I just don't consider an athlete one of the most influential 100 people in America. I know they're important to some people, but not that high. I still can't believe that James Monroe is not on this list. The Monroe Doctrine?
Any list of the "100 Most Influential Americans" that doesn't include NASCAR legend Junior Johnson is seriously deficient. It would seem to me that discovering -- and perfecting -- the art of "drafting" in a race car ranks up there with the invention of the wheel by cave men and the discovery of electricity by Thomas Edison in terms of their influence on America today. LOL.