastest man in the nfl for 20 years
also he ran a 4.4 40 at age 50
staggy727 1 year ago
lawrence taylor,ronnie lott?
cuff1957 1 year ago
how many people play lacrosse? honestly compared to baseball not even close, and if bo jackson played lacrosse i'm sure he wud've been a hall a famer in that shit
dloc999 1 year ago
you cant assume someone would be a hall of fame lax player. Plus lax is a more athletic sport than baseball
hipo250 1 year ago
@hipo250 Lacrosse is for thug rich kids who werent good enough to play hockey
Slotten68 1 year ago
k i'm sorry but how is bo jackson not #1, he was a two sport all star and could've been an olympic sprinter come on now
dloc999 1 year ago
Jim Brown is in the football and lacrosse hall of fame. I think being a hall of famer in two different sports makes him the best
hipo250 1 year ago
steve young 15.. wtf?
and sammy baugh.. not athletes
deion sanders 1 randy moss 2 thorpe 3rd
Oscar1097 2 years ago
Oh. That makes sense I heard he was the best lacrosse player of all time when he played at Syracuse.
TheKAPPY55 2 years ago
hpo250, wtf is the lax hall of fame?
TheKAPPY55 2 years ago
lacrosse
hipo250 2 years ago
@hipo250 u are a fucking idiot bo jackson is the best athlete to ever play in the nfl even the experts say he has speed agility size and strength how is jim brown better.
kylencochrane 1 year ago
wtf this is a huge piece of shit where is payton and by the way sanders n 9 wtf u are a retard and if its based on athletes vick should be in top 10 i mean this vid scuked its sso bad u should be in jail lol
matpat569 2 years ago
no payton........? also LT (the original) should be on it
sdmagn 2 years ago
wtf..payton..?
crazeepyro13 2 years ago
lol just shit on barry..... number 9?
Grittybegrime 2 years ago
Barry Should be higher and Payton should be in the top 5 as well.
Joemcjoe7 2 years ago
walter payton should be on this list
bzam1847 2 years ago
Except for Jim Thorpe this list is the biggest joke I've seen on the internet.
A complete waste of time and I'm dumber for watching it.
zarniwooop 2 years ago
1. Walter Payton
2. Walter Payton
3. Walter Payton
4. Walter Payton
5. Walter Payton!!!!
Best Athlete of all time!!
geabus1043 2 years ago
i thought an all around athlete can run catch throw and kick
Paul Hurnung?
KemmererJake 2 years ago
WALTER PAYTON.....GOAT....
BOONDOCKSAINT34 2 years ago
kasuwell 2 years ago
Deion Sanders does deserve 2 b higher on this list, but he never won olympic gold medals. I'm wondering how they put Jim Brown above Bo Jackson when Bo was an all star at 2 professional sports. I'm also wondering where Night Train Lane is on this list.
dominiclamar1 2 years ago
you have to consider Jim Brown is the only athlete in histrory to be in 3 different hall of fames. The NCAA hall of fame, the nfl hall of fame, and the lax hall of fame
hipo250 2 years ago
Walter Payton
wdgcguy 2 years ago
Deion should defenitely be #1 or #2 the guy ran his 40 in 4.5 seconds backpedaling for christ sake.
daoneasiankid 2 years ago
how is Sanders only #4?
alexholme33 2 years ago
trotnixonkid247 2 years ago
how can you have Jim Brown so low when hes the only athlete in history to be in three different hall of fames. the NFL, NCAA, and laccrosse?
hipo250 2 years ago
uhh... how is ncaa even counted as a hall of fame?
djrn 2 years ago
How can you have 2 WR ahead of Jerry Rice? Your list fails.
Chimera1591 2 years ago
Jerry Rice wasn't the greatest athlete, he was an amazing reciver but he ran a 4.7. Just because your a great reciver dosn't mean your the greatest athlete.
hipo250 2 years ago
THIS LIST IS JANK
setonjesus2 2 years ago
chuck benarik should be #2 the guy played 2 of the most toughest positions for 60 minutes to do that u have to be an athlete
cowboysfan08s 2 years ago
dude walter payton should be in there
maybe not number 1
but he should be in the top 5
Dkw23kingpenguin 2 years ago
How is Bo not number one and how is Bob Hayes not on hear
tcceltic45 2 years ago
your all fucking stupid retards and noone will ever really love you and your parents are stupid and and they hate you u should go and cut your arms
seanmcbrearty 2 years ago
wow someone has some insecurities
larsonator69 2 years ago
GREAT song choice
jcyr84 2 years ago
again jerry rice brett farve joe montana walter payton arguably the best ever!!!
