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Irish man named on list of 15 best athletes of all time




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This list includes athletes Muhammad Ali, Serena Williams, Pele and LeBron James.

Characteristics such as physicality, accomplishments, dominance in their chosen sport were considered for this list.

Website TheSkinny365, an American media outlet have listed Cavan handballer Paul Brady.

Mr Brady is considered the best handball player of all time, but he’s not the most well known.

He is referred to as “The Gunner” with 11 All-Ireland Senior titles, 10 National Championship titles and 5 World Handball titles.

He is also known for being a talented Gaelic Football Player.

The list is full is as follows:

15. Serena Williams (Tennis)

14. Paul Brady (Handball)

13. Bruce Lee (Martial Arts)

12. Pele (Soccer)

11. Babe Didrickson Zaharias (Track and field)

10. Dion Sanders (American Football and Baseball)

9. Michael Phelps (Swimming)

8. Jesse Owens (Athletics)

7. Jackie Robinson (Baseball and Track and Field)

6. Jim Thorpe (American Football, Baseball, and Olympic athletics)

5. Jim Brown (American football)

4. Michael Jordan (Basketball)

3. Bo Jackson (Baseball and American Football)

2. Muhammad Ali (Boxing)

1. LeBron James (Basketball)

 

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