Jeff Teague debates the best ATHLETE ever: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Deion Sanders & Bo Jackson

[@Dustywhoads]

Bo was an all star in baseball and a pro bowler in the same year. Deion hit a homerun and scored a touchdown in the same week. They win

[@cmiller6713]

Julius Peppers D1 in basketball and football. Coach K said he was good enough to go to the NBA but chose the NFL in which he went on to be a Hall of Famer. 6’6 290 running a 4.6

[@D2Rwall17]

@@cmiller6713 don’t forget he also got his jersey retired at unc

[@cmiller6713]

@@D2Rwall17he is really the goat

[@Locotasty]

Bo Jackson is the only correct answer

[@Disused191]

How your opinion is a fact ? 🤔

[@dickhardpicard]

Fact

[@Beloupa]

Athletes, not athletic

[@Gshockgutta]

@@Disused191u must don’t know Bo

[@Locotasty]

@@Disused191 I mean I’m basing it off the fact that he was the only one to excel in both sports he played unlike mike or Deion and there’s countless stories of athletes talking about Bo that man was super human

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

WILT NORMAN CHAMBERLAIN… 7’2 in Converse Allstars Near 8” wingspan Standing reach 9’6 11.5’ hand spread 48 in Very (min) Insane stamina High jump champion Volleyball HOF NBA HOF Globetrotter 50 PPG 48 MIN Simply a freak of nature, a demigod among men who could sincerely do anything he wanted. There’s genuinely no other argument.

[@factthatdude4059]

Where is his second sport stats

[@harborwolf22]

Anyone not saying Bo Jackson or Wilt Chamberlain doesn't know what they're talking about.

[@thatoneguy3284]

End of the conversation

[@davidADavis1981]

I don’t agree at all. Jim Thorpe is the greatest American athlete of all time.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

Nah Jim Thorpe was amazing but he not the most athletic. But he wasn't competing against the best athletes of his time let alone all time.

[@davidADavis1981]

@ what do you mean he wasn’t competing against the best of his time? He won gold medals at the Olympics? He’s in the football hall of fame….im not understanding your logic here.

[@SumnSumnSumnHTK]

Leaving Herschel Walker off these list is craaaaaazzzzyyyy. Dude won a heisman, a star in the NFL, 3 time all american in track in field, was on the USA Olympic bobsleigh team, has multiple black belts and fought in MMA. That resume is as good as any other athlete. Somebody mentioned Wilt in the chat. He's up there too.

[@reeseyarbrough5042]

He wasn’t a star in the nfl

[@lt7052]

​@@reeseyarbrough5042herschel Walker wasn't a star?

[@SumnSumnSumnHTK]

@reeseyarbrough5042 he was a bigger star than Bo Jackson with better numbers but...carry on

[@Iamhimbutyouarenot]

@@reeseyarbrough5042never talk sports again.

[@kdayrit11]

I think he did MMA and was a politician as well

[@BrendoBlanco]

Julius Peppers up there

[@poloregal]

Top 3. 6th man on Final Four teams, NFL DPOY, HOFer. Real 1 knows

[@itsdon7768]

Honorable Mention for sure. I got Bo Jackson & Danny Ainge. 1 white 1 black I'll argue with whoever lol😂

[@dkxiong52]

The Tiger Woods conversation had me weak “He needed AI back then” 💀

[@D2Rwall17]

Yall forgot Wayne Gretzky the first athlete to get his jersey retired league wide and he didn’t have to die in order to get his jersey retired league wide but ik most people don’t watch hockey but buddy was nice

[@Cozell]

facts

[@nohammyadigg7483]

The great one!

[@erinnarmstrong993]

He's not American. He'd get more love if he was.

[@nohammyadigg7483]

@@erinnarmstrong993 Canada has their own “Royalty” of celebrities. They deserve their own lol.

[@Cozell]

@@nohammyadigg7483 cant argue that

[@jroc828]

Deion wouldve been world series MVP in 1992 had his team won. Led the National league in stolen bases. And he's the greatest corner ever in football.

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

no the fuck he he aint, yall romanticize him because of that 94 9ers team and 05 dallas squad. Prime used to get cooked in ATL, and he got cooked in Dallas and beyond. Dude was a good shutdown corner, but thats it. No one ever won fucking games because of Prime, yall act like it was him and not steve young or emmitt smith putting them points up

[@luckydon11225]

Bo Does everything!!!

