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...points, 23 firsts) was Bobby Jones's 1930 "Grand Slam," the winning of both the U.S. and British Amateur and Open Golf Championships. Second (39 and 7) was Babe Ruth's pitching, fielding and homers. Among the 43 also-rans were two women (Babe Didrikson, Swimmer Nancy Merki) and three horses (Seabiscuit, Man o' War and Exterminator). Not a vote went to the most famous athlete in history: wrestling Jacob...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bobby, Babe and Jake | 2/14/1944 | See Source »

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