[Founding Father]

get rid of the politically correct entries--#s 1, 4 and 9, then you have room for Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens and THE GREAT ONE.

[Texas2step]

"get rid of the politically correct entries--#s 1, 4 and 9, then you have room for Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens and THE GREAT ONE."

37 posts before anyone even mentions The Great One, and another 20+ before he's named?

Yes, Bobby Orr was good, but if we're putting a hockey player on the list, it's got to be Wayne Gretzky!

I also agree with others that Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods are musts on the top ten.