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1. Jim Brown-Arguably the best ever at not one but two college sports, Brown was a first-team All-America and the only college Hall of Famer in both football and lacrosse. He rushed for 986 yards as a senior (third-most in the country, even though his team played only eight games) while leading the nation with 43 goals for the undefeated Orangemen in 1956-57.
2. Jackie Robinson-Robinson was the Pac-10's leading scorer in basketball in 1940 and '41, the national long jump champion in 1940 and an All-America running back at UCLA. The multi-sport star also happened to be a pretty good shortstop for the baseball team.
3. Bo Jackson-At Auburn, Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, hit over .400 and was the first pick of the 1986 NFL draft. Having never pole-vaulted or thrown a discus, he reportedly taught himself to do both in one day, winning the Alabama state decathlon title while competing in only nine of the 10 events -- his time in the 100 meters exempted him from having to run the mile.
4. Charlie Ward-A College Football Hall of Famer who never played pro football, Ward won the Heisman Trophy in a landslide in 1993 at Florida State. He also won the Sullivan Award and the Maxell Award in addition to the national championship. Pulling double duty at point guard, he led the Seminoles to the Elite Eight and was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1994.
5. Deion Sanders-Deion Sanders was a two-time All-America cornerback who won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988 and also started at center field on a Seminoles team that finished fifth in the College World Series. Sanders hit .331, stole bases by the bucketful and also parlayed his blinding speed into excellence as a sprinter on the track and field team.
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2. Jackie Robinson-Robinson was the Pac-10's leading scorer in basketball in 1940 and '41, the national long jump champion in 1940 and an All-America running back at UCLA. The multi-sport star also happened to be a pretty good shortstop for the baseball team.
3. Bo Jackson-At Auburn, Jackson won the 1985 Heisman Trophy, hit over .400 and was the first pick of the 1986 NFL draft. Having never pole-vaulted or thrown a discus, he reportedly taught himself to do both in one day, winning the Alabama state decathlon title while competing in only nine of the 10 events -- his time in the 100 meters exempted him from having to run the mile.
4. Charlie Ward-A College Football Hall of Famer who never played pro football, Ward won the Heisman Trophy in a landslide in 1993 at Florida State. He also won the Sullivan Award and the Maxell Award in addition to the national championship. Pulling double duty at point guard, he led the Seminoles to the Elite Eight and was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1994.
5. Deion Sanders-Deion Sanders was a two-time All-America cornerback who won the Jim Thorpe Award in 1988 and also started at center field on a Seminoles team that finished fifth in the College World Series. Sanders hit .331, stole bases by the bucketful and also parlayed his blinding speed into excellence as a sprinter on the track and field team.
For more see link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0606/gallery.greatathletes/content.11.html