[@Bryan_502]

Bo doesn't shoot hoop!

[@Cam_617]

It’s Bo Jackson and I don’t think it’s necessarily close. Hit .250 with 141 HR in about 5 seasons worth of baseball and you don’t have to go into his NFL resume. Anything he did he excelled at.

[@DarrenBell-p5n]

You know your shit before Deion it was Bo

[@andrewojeda250]

I say Ohtani

[@bigpl412]

Bo Knows... He is the greatest!!!

[@kirbylaflaretv8673]

Bo jackson most overrated dude doesn’t have a 1k season in the nfl

[@Cam_617]

@ crazy take. He never had more than 173 attempts in a season and is tied for the all time career YPC with at least 500 attempts at 5.4 . Injuries derailed him, but what people glamorize MJ and Deion for when it comes to 2 pro sport athletes, Bo did at an elite level.

[@kingbrutus1804]

Jordan athleticism and his will to win was unmatched I truly believe if he really wanted to play the game of basketball for 20+years he could of easily done so I have MJ ,Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders in my top 3 of best athletes of all time 👍🏾

[@caliba100]

no way MJ could have played for 20 years straight... He would hurt his body like Kobe did after year 16, then he'll be a shell of himself. Jordan 2 retirement really saved his career lowkey.

[@x80five50]

Bo Jackson most athletic or complete. Jordan best athlete to play in his respected sport.

[@theoneaboveall6768]

nope for bo nope for mj but he up there

[@x80five50]

@ he played two professional sports. Conversation over.

[@kaekae1782]

@@x80five50is that really the end all be all?

[@elrifle24]

Pele has more World Cups than most countries

[@x80five50]

@@kaekae1782 yes

[@arfinesse617]

Put some respect on Danny Ainge to as mentioned in a previous episode by JET he was an all American in football baseball and basketball was drafted to MLB and NBA…had a decent career couple of rings not saying he the greatest but that’s crazy to think about

[@Ray_Petree]

Jim Thorpe had a Hall of Fame NCAA and NFL career, played professional baseball, won a Gold Medal, and was one of the greatest collegiate lacrosse players of all time.

[@mikeal-lateef_5138]

Wilt, MJ, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Allen Iverson

[@russ1066]

Vincent "Bo" Jackson!! Final answer!

[@jeymeditation8298]

Will Chamberlain, do your research. Was a bag attendant for a hotel lifting lounge from the ground floor to the top floor. Long jump, 100 and 200 meters, shot-put, mixed martial arts and don’t forget arguably a top 10 greatest NBA player EVER.

[@AGholst502]

Its not even arguable, he is absolutely top 10 all-time player and he's nowhere close to 10

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

eras matter, wilt was a 7'1 black dude surrounded by 5'11 white guys, its like junior high vs kindergarteners

[@jeymeditation8298]

Does not matter, every era there is one player who defies that prototypical player build. Wilt wasn’t just 7ft all. He was also extremely athletic, intelligent, lean but muscular who had fundamentals. Doesn’t matter the era. I can honestly say, Wilt would have been even better during the Modern NBA. Just like certain retired NBA players, played during a time when the skills they possessed weren’t the standard. Like if Reggie Miller played in this current NBA. White Chocolate in this era or Chris Bosh

[@JamesGraham-o8p]

​@@TheGhostofMrArthurs except that's not true at all you 🤡

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

@jeymeditation8298 you measure wilt because he had 0 to few peers, but what you can't do is day he old crush the future players and act like they wouldn't lock him. Wilts era of center was what, him. Russell and young Kareem. I am telling you right now that in my opinion, neither of those 3 are in the same league as Shaq, dream, Robinson Ewing. Physically, I think admiral would put wilt out to pasture, we underestimate just how big and good David was. Wilt only looks God tier because of who he played against. Same thing eith Michael Jordan. Jordan's peers at the 2 guard were pure ass in the 90s. He had 1 peer that was Clyde but that was a WIDE gap. But kobe, Iverson, dwade, tmac, air Canada, people overvalued Jordan because of those same reasons

[@akonobryant2383]

To not have Dion Sanders, Bo Jackson, Charlie Ward and your top five is insane. Is insane. We talking about athleticism or just your favorite athletes because a dual sport athlete is a rare rare breed

[@fyebwoy]

Bo Jackson is the only athlete ever to make the pro bowl in football and was an all star in professional baseball. Lowkey the only answer

[@chrisbrooks6756]

Bo Jackson has to be in the convo. Jim Thorpe, Wilt, Walter Payton...

