Who is the greatest Italian-American athlete of all time?

Baseball diamonds, boxing gyms, football sidelines and one racing car. The only thing connecting them is a surname.

1. 1
   Rocky Marciano

   The only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated, at 49-0.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Joe DiMaggio

   Yankee Clipper with a 56-game hitting streak that still stands.
   868pts
3. 3
   Vince Lombardi

   Won five NFL championships in seven years and gave the Super Bowl trophy its name.
   676pts
4. 4
   Joe Montana

   Four Super Bowl titles and no interceptions in any of them.
   676pts
5. 5
   Dan Marino

   Threw for more yards than anyone before him and reshaped the passing game.
   500pts
6. 6
   Franco Harris

   Four Super Bowl rings and the Immaculate Reception.
   500pts
7. 7
   Willie Mosconi

   Won fifteen world pocket-billiards championships.
   423pts
8. 8
   Matt Biondi

   Won seven medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, five of them gold.
   423pts
9. 9
   Jake LaMotta

   The Bronx Bull, middleweight champion and subject of Raging Bull.
   423pts
10. 10
    Mario Andretti

    Born near Trieste, raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and the only driver to win Indianapolis, Daytona and the Formula 1 title.
    333pts
11. 11
    Yogi Berra

    Ten World Series rings as a catcher and three American League MVP awards.
    227pts
12. 12
    Mike Piazza

    The most productive hitting catcher in baseball history, drafted in the 62nd round.
    227pts
13. 13
    Brian Boitano

    Won Olympic figure-skating gold in Calgary in 1988 with the Battle of the Brians.
    0pts
14. 14
    Phil Rizzuto

    Yankees shortstop, 1950 MVP, then four decades in the broadcast booth.
    0pts
15. 15
    Tony La Russa

    Won three World Series as a manager and reinvented bullpen strategy.
    0pts

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