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The 20 Greatest Female Athletes of All Time
Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Greatest Female Athlete of All Time.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Let’s take a look at the greatest female athletes of all time today, according to Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report and ESPN.
The rankings vary quite a bit. There are so many great athletes to choose from, and unlike the men whose greatest athletes usually represent just a handful of sports, the ladies’ greatest span 13 different games.
The ESPN rankings celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Title IX, so it’s a bit of a different look, making room for some of the better female athletes in recent times.
With more and more focus placed on women’s sports, the future looks bright. Hopefully we’ll enjoy the play of even greater women athletes as time rolls on.
Follow @VinGetz| SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | BLEACHER REPORT | ESPN (PAST 40 YEARS) | ||||
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | TF | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | TF | Mia Hamm | WF |
| 2. | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | G | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | G | Martina Navratilova | T |
| 3. | Billie Jean King | T | Martina Navratilova | T | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | TF |
| 4. | Sonja Henie | FS | Florence Griffith Joyner | TF | Annika Sorenstam | G |
| 5. | Martina Navratilova | T | Mia Hamm | WF | Lisa Leslie | BB |
| 6. | Chris Evert | T | Annika Sorenstam | G | Bonnie Blair | SS |
| 7. | Bonnie Blair | SS | Bonnie Blair | SS | Chris Evert | T |
| 8. | Wilma Rudolph | TF | Tracy Caulkins | SW | Nadia Comaneci | GY |
| 9. | Nadia Comaneci | GY | Steffi Graf | T | Steffi Graf | T |
| 10. | Tracy Caulkins | SW | Billie Jean King | T | Serena Williams | T |
| 11. | Florence Griffith Joyner | TF | Lisa Leslie | BB | Billie Jean King | T |
| 12. | Mia Hamm | WF | Joan Benoit Samuelson | DR | Florence Griffith Joyner | TF |
| 13. | Nancy Lopez | Golf | Chris Evert | T | Cheryl Miller | BB |
| 14. | Steffi Graf | T | Cheryl Miller | BB | Katarina Witt | FS |
| 15. | Cheryl Miller | BB | Sheryl Swoopes | BB | Janet Evans | SW |
| 16. | Margaret Court | T | Ann Meyers | BB | Sheryl Swoopes | BB |
| 17. | Mary T. Meagher | SW | Julie Krone | J | Ann Meyers | BB |
| 18. | Olga Korbut | GY | Serena Williams | T | Lisa Fernandez | SB |
| 19. | Peggy Fleming | FS | Teresa Edwards | BB | Lindsey Vonn | AS |
| 20. | Joan Benoit Samuelson | DR | Dara Torres | SW | Michelle Kwan | FS |
KEY
| TF = Track & Field |
| T = Tennis |
| FS = Figure Skating |
| SS = Speed Skating |
| GY = Gymnastics |
| SW = Swimming |
| BB = Basketball |
| WF = World Football |
| DR = Distance Running |
| G = Golf |
| J = Jockeying |
| SB = Softball |
| AS = Alpine Skiing |
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Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur and Most Wins (Goalie) in NHL Playoff History
Patrick Roy Has the Most Playoff Wins…and Four Cups, Too
Will Martin Brodeur add to his 113 postseason wins? Not this year, of course. The New Jersey Devils, last season’s Stanley Cup runner-ups, didn’t make the playoffs.
Though the 40-year old (41 this May) missed about a month of the lockout-shortened 2013 season with a back injury, it looks like he wants to come back for at least one more season.
Whether it’s one additional year or more, it is unlikely Brodeur will catch the NHL’s all-time postseason wins leader, Patrick Roy.
Roy and Brodeur are the only goaltenders with 100 postseason wins.
Grant Fuhr, the great Edmonton Oiler goalie of the 1980s, rounds out the top three.
These are the top 20 goalies with the most playoff wins in history. Hey, check out the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ Marc-Andre Fleury in 20th. The 28-year old will not only pad his stats this postseason, but surely for years to come.
He’s the only other active on the list.
Follow @VinGetz| GOALIE | W | (FOR) PLAYOFF TEAMS | |
| 1. | Patrick Roy | 151 | Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche |
| 2. | Martin Brodeur | 113 | New Jersey Devils |
| 3. | Grant Fuhr | 92 | Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues |
| 4. | Ed Belfour | 88 | Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 4. | Billy Smith | 88 | New York Islanders |
| 6. | Ken Dryden | 80 | Montreal Canadiens |
| 7. | Mike Vernon | 77 | Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks |
| 8. | Chris Osgood | 74 | Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues |
| 9. | Jacques Plante | 71 | Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues |
| 10. | Andy Moog | 68 | Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens |
| 11. | Dominik Hasek | 65 | Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings |
| 12. | Curtis Joseph | 63 | St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames |
| 13. | Tom Barrasso | 61 | Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators |
| 14. | Turk Broda | 60 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 15. | Terry Sawchuk | 54 | Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings |
| 16. | Gerry Cheevers | 53 | Boston Bruins |
| 17. | Glenn Hall | 49 | Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues |
| 18. | Ron Hextall | 47 | Philadelphia Flyers, Quebec Nordiques |
| 19. | Tony Esposito | 45 | Chicago Black Hawks |
| 20. | Marc-Andre Fleury | 43 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Photo: montrealhockeytalk.com