[@gamanima1]

Jeff I’m glad you put Money May in their one of my favorite fighters that doesn’t get the respect. Bo was beast in 2 sports like Deion!

[@matthewdeavenport]

Charlie Ward Heisman Trophy winner and solid NBA player should be on the list

[@thesauce669]

Kane Waselenchuck, Michael Phelps, Ronnie Coleman, Gary Kasparov, Tiger Woods, Willie Mays.....

[@ronduece9066]

Wilt is #1. No need to explain. Look him up. All everything @ everything. Prime, Bo, LeBron, MJ are legendary. Wilt is mythical

[@Bryan_502]

Best athletes of all time: Deion, Bo, MJ, LBJ, and Jim Thorpe.

[@KenLindsey919]

“Put the powder on me” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LouisStipe-fc8nc]

Allen Iverson

[@himotheejenkins]

Bo Jackson is the only right answer

[@SumnSumnSumnHTK]

Herschel Walker has entered the chat. 🤣🤣🤣

[@donovanwilliams1172]

So has Barry lol

[@gabrielalele8603]

My TOP Athlete MT Rushmore: 1. WILT Chamberlain 2. MICHAEL Jordan 3. BO Jackson 4. DEION Sanders Honorable Mentions: 1.) Randy Moss 2.) Herchel Walker 3.) Jesse Owens 4.) Muhammad Ali 5.) Lebron James (Le'Balco tho 🤔)

[@xtina2189]

Bo had a damn cartoon. He wins.

[@vegastjg]

Dave Windfield was drafted in 4 different leagues mlb SD Padres, NBA Atl Hawks, aba Utah stars & NFL Minnesota Vikings

[@williamcurry6412]

Actually talked to Bo Jackson’s brother last week. Bessemer,AL 💪🏽

[@mr.rosser843]

BO JACKSON!!!!!!!

[@johnandrus1150]

Honorable mention, Hershel Walker.

[@JohnThree-f8e]

Bo Jackson he was an all star in baseball and football professionally. Mic drop EOD.

[@tomcdade]

You can't even have a valid list without Bo Jackson, Jessie Owen's and Bob Hayes. Tiger can't be considered because athlete includes running, jumping, swinging, etc. Tiger only swung a golf club.

[@Chuck-mr6iq]

Jim Thorpe also...

[@funckypickle77]

"Take off the S, it's Tiger Wood" 🤣🤣

[@calvinalexander9284]

This dude said put the powder on me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@quik8569]

Best athlete is iverson, charlie ward, tyreek hill, serena Williams, Michael phelps, Usain bolt, lebron

[@davidADavis1981]

Most of the ones you listed play 1 sport.

[@puncho8799]

Y’all see who they got in front on the thumbnail and two of them are wearing Jordans. He is number one and should be number one. 🐐💯👌🏽

[@perceptiongaming9616]

Not even a debate, Bo Jackson, even Prime said it onna interview.

[@mittman3919]

Bo Jackson ❤

[@esaasaggus4179]

Randy Moss, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith.

[@kidmelo1994]

The best athlete is Bo Jackson. He legit was a Hall of Fame talent in two different sport!!

[@JF-lf6gz]

Bo Jackson hands down

[@jeremyrodriguez6760]

How the hell is Tiger Woods (or any golfer for that matter) even in the discussion of top 'athlete' of all time? What's athletic about golf? You carry a bag over grass? There are gardeners that do that 6 days a week. Tiger may be successful but success doesn't equal athleticism. Tom Brady is the most successful QB of all time but at no point in his career was he considered the most athletic QB.

[@oOBlackiceOo]

You do know Tiger did navy seals training right? Tiger was definitely an athlete

[@jeremyrodriguez6760]

@oOBlackiceOo So does that mean you got him and Richard Simmons in your top 5 athletes of all time?

[@JP-rw5cd]

Your issue is you’re confusing athleticism with explosiveness and strength and speed ,golf is by far the hardest sport to be consecutively good at for a long time , Steph curry literally said golf is the hardest sport ,you know more than him ?

