Greatest Sportsmen of all Time/New Poll for top 5 to Agree on.

[new devil]

Roy keane

[Eastern_Pride]

Roy keane

No.

[Orior]

Haile Gebrselassie

[Niall Quinn]

Garry Kasparov
Michael Johnson
John Lowe
Greg Blaney

[Lar Naparka]

Willie John McBride

Are you mad?

If you were around to see him, HS, on the field or at the bar, you'd say he was something else.
He was genuinely respected wherever rugby was played and he'd be in my top ten.

[gallsman]

Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson
Roberto Duran
Eddy Merrckx
Roger Federer
Steffi Graf (feck it, I'm including women as well)
Gail Devers
Derartu Tulu
Tirunesh Dibaba

[muppet]

Cúchulainn











(aka Willie Joe)

[Donnellys Hollow]

AP McCoy
Norman Williamson
Richard Dunwoody
John Francome
Timmy Murphy
Jonjo O'Neill
Ruby Walsh
Paul Carberry
Timmy Murphy
Barry Geraghty
Richard Johnson
Jim Culloty
Conor O'Dwyer

Basically all the NH jockeys. More or less risk their lives on a daily basis riding over fences at over 30 mph. Absolute nutcases!!

[botman]

Carlton Palmer 

In fairness only one winner Ali

[JohnDenver]

Eric "the Eel" Moussambani

[SidelineKick]

Willie Johnny McBride

Are you mad?

Fixed that for you Hardstation. I'm sure A'Nail will agree with me on that one.

[Bogball XV]

after kast night 10k Kenenisa Bekele has to be considered, the control and assurance of his running despite being a marked man with 3 teams tryng to tacticly out race him was the sporting event of the year so far .
Usain bolt too but i have growndo cynical of sprinter. i want to believe but lord its hard

is running a sport as such? 

[Bogball XV]

Willie John McBride

Are you mad?

If you were around to see him, HS, on the field or at the bar, you'd say he was something else.
He was genuinely respected wherever rugby was played and he'd be in my top ten.

i'd be surprised if he made rugby's top ten

[stevo-08]

A few suggestions:(Edit....after other suggestions)

Pele
Jesse Owens
Roman Seblre
Usain Bolt
Tiger Woods
DJ Carey
Sachin Tendulkar
Kenenise Bekele
Hicham El-Gierruj
Bobby Moore
George Best
Brian Lara
George Sobers
WG Grace
Jonah Lomu
Jack Nicklaus
Leighton Glynn 
Brian  O'Driscoll
Jackie Kyle
Roger Federer
Muhammed Ali
Mike Tyson
Michael Schumacher
Haile Gebrselassie

Who are yours?

you just have to include Michael Jordan on any list like this. And for me, he'd be right up there near the top...

[Master Yoda]

What about Phil "THE POWER" Taylor?