kippaxwarrior
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Max Woosnam tops them all.No chance. Depending on how you define "athlete", I suppose. Would Lewis Hamilton be classed as one? Hmm. Ignoring him, though....
Redgrave
Pinsent
Hoy
Kenny
Cavendish
Ennis
Holmes
Thompson
Piggott (?)
Perry (8 grand slams compared to Murray's 3)
I'd rank all them above Murray. You can maybe argue about Ennis and Holmes, but I didn't want to be accused of being sexist by not including a lady or two. Don't get me wrong; Murray was a fantastic player, and was the one who ended that long barren run of a home winner at Wimbledon, going back to Wade. But my nod would go to Redgrave; gold medals at 5 consecutive Olympics. That trumps Murray. In my opinion anyway
Won the tennis doubles at the Olympics