[@jeremyrodriguez6760]

@@JP-rw5cd Your mistake is that you think I'm focusing on golf. This is a discussion of top athletes of all time. Not top athletes of their sport. Bo Jackson, Jim Thorp, Dion Sanders, and even Jim Brown (He would have played Lacross instead of football if they had a professional league) belong on this list because they exceled at multiple sports. That's the context of this discussion. When Tiger Woods branches out into other sports, you can include him in this conversation. Until then he's just good at golf. Also... If asked the question of who is more athletic Kobe Bryant or Steph Curry? What do you think the answer is going to be? And what do you think they are basing the answer on.... Explosiveness, strength, and speed.

[@JP-rw5cd]

@@jeremyrodriguez6760 I get what you’re saying that’s fair enough

[@saintsfan8814]

Bo Jackson dude excelled at every sport.

[@LemuelElison]

Wilt Chamberlain 7’1, 45-48inch vertical, 500lbs bench, 22ft long jump, professional volleyball

[@patrickshepherd9489]

Actually he bench pressed 600 lbs

[@Chuck-mr6iq]

Dave Winfield was drafted in all 3 major sports, Bo, Deion, John Elway (two sports), Herschel, Wilt, Jim Thorpe, Julius Peppers, Mr. Jim Brown was nearly a pro at Lacross.. Jeff Smardzjia... WR at Notre Dame.. MLB pitcher... MJ, Usain Bolt tried Futbol..

[@kentuck187]

BO JACKSON ⚾ 🏈

[@JimmyFred321]

the guy who has the longest run by a quarterback in nfl history was also a 1,000 yard reciever

[@The_Xoloist]

Jim Thorpe .. look him up

[@marcusnewell1701]

All time athlete gotta be prime or Bo. They both played two sports at a high level. Allen Iverson is real life another one. The man wanted to play football because he was better at football. I’m from Hampton, VA and you heard all the folklore about Bethel Allen Iverson. Mike too, if he has more time to give to baseball, it would’ve made you wonder. If we talking in the NBA, it would have to be Bron.

[@Uredsun1]

There has never been a better athlete than Bo Jackson.

[@LeftoverTake]

Deon or Bo

[@Brad-dx9fd]

Deion and Bo Jackson both need high quality documentaries! Edit: I meant biopics, but both would be incredible.

[@Mojo-Five-One-Oh]

Bo Jackson, Deion, and LeBron. That’s a tough top 3

[@Litty2Shoes]

Where does Jesse Owens rank in this discussion for y’all? I never hear anyone talk about him. Man’s pulled up to the Olympics in nazi germany and won 4 gold medals and 1 of them was in an event he doesn’t race in. Mind you he set multiple world records doing so. Yea his times and jumps were eventually beaten but he did all that with horrible conditions compared to modern track athletes

[@Boss3Nate]

Danny Ainge, Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan, Chase Budinger

[@BeauxJackson]

Bo Knows, even Deion can attest.

[@shawn2832]

Bo Jackson or James Brown

[@RG-ct6qz]

Wilt Chamberlain is laughing somewhere. Dave Winfield gets overlooked.

[@davidADavis1981]

Actually, Jim Thorpe is the only answer…gold medalist at the 1912 Olympics in the decathlon and pentathlon; a star on the Carlisle Indian School’s football team and the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and a major league baseball player for John McGraw’s New York Giants….he also served in WW2.

[@elrifle24]

No one will ever win 3 World Cups like Pele again. No one.

[@customconcern1]

Wilt is the best athlete ever especially at his size. All pro volleyball player and high jumper. Bodybuilder and track athlete.

[@matchingfingerprints]

Jim Brown

[@rayb1507]

Micheal Phelps 🤝🏾 23 gold medals, 3 silver, 2 bronze. A lot of world records.

[@BLewis-bv8rv]

Bo Jackson for sure is the one

[@bishop4298]

Wilt Chamberlain!!! Basketball. Volleyball. Track. Look him up.

[@almightyaaron8236]

“Accessible”

[@bomorris5050]

Athlete of all time... Bo Jackson for me

[@DCBrown005]

VINCENT EDWARD JACKSON!!!!! 😎

[@pl1014]

Bo Jackson. Even Deion says there is no Deion without Bo Jackson.

[@drewmeyer9679]

Athlete Bo Jack & Deion played NFL & MLB. Herschel Walker was NFL, Olympics, & MMA. All those guys could’ve went for track & field too,

[@derrickbaker759]

To be fully honest they all have the attributes .But after seeing Shilo showing the world how his pops was back then .He got it natural he gonna be a great safety trust and believe it .He gonna be great 💯

[@Thetallguy_zz]

Bolt, Phelps, Jordan, Bo

[@Kev_-qm1je]

Randy Moss

[@tybeerius4449]

Michael Phelps and Serena Williams def be deserving of some nods btw

[@thomasfulmore4315]

Michael Phelps in my top 5 👀

[@intellectno3]

Wilt Chamberlain was a state champ sprinter high jumper , then went to the league , retired and played pro volleyball when he was done. Oh and btw he could bench 600

[@SmallWorld-ur7tl]

I put Mike Tyson in there too. He was an absolute beast

[@kristapsporzingis8690]

Shohei Ohtani should be in this conversation

[@moneymoney3235]

Hell no he didn’t even make playoffs last year and already team hopped

[@asukauser6146]

@@moneymoney3235 the hell? he won the world series last year

[@moneymoney3235]

@ yeah after quitting so early on his team and joining a team to win, not like he played 7 seasons for his team

[@asukauser6146]

@ he didn't ask for a trade. he got offered $700 million because he was that good. not exactly "quitting" is it?

[@moneymoney3235]

@ so u don’t make playoffs and then u trade to a better team and win 🤣 that’s what I’m saying

[@hop878]

Anybody who says LeBron is slow. He only plays 1 sport. Bo played 2 sports @ the highest level, @ the same damn time (future voice) 💯💯💯. Injury robbed us of his greatness. Next is Neon Deion & then maybe Lebron for longevity. But MJ smoked cigars & played🤯🤯🤯. That in itself is wild

[@theblinkerx]

LeBron is the best athlete the NBA has ever seen. He was by far the best athlete in the league for a decade plus & now he’s still able to impose himself on guys 20 years younger. Once in a lifetime type of athlete

[@Breezy999.]

Bron take peds

[@brotherless]

Foolish thing to think. He isn't imposing anything on anyone now except executives in the Lakers front office. Just watch him play. He makes zero effort on defense, which is half the game, and this zero concern to play defense is why the Lakers are zero threat to do anything in the playoffs, if they even make it.

[@incognitoRank]

@@brotherlessthis is the definition of creating your own narrative 😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@dickhardpicard]

Wilt Chamberlain

[@62crazylegs]

Wilt and Jordan are better athletes in my opinion

[@michaelcephus3850]

Jordan was the greatest. Must see TV

[@aizensama9141]

Tiger won a green jacket after that fiasco. So he still achieved success after all of that and the back injuries.

[@jayali8392]

It’s either Bo Jackson,Wilt or Herschel Walker to me🤷🏾‍♂️

[@keith.loves.lasagna]

Bo Jackson is my pick. However lemme mention Serena Williams. Her prime was so dominant.

[@allenevangelista7529]

I knew when I saw the title they would only know about American athletes in American sports

[@rhysagrey]

Typical ignorant Americans 😂 most of them couldn’t name you five countries in any continent other than North America.

[@Boss3Nate]

for good reason

[@lt7052]

​@@rhysagreygo take a nap.

[@704jizzle2]

We in AMERICA wtf 😒

[@kevincastro1101]

@@Boss3Natethe best athlete ever is Cristiano Ronaldo

[@travisgreen940]

Deion Sanders. No debate

[@royhobbs5167]

Sanders is greatest corner ever. Bo Jackson number one. Dionne sanders two. Danny Ainge number three. All three played two professional sports.

[@kanairsforte23]

Best athlete Deion no debate

[@douglassfitch1746]

It’s between Prime and Bo

[@williamcurry6412]

Bo Jackson 1st . Prime 2nd, M. Garrett 3rd, LBJ 4th.

[@itsdon7768]

Bo jackson & Danny Ainge without question. Not even close. Can throw Deion in there but Bo was different he had HOF potential in both. Was better at Baseball too .

[@Captain_ObviouslyRight]

Imagine Spudd Webb at 6'8 lol😂

[@nomeD6980]

Bo jackson by far. Pro Football. Hardest sport to play is baseball and he was a allstar. Could of won Olympic gold track and field.

[@Poke_Junkies]

The fact that Jackie Robinson or Willie mays weren’t even mentioned as greatest athletes is absurd, Jackie was a Tri-Sport in college