J.Ross: 50 in 50, Today 40-31

Aug 21, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:33 am

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Another day, another portion of the list is revealed. Yesterday Damien and I started a list of the top 50 athletes over the last 50 years. Here is today’s list which is numbers 40-31. Debate and enjoy.

40. Randy Johnson

39. Pete Sampras

38. Cheryl Miller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbzBu_PSVeg

37. Ken Griffey Jr.

36. Alex Rodriguez

35. Floyd Mayweather

34. Shaquille O’neal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDSFPvmA75o

33. Joe Montana

32. Peyton Manning

31. John Elway

See 50 – 41 below.

https://sactownsports.com/jross-50-50-greatest-athletes-last-50-years/

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