Who is the greatest two-way athlete in sports history?
Two sports, one body, and usually one injury that ended the experiment early.
1Babe Ruth
A 94-46 pitcher with a 2.28 ERA who then became the greatest hitter in the game.
2Shohei Ohtani
The first player since Ruth to be an elite starting pitcher and an elite slugger in the same season.
3Bo Jackson
An All-Star outfielder and a Pro Bowl running back, until a hip injury ended both careers.
4Jim Thorpe
Olympic gold in the pentathlon and decathlon, then professional football and baseball.
5Jackie Robinson
A four-sport letterman at UCLA before he changed baseball.
6Charlie Ward
A Heisman-winning quarterback who never played an NFL down and had an 11-year NBA career instead.
7Danny Ainge
A major league infielder who left baseball for two NBA championships with the Celtics.
8Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Olympic track gold, then ten major golf titles, with basketball and baseball in between.
9Jim Brown
The NFL's most dominant running back, and arguably an even better lacrosse player.
10Chuck Connors
Played in the NBA and Major League Baseball before becoming a television star.
11Brian Jordan
A hard-hitting NFL safety who left for a 15-year major league outfield career.
12Michael Jordan
Six NBA titles and a season in Double-A baseball that he insisted on taking seriously.
13Ellery Clark
The only athlete to win Olympic gold in both the high jump and the long jump.
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