Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlain

Jimmy Brown and Wilt Chamberlain were the greatest athletes of the 20th century to play in team sports. I hasten to add that this an entirely subjective, unscientific and unprovable assertion. But the combination of strength, speed, quickness, balance and agility that they demonstrated was remarkable. The accomplishments of Brown in football and Chamberlain in basketball were Paul Bunyanesque. Moreover, they each showed exceptional prowess in multiple sports at the high school and intercollegiate levels. Both Brown and Chamberlain exhibited the multiple skills necessary to have succeeded as world-class decathletes, the ultimate litmus test for an athlete.