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.
1Rocky Marciano
The only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated, at 49-0.
1000pts
2Joe DiMaggio
Yankee Clipper with a 56-game hitting streak that still stands.
868pts
3Vince Lombardi
Won five NFL championships in seven years and gave the Super Bowl trophy its name.
676pts
4Joe Montana
Four Super Bowl titles and no interceptions in any of them.
676pts
5Dan Marino
Threw for more yards than anyone before him and reshaped the passing game.
500pts
6Franco Harris
Four Super Bowl rings and the Immaculate Reception.
500pts
7Willie Mosconi
Won fifteen world pocket-billiards championships.
423pts
8Matt Biondi
Won seven medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, five of them gold.
423pts
9Jake LaMotta
The Bronx Bull, middleweight champion and subject of Raging Bull.
423pts
10Mario Andretti
Born near Trieste, raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and the only driver to win Indianapolis, Daytona and the Formula 1 title.
333pts
11Yogi Berra
Ten World Series rings as a catcher and three American League MVP awards.
227pts
12Mike Piazza
The most productive hitting catcher in baseball history, drafted in the 62nd round.
227pts
13Brian Boitano
Won Olympic figure-skating gold in Calgary in 1988 with the Battle of the Brians.
100pts
14Phil Rizzuto
Yankees shortstop, 1950 MVP, then four decades in the broadcast booth.
100pts
15Tony La Russa
Won three World Series as a manager and reinvented bullpen strategy.
100pts
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