TheRealMafoo said:
Without question, Jim Thorp.
In collage his coach wanted him to go to the Olympics. He wanted to impress a girl, so he did. When asked what event he wanted to compete in, Thorp said sign me up for all of them. He won gold in everything he competed in.
He won events he didn't even know existed. He won the Decathlon, with a point total that stood for two decades, and he didn't know what two of the events were (Javelin and Discus) when he signed up.
With none of todays training, or nutrition information, Thorp still ran the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds, 220 in 21.8 seconds, and the 120 yard high hurdles in 15 seconds.
He was an American Indian living on a reservation. When he was 13, his parents wanted him to learn english in a white school, so they drove him 30 miles to the closest school. He didn't want to go.
They dropped him off, and when they got home, he was sitting on the front porch waiting for them.
He is also the reason there is an NFL.
Yea, he was a god among men. |
I am pleasantly surprised that someone posted the correct answer before me. This guy also played several professional sports. All well.
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