I'll go with players, not coaches or inventors. In no particular order:
1) Babe Ruth
2) Jesse Owens
3) Wilt Chamberlain
4) Muhammad Ali
I'll never get all the Jordan love. Bird/Magic did more to renew interest in
the NBA- and I can't wait until fans find out why Jordan magically
disappeared from the sport for, what, a season and a half? Then there won't
even be an argument
Trent King