The 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time

The Northern Irish international and Manchester United footballer, George Best  (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg on the court during a match  (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)

Cleveland Browns’ running back Jim Brown stands on the field during a game. Jim Brown played for the Browns from 1957-1965  (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Julius Erving of the New York Nets soars to the basket for a dunk during an ABA game in 1974  (Photo by Ron Koch/NBAE via Getty Images)

Walt Frazier of the New York Knicks looks to make a move against the Boston Celtics during a 1972 game at the Boston Garden  (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals gets ready to pitch during a game in June of the 1973 season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.  (Photo by St. Louis Cardinals, LLC/Getty Images)

Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers relaxes during a home game against the Denver Nuggets in 2004  (Jamie Squire/Getty)

Los Angeles Raiders running back and Kansas City Royals outfielder Bo Jackson  (Photo by Al Kooistra/Getty Images)

Chicago Bulls’ forward Michael Jordan during a game against the Washington Bullets in 1986  (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

French skier Jean-Claude Killy won three golden medals at the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Games  (Photo by Keystone-France/Getty Images)

American stunt artist Evel Knievel holds and looks through a shark’s jaw in a promotional portrait for his television special, ‘Evel Knievel’s Death Defiers’  (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants relaxes in the dugout after pitching against the Atlanta Braves on August 5, 2010  (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Guard “Pistol” Pete Maravich of the Atlanta Hawks during a game in the early-1970s against the Cleveland Cavaliers  (Tony Tomsic/Getty Images)

Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets looks to pass during warm-ups prior to a game  (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)

Golf great Arnold Palmer poses with his golf clubs at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia prior to the 1961 Masters Tournament  (Photo by Rogers Photo Archive/Getty Images)

Brazilian striker Pele, wearing his Santos jersey, smiles before playing a soccer match in 1964  (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Golfer Gary Player carries through a drive  (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Boston Bruins player Derek Sanderson  (Photo by Rogers Photo Archive/Getty Images)

Professional surfer Kelly Slater performs a ‘floater’ while surfing in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia  (Photo by Jason Childs/Getty Images)

Quarterback Ken Stabler of the Oakland Raiders  (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)