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The Associated Press named Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century, and with the myriad of sports that he excelled in, it should have been an easy vote.
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- Sport Track & Field, Football, Baseball
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1 Decathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 Pentathlon Olympic Gold Medal (1912)
1 First Team All-Pro (1923)
2-Time All-American (1911 & 1912)
Member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Named to the NFL 1920s All-Decade
Named to the NFL 50th Anniversary Team
How good an athlete was Jim Brown? When he was a star fullback at Syracuse, he also lettered in basketball, track, and lacrosse.
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- Sport Football
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1 NFL Championship (1954)
3 MVPs (1957, 1958 & 1965)
1 Bert Bell Award (1963)
8 First Team All-Pros (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 & 1965)
9 Pro Bowls (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 & 1965)
8 Rushing Titles (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964 & 1965)
5-Time Rushing Touchdown Leader (1957, 1958, 1959, 1963 & 1965)
One-Time All-American (1956)
12,312 NFL Rushing Yards
2,499 NFL Receiving Yards
126 NFL Touchdowns
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Cleveland Browns
Number retired by the University of Syracuse
Named to the 1960s All-Decade Team
Named to the NFL 50th Anniversary Team
Named to the NFL 75th Anniversary Team
Named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team
Two years after leading Notre Dame to a National Championship, Joe Montana would be drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, where he took over as their starting quarterback back late in his second season. After that, Montana became the most popular and successful quarterback of the 1980s.
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- Sport Football
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4 Super Bowls (XVI, XIX, XXIII & XXIV)
2 MVPs (1989 & 1990)
1 Bert Bell Award (1989)
1 Offensive Player of the Year (1989)
3 First Team All-Pro Selections (1987, 1989 & 1990)
8 Pro Bowls (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990 & 1993)
Two-Time Passing Touchdown Leader (1982 & 1989)
Two-Time Passer Rating Leader (1987 & 1989)
1 National Championship (1977)
40,551 NFL Passing Yards
273 NFL Passing Touchdowns
2 AP Male Athlete of the Year Awards (1989 & 1990)
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
Number retired by the San Francisco 49ers
Named to the 1980s All-Decade Team
Named to the NFL 75th Anniversary Team
Named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team