St0n3k1ng 3 years ago
no what... im back what about lynn swan or micheal irvin john stauback
St0n3k1ng 3 years ago
mike vick 12. what the hell r u stupid he kills doggys anyways its all time and vick sucks!!!!!! other wise its good
St0n3k1ng 3 years ago
death to "doggys"
djrn 2 years ago
pretty good but i think walter peyton was realy athletic because he could do it all
darkprsn 3 years ago 2
Moss is widely considered the best athlete to ever play in the NFL, just to let you know.
Pandamatrix85 3 years ago
i thought dat shit was good
darkprsn 3 years ago
don hutson????????????????????????????? and how the hell does michael vick not make the top 10. he changed the way defenses had to play. noone was ever as quick and fast as he was on the football field. he could have ran the ball for 20 yards any time he could. no QB spy, zone, or blitz could ever contain that guy, even though he is a bonehead.
allresidents 3 years ago
Don Hutson ran around a 4.2 and lead the league in reciving 8 seasons that takes some athletisism
hipo250 3 years ago
come on man. im pretty sure you never saw him play or run a 4.2. did they even clock speed back in those days. show me some proof of a 4.2 during the early to mid 1900's. im not saying he wasn't athletic, but there have been 10, 20, and even 30 others guys from the last 10-20 years who were much more athletic than a guy who played in the 1930's. i respect the players from the past but the guys these days are much much much more stronger, faster, quicker, and athletic than players from the past.
allresidents 3 years ago
why you comepear the athletic skillz of a player you can't compear a player form 1960 and 2000 becueas yes a player today is faster bigger and stronger. You compear them how big of an athelet why where compeared to other guys in the 1960s and if bo would have played today he would have been stronger and fester becuz of the way you train your body.
doom950324 3 years ago
You shoulde have put Bob Sanders but da music soudin better
KillaBJ123 3 years ago
bo jackson should have been number 2 that guy was aewsome how is jim brown an athlete
jard1o1 3 years ago
considering Jim Brown is in the NFL, College, and Lacrosse hall of fame I considered him an athlete.
hipo250 3 years ago
bo jackson could have done anything and excelled in it u name it
jard1o1 3 years ago
so could Jim Brown, as you can see because not only did he exel in both football and laccrosse. He was able to be a hall of famer for it. Yes Jackson exeled at football and baseball, but did not dominate in those sports the way brown dominated in. Plus, lets be honest, it takes more athletisism to exel in Laccrosse than in Baseball.
hipo250 3 years ago
i think bo is the best runnin back ever hes the fastest ever one of the strongs he just got tackled the wrong way and got injured
jard1o1 3 years ago
he definatly had the most potential of any back but he just didn't have enough playing time to say hes the best. I think Jim Browns the best ever, that man was amazing
hipo250 3 years ago
you are so fucking retarded it amazes me. all your lists are so fucked up it makes me want to hurt someone.
ckemna2 3 years ago
hipo250 please reply me if you see this!
I think your other lists are really good but this one you fucked up seriusl man. I never thought you were a offensive lover! Defensive players are better athletes. Tex lawrence taylor...rod woodson....bruce smith..... and as much as it hurts me ray lewis were all great athletes. Sorry man this one you fucked up by being an offensive lover. Having the ball in your hands dosent make you an athlete. If you can move a 320pundOL you are an athlete!
doom950324 3 years ago
Your right about leaving out a lot of defensive players on this (only 2 are on) but its just those I put on I felt were the most athletic ones. I do regret not putting on Lawrence Taylor or Rod Woodson, but those on the list I felt deserved it
hipo250 3 years ago
barry sanders is #9???????????? Wheres LT and Bob Sanders
mizzoutigerfan0099 3 years ago