GQ, that bastion of sports journalism, has published its list of "The 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time" in its February edition. The list was made up of those "who played the game with an expression of who they were and taught us how to be big-time with grace, style and swagger. They're the guys we never got tired of watching."
Here's the list, which isn't in any sort of rank order:
Joe Namath
Mario Andretti
Allen Iverson
Bjorn Borg
Arthur Ashe
Pele
Walt Frazier
Evel Knievel
Jean-Claude Killy
Pete Maravich
Tom Brady
Muhammad Ali
Julius Erving
Bob Gibson
Bo Jackson
Arnold Palmer
George Best
Tim Lincecum
Derek Sanderson
Kenny Stabler
Michael Jordan
Gary Player
Ted Turner
Jim Brown
Kelly Slater
It's a good list although I take some exception to Knievel, a guy who was more daredevil than athlete, and Turner, listed for his sailing accomplishments yet a sport which few of us could actually view. Slater--the surfer--seems a bit of a stretch as well.
The rest of the list does truly include guys who were cool and, in most cases, re-defined their sport in some way. The list also does a good job of representing across all sports--baseball, football, hockey, soccer, basketball, skiing, golf and auto racing.
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