Soccer picks American fans called Jordan the greatest athlete in history. Brady - 2nd, Ali - 3rd, LeBron - 6th, Messi - 8th (Morning Consult)

Michael Jordan took first place in a poll about the greatest athletes in history.


The analytics company Morning Consult conducted a survey of American fans to find out who is the greatest athlete in history across all major sports in the United States.


The largest number of votes (19%) was received by legendary Chicago guard Michael Jordan. Seven-time NFL champion Tom Brady came in second with 12 percent of the vote.


Kobe Bryant was in fifth place (5%), LeBron James was in sixth (4%).





1. Michael Jordan - 19%


2. Tom Brady - 12%


3. Muhammad Ali - 8%


4. Babe Ruth - 7%


5. Kobe Bryant - 5%


6. LeBron James - 4%


7. Jim Thorpe - 4%


8. Lionel Messi - 3%


9. Pele - 3%


10. Serena Williams - 3%


The best sniper in NHL history, Wayne Gretzky, shared 10th-16th places (2%) with gymnast Simone Biles, golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Michael Phelps, track and field athlete Jesse Owens, as well as Bo Jackson, who played baseball and American football.


















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