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Alain Mimoun
Sports & Athletics
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Alain Mimoun

Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1 January 1921 โ€“ 27 June 2013 (92 years old)

Alain Mimoun was a beloved French distance runner and decorated World War II hero who, after winning three Olympic silver medals behind his great friend and rival Emil Zรกtopek, achieved glorious redemption at age thirty-five by winning the Olympic Marathon at the 1956 Melbourne Games in scorching 100-degree heat. Winner of 29 French national titles, he remains France's most decorated track athlete.

Saint-Mandรฉ, Val-de-Marne, France
Teรณfilo Stevenson
Sports & Athletics
10
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,480

Teรณfilo Stevenson

Teรณfilo Stevenson Lawrence
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba
29 March 1952 โ€“ 11 June 2012 (60 years old)

Teรณfilo Stevenson was a monumental Cuban heavyweight boxer who became one of only three men in history to win three Olympic boxing gold medals (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980). Renowned for his devastating right hand and textbook athletic grace, he famously rejected a $5 million offer from American promoters to turn professional and fight Muhammad Ali, proclaiming: 'What is a million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?'

Havana, Cuba
Socrates
Sports & Athletics
5
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Socrates

Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1954 โ€“ 2011 (57 years old)

Visionary Brazilian midfield maestro and qualified medical doctor who captained Brazil's enchanting 1982 World Cup team and led the revolutionary 'Corinthians Democracy' movement against Brazil's military dictatorship.

Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo), Brazil
Joe Frazier
Sports & Athletics
11
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,780

Joe Frazier

Joseph William Frazier
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
12 January 1944 โ€“ 7 November 2011 (67 years old)

Joseph William 'Smokin' Joe' Frazier was a relentless, ferocious heavyweight boxing champion who became the first man to defeat Muhammad Ali in the 1971 'Fight of the Century'. Armed with an unstoppable bobbing-and-weaving forward attack and the most lethal left hook in boxing history, the 1964 Olympic gold medalist reigned as undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Alexis Argรผello
Sports & Athletics
11
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,150

Alexis Argรผello

Andrรฉs Alexis Argรผello Bohรณrquez
๐ŸŒ Nicaragua
19 April 1952 โ€“ 1 July 2009 (57 years old)

Alexis Argรผello was a legendary Nicaraguan boxer and national hero who captured world championships across three different weight divisions (featherweight, super featherweight, and lightweight). Renowned for his devastating technical knockout power, gentlemanly chivalry toward defeated opponents, and 62 career knockouts in 77 wins, he was later elected Mayor of Managua.

Managua, Nicaragua
Chuck Daly
Sports & Athletics
9
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,210

Chuck Daly

Charles Jerome Daly
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
20 July 1930 โ€“ 9 May 2009 (78 years old)

Charles Jerome 'Chuck' Daly was a master NBA coach and psychologist who guided the ferocious Detroit Pistons 'Bad Boys' to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. Renowned for his tailored Italian suits and brilliant ego-management, he was chosen to coach the immortal 1992 US Olympic 'Dream Team' in Barcelona, famously winning the gold medal without calling a single timeout in the entire tournament.

Jupiter, Florida, United States
Hรฉlio Gracie
Sports & Athletics
13
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,650

Hรฉlio Gracie

Hรฉlio Gracie
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1 October 1913 โ€“ 29 January 2009 (95 years old)

Grand Master Hรฉlio Gracie was the legendary Brazilian martial artist who, alongside his brother Carlos, created Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and the worldwide 'Gracie Challenge'. Being physically frail as a youth, he adapted traditional Japanese Kodokan Judo into a ground-fighting system based entirely on leverage, joint locks, and chokes, proving that a smaller, weaker practitioner can defeat any larger adversary.

Petrรณpolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Al Oerter
Sports & Athletics
10
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,480

Al Oerter

Alfred Adolf Oerter Jr.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
19 September 1936 โ€“ 1 October 2007 (71 years old)

Alfred Adolf 'Al' Oerter Jr. was an American track and field titan who became the first athlete in history to win the gold medal in the same individual event at four consecutive Olympic Games (Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico City 1968). Remarkably, he entered none of the four Olympics as the world record holder or favorite, yet set an Olympic record in every single one.

Fort Myers, Florida, United States
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