Who is, regardless of sport or sex, dead or alive, the greatest athlete ever?

It's Bigfoot.

EOT

Shot put

Bret Favre

Jim Walmsley

Heather mackay

#23 Michael Jordan

AJ Acosta 2nd best, Kerry Walsh 3rd

Bugs Bunny

I saw him play every position for a baseball team at the same time.

Matt London

As far as dominating their sport is concerned:

Wayne Gretzky

Wilt Chamberlain

Michael Jordan

Pele

Lionel Messi

Jim Brown

Barry Sanders

Bo Jackson deserves consideration. All-Star in both MLB and NFL.

Worth a search on YouTube if he was before your time.

Jim Thorpe

Hercules

Athletically, all things included, I have to go with Rich Froning.

Yes, I know letsrun and Cross-Fit don't mesh well.

But in terms of fitness, it is Froning.

Few in any sport can lift and carry what Froning can.

Sham 69 wrote:

Jim Thorpe

Seconded. Jim Thorpe with modern day equipment and facilities would be a force of nature.

Joey Defeo. Obv.

Kevin Mayer

Colleen Quigley

Jackie Robinson