Who is the best athlete to switch sports and succeed?

By YPB Team

Switching sports usually humbles people. This field holds Olympic doubles, genuine two-sport professionals, and one experiment that never took.

  1. Bo Jackson — ranked #11
    Bo Jackson
    An All-Star in baseball and a Pro Bowl running back in the NFL at the same time.
    1000pts
  2. Michael Jordan — ranked #22
    Michael Jordan
    Left basketball at his peak for minor-league baseball, then came back and won three more titles.
    600pts
  3. Ester Ledecka — ranked #33
    Ester Ledecka
    Won Olympic gold in both snowboarding and alpine skiing at the same Games.
    494pts
  4. Usain Bolt — ranked #44
    Usain Bolt
    Signed with Australian club Central Coast Mariners after eight Olympic sprint golds.
    428pts
  5. Rebecca Romero — ranked #55
    Rebecca Romero
    Won Olympic silver in rowing, then gold in track cycling four years later.
    428pts
  6. Ronda Rousey — ranked #66
    Ronda Rousey
    Olympic judo bronze medallist who became the UFC's first women's bantamweight champion.
    350pts
  7. Kurt Angle — ranked #77
    Kurt Angle
    Won Olympic freestyle wrestling gold in 1996 with a broken neck, then became a WWE headliner.
    350pts
  8. Deion Sanders — ranked #88
    Deion Sanders
    The only man to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
    350pts
  9. Clara Hughes — ranked #99
    Clara Hughes
    Won Olympic medals in both speed skating and road cycling.
    350pts
  10. Sonny Bill Williams — ranked #1010
    Sonny Bill Williams
    Won World Cups in rugby union, played rugby league, and boxed professionally undefeated.
    257pts
  11. Randy Couture — ranked #1111
    Randy Couture
    Went from collegiate wrestling and Olympic alternate to UFC champion in two weight classes.
    257pts
  12. Tim Tebow — ranked #1212
    Tim Tebow
    Left NFL quarterbacking for years in minor-league baseball, and the switch never really landed.
    257pts
  13. Brock Lesnar — ranked #1313
    Brock Lesnar
    NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion, then WWE champion, then UFC heavyweight champion in four fights.
    143pts
  14. Jim Thorpe — ranked #1414
    Jim Thorpe
    Won Olympic gold in the decathlon and pentathlon, then played professional football and baseball.
    143pts

Comments

NCAA heavyweight title in 2000, a Vikings tryout in 2004, the UFC belt in 2008 - Lesnar against Bo Jackson and Jim Thorpe: https://youpick.best/articles/john-cena-vs-brock-lesnar-ranked

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