NCAA: Jesse, Jack, and Archie among most influential ever

[Steve19]

As part of its centennial celebrations, the NCAA has listed the 100 most influential student-athletes of all time.

Two Ohio State athletes are among the top 10: Jesse Owens (3) and Jack Nicklaus (8). Archie Griffin (87) is also on the list. http://web1.ncaa.org/cent/mostInfluential.jsp

Although one of the ads for the list shows Jerry Lucas, he is not on the list.

Also some neat pictures in the history of basketball archive and in other parts of the site.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=360 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><HR SIZE=1></TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>100. Jerry Rice
Mississippi Valley State University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>99. Alpha Alexander
College of Wooster - Women's Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis and Volleyball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>98. Robin Roberts
Southeastern Louisiana University - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>97. Julie Foudy
Stanford University - Women's Soccer</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>96. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier
Pennsylvania State University - Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>95. Theresa Edwards
University of Georgia - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>94. Wyomia Tyus
Tennessee State University - Women's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>93. Cheryl Miller
University of Southern California - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>92. Meg Whitman
Princeton University - Women's Lacrosse and Squash</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>91. Michael Armacost
Carleton College - Baseball, Men's Basketball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>90. Dawn Staley
University of Virginia - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>89. Dr. James Frank
Lincoln University (Missouri) - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>88. Thomas Hamilton
U.S. Naval Academy - Baseball, Men's Basketball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>87. Archie Griffin
Ohio State University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>86. Edward Temple
Tennessee State University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>85. Phil Knight
University of Oregon - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>84. Arnold "Red" Auerbach
George Washington University - Baseball and Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>83. William Lawrence
U.S. Naval Academy - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>82. Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
Yale University - Men's Soccer and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>81. Bill Campbell
Columbia University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>80. Robert Kraft
Columbia University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>79. Jerry West
West Virginia University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>78. George Schultz
Princeton University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>77. Otis Chandler
Stanford University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>76. Dennis Hastert
Wheaton College - Wrestling</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>75. Herman Frazier
Arizona State University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>74. Ervin "Magic" Johnson
Michigan State University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>73. Larry Bird
Indiana State University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>72. James Brown
Harvard University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>71. Calvin Hill
Yale University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>70. Jack Kemp
Occidental College - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>69. Bill Richardson
Tufts University - Baseball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>68. Robert Mathias
Stanford University - Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>67. Vince Lombardi
Fordham University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>66. Mike Krzyzewski
U.S. Military Academy - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>65. Judy Sweet
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Badminton</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>64. Capt. Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
U.S. Naval Academy - Crew</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>63. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
University of California, Los Angeles - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>62. Walter Payton
Jackson State University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>61. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
U.S. Military Academy - Football and Wrestling</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>60. Betsy King
Furman University - Women's Basketball, Field Hockey and Women's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>59. A. Lamar Alexander, Jr.
Vanderbilt University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>58. Annika Sorenstam
University of Arizona - Women's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>57. Val Ackerman
University of Virginia - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>56. Oscar Robertson
University of Cincinnati - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>55. Dr. Cedric Dempsey
Albion College - Baseball, Men's Basketball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>54. Rafer Johnson
University of California, Los Angeles - Men's Basketball and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>53. Joan Benoit Samuelson
Bowdoin College - Field Hockey and Women's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>52. Harold "Red" Grange
University of Illinois, Champaign - Baseball, Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>51. Mia Hamm
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Women's Soccer</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>50. Dean Smith
University of Kansas - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>49. Anita DeFrantz
Connecticut College - Rowing</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>48. President Richard Nixon
Whittier College - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>47. Knute Rockne
University of Notre Dame - Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>46. Roger Staubach
U.S. Naval Academy - Baseball, Men's Basketball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>45. Howard Smith
Tulane University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>44. Ann Meyers-Drysdale
University of California, Los Angeles - Women's Basketball, Track and Field and Volleyball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>43. Dot Richardson
University of California, Los Angeles - Softball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>42. Jackie Joyner Kersee
University of California, Los Angeles - Women's Basketball and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>41. Byron White
University of Colorado, Boulder - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>40. Bill Russell
University of San Francisco - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>39. Bill Cosby, Jr.
Temple University - Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>38. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
U.S. Military Academy - Baseball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>37. Patty Berg
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Women's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>36. Robert J. Dole
Washburn University - Men's Basketball, Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>35. Edwin Moses
Morehouse College - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>34. Peter Ueberroth
San Jose State University - Men's Swimming and Diving and Water Polo</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>33. Dr. Benjamin Spock
Yale University - Crew</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>32. Dr. Denton A. Cooley
University of Texas at Austin - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>31. Wilma Rudolph
Tennessee State University - Women's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>30. Bill Bradley
Princeton University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>29. Donna de Varona
University of California, Los Angeles - Women's Swimming and Diving</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>28. Leroy Walker
Benedict College - Men's Basketball, Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>27. Sally Ride
Stanford University - Women's Tennis</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>26. Joe Paterno
Brown University - Men's Basketball and Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>25. Arnold Palmer
Wake Forest University - Men's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>24. Jerome "Brud" Holland
Cornell University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>23. Paul Robeson
Rutgers University - Men's Basketball, Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>22. Michael Jordan
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>21. Jim Thorpe
Carlisle Indian School - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>20. Pat Summitt
University of Tennessee at Martin - Women's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>19. Alan Page
University of Notre Dame - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>18. Donna Lopiano
Southern Connecticut State University - Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Softball and Women's Volleyball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>17. President George H.W. Bush
Yale University - Baseball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>16. Kofi Annan
Macalester College - Men's Soccer and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>15. Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
North Carolina A&T State University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>14. President Gerald R. Ford
University of Michigan - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>13. Tiger Woods
Stanford University - Men's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>12. Billie Jean King
California State University, Los Angeles - Women's Tennis</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>11. President Ronald Reagan
Eureka College - Football, Men's Swimming and Diving and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>10. Eddie Robinson
Grambling State University - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>9. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Stanford University - Women's Swimming and Diving and Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>8. Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State University - Men's Golf</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>7. Madeline Albright
Wellesley College - Women's Swimming and Diving</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>6. Althea Gibson
Florida A&M University - Women's Basketball, Golf and Tennis</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>5. John Wooden
Purdue University - Men's Basketball</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>4. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Military Academy - Football</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>3. Jesse Owens
Ohio State University - Men's Track and Field</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>2. Arthur Ashe
University of California, Los Angeles - Men's Tennis</TD></TR><TR><TD class=Black10pt_NoSpace>1. Jackie Robinson
University of California, Los Angeles - Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football and Men's Track and Field</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

If you're going to put Jordan at 22, why not just put him at 23?

 

[3yardsandacloud]

I saw this on ESPN U last night. The sound was off so I read the CC text. Some interesting choices and rationales.

FWIW, I think someone already posted this info (not the whole list) but I can't seem to find it on the football forum.

 

[Captain Hindsight]

Damn, it's good to be a Buckeye.

...

 

[smith403]

Two of the world's greatest athletes...and college football's only 2 time Heisman winner...take that, Domers!

 

[methomps]

No John Wayne? :(

 

[Steve19]

I saw this on ESPN U last night. The sound was off so I read the CC text. Some interesting choices and rationales.

FWIW, I think someone already posted this info (not the whole list) but I can't seem to find it on the football forum.

I thought so too but I did a search and couldn't find it. Figured I just imagined it.

 

[Steve19]

No John Wayne? :(

The real John Wayne was in there at #3.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Uh, how was Calvin Hill "influential"? Maybe because he had "influenza" once?

 

[Bucklion]

Uh, how was Calvin Hill "influential"? Maybe because he had "influenza" once?

I imagine they are going on: He led the Yale '68 team to an undefeated season (with that 29-29 Harvard fiasco), was a 4-time All-Pro that was the first Cowboy to gain 1000 yards rushing, and is Grant Hill's father.

Now, that said, is that enough for the list? Definitely debatable.

 

[Thump]

Since when is wishing you were the one assassinated and setting back a race 30 years being influential?

Jesse Jackson is a freaking joke.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I imagine they are going on: He led the Yale '68 team to an undefeated season (with that 29-29 Harvard fiasco), was a 4-time All-Pro that was the first Cowboy to gain 1000 yards rushing, and is Grant Hill's father.

I wonder how that is "influential" in any way...

 

[Bucklion]

I wonder how that is "influential" in any way...

"Influential" how I guess is the question...on their sport? on all sports? in general? I mean the same could be said for Jerry Rice, who has been a fantasic football player...but influential? In what way?

 

[Thump]

I mean the same could be said for Jerry Rice, who has been a fantasic football player...but influential? In what way?

Dancing with the Stars runner-up?

 

[Bucklion]

Dancing with the Stars runner-up?

Yeah, that's GOT to be the missing link....