The 1970s were full if wildly popular athletes. Soccer great Pele, Basketball legend Dr. J, Olympian Bruce Jenner. However, the most popular athlete and quite possibly the most famous man in the world during the 1970s was arguably boxer Muhammed Ali.
Bill Russell, Bob Pettit, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, etc. There were so many good players so it's hard to choose just 1. Bill Russell won a lot of rings, Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most points in a game, Jerry West's silhouette is the NBA's logo, Oscar Robertson is one of the best all around Point Guards of all time, etc.
The best athlete was jim Thorpe .
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That would be Tiger Woods, one of the world's top golfers, from 2001 through 2009 he was the highest paid athlete, during that time his income was well over two time greater than the second highest paid athlete.
During the first decade of 1800, on Dec.2,1804.
During the first decade of 1800, on Dec.2,1804.
1970s
During the first decade of the last century.
Jesse Owens (the star American athlete) was not held in Germany and it was not during the Holocaust.
During the 1990's.