Muhammad Ali voted Kentucky’s best athlete
Who’s the best athlete to ever come from the state of Kentucky? According to one list, Muhammad Ali. TrendingTopLists.com named the best athlete from every state, and The Greatest was chosen to represent the Commonwealth:
“There has been an attempt recently to re-write the history books and somehow diminish the legacy of Muhammad Ali by some. It seems to have become cool or quirky to claim that Ali is or was overrated. It may be cliche and it may be obvious, but Ali is absolutely the greatest boxer of all time. There has never been a heavyweight fighter who moved like Ali.”
A smattering of picks from other states:
- Alabama: Willie Mays
- Arizona: Kerri Strug
- California: Tiger Woods
- Colorado: Jack Dempsey
- Florida: Deion Sanders
- Indiana: Larry Bird
- Louisiana: Peyton Manning
- Michigan: Magic Johnson
- Nevada: Andre Agassi
- New York: Michael Jordan
- Ohio: LeBron James
- Tennessee: Reggie White
I doubt anyone would argue Ali is the best athlete this state — arguably this country — has produced, but as the Courier-Journal’s Tim Sullivan asked on Twitter yesterday, who do you think is #2? Gotta be Jarrod Polson, right?
(I’m kidding.)
9 Comments for Muhammad Ali voted Kentucky’s best athlete
Paul Hornung
Considering BonJackson and Jesse Owens are from Alabama,mI think Willie Mays gets bumped down a couple of spots.
Can’t argue Ali for KY.
Considering Bo Jackson and Jesse Owens are from Alabama, I think Willie Mays gets bumped down a couple of spots.
Can’t argue Ali for KY.
Willie Mays is arguably the greatest baseball player of all time, no worse than the top 2 or 3. To put he and Bo Jackson is the same breath is damn near blasphemy.
You could make an argument for Jesse Owens, but you can’t go wrong with Willie Mays either.
I wasn’t arguing that Bo Jackson was a better baseball player. I was thinking from a sheer athlete view. Bo Jackson =! Football+Baseball and excelled in both.
#2? Paul Hornung? Jim Bunning? Mary T. Meagher? Dave Cowens? Wes Unseld? Eddie Arcaro?
MJ being from NY is kinda BS. Moved to Wilmington, NC as a toddler.
#2? Probably Jared Lorenzen.
It’s gotta be Earle Combs.
MLB HOF
9-TIME WORLD SERIES CHAMPION (3 as a player, 6 as a coach)
LEAD OFF HITTER FOR MURDERER’S ROW
CAREER .325
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/combsea01.shtml
ONE BAD DUDE!