Soccer
This Argentine forward won the 2022 FIFA World Cup and is often compared to Diego Maradona.
Lionel Messi
Known as “His Airness,” this Chicago Bulls star won six NBA championships in the 1990s.
Michael Jordan
This quarterback won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tom Brady
This New York Yankees slugger was nicknamed “The Sultan of Swat.”
Babe Ruth
Known as “The Great One,” this player holds the NHL record for most career goals and points.
Wayne Gretzky
This English club won the Premier League title with a record 100 points in the 2017–18 season.
Manchester City
This Golden State Warriors guard is widely considered the greatest shooter in NBA history.
Stephen Curry
This NFL team went undefeated in the regular season and won Super Bowl VII in 1972.
Miami Dolphins
This team has won the most World Series championships in MLB history.
New York Yankees
This NHL team has won the most Stanley Cups in league history.
Montreal Canadiens
This country is the only one to have played in every FIFA World Cup since the tournament began in 1930.
Brazil
This NBA team has won the most championships in league history, with 18 titles.
Boston Celtics
This quarterback won NFL MVP three times and led the Indianapolis Colts to a victory in Super Bowl XLI.
Peyton Manning
This player holds the MLB record for most career home runs with 762.
Barry Bonds
This goaltender holds the NHL record for most career wins with 691.
Martin Brodeur
This Liberian forward is the only African player to have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award, doing so in 1995.
George Weah
This Hall of Famer scored 100 points in a single NBA game in 1962.
Wilt Chamberlain
This wide receiver holds the NFL record for most career receiving yards.
Jerry Rice
Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier in this year.
1947
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, the United States defeated this heavily favored team in the “Miracle on Ice.”
Soviet Union
This country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 — and also won it.
Uruguay
In the 1984 NBA Draft, this player was selected first overall, ahead of Michael Jordan.
Hakeem Olajuwon
This team won the very first Super Bowl in 1967.
Green Bay Packers
This pitcher threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, the only one in postseason history.
Don Larsen
This team won the very first Stanley Cup in 1893.
Montreal Hockey Club