Greatest sportsman of all time. Who is it?

[PaulB]

Not (necessarilly) your personal favourite but who is THE best sportsman of all time? And why?

 

[Nicensleazy]

Jonathan DAVIES without question. The man is a legend!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/halloffame/sport/jonathandavies.shtml

 

[PaulB]

Jonathan DAVIES without question. The man is a legend!

Good shout. But it's not him. This person is DEMONSTRABLY the greatest by any measure you care to devise.

 

[snakehips]

Pheidippides , just think about what he started.
That guy really is a legend.

 

[pes]

Jonathan DAVIES without question. The man is a legend!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/halloffame/sport/jonathandavies.shtml

A great player who joined my team (Widnes) when he switched codes. I've even got his signed biography, but I still think that the man is a knob.

Multi olympians or clean Tour de France winners must be up there with the best of them.

 

[Smokin Joe]

A great player who joined my team (Widnes) when he switched codes. I've even got his signed biography, but I still think that the man is a knob.

Multi olympians or clean Tour de France winners must be up there with the best of them.

Smokin Joe crosses all cyclists and athletes from his shortlist

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Max Woosnam?

Football and Tennis mainly but excelled at other sports too - thrashed Charlie Chaplin at table tennis using a butter knife. What a chap! and a dashing moustache too.

 

[Dave5N]

George Best

 

[rich p]

Jocky Wilson. Worra nathlete, as Syd Waddell said.

 

[stedlocks]

I think Joe Calzaghe must be up there............

 

[Dayvo]

Don Bradman has to be one of the greatest!

 

[Nicensleazy]

Barry John!

 

[oxbob]

John surtees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Surtees

 

[Pottsy]

Phil 'The Power' Taylor

 

[alecstilleyedye]

ayrton senna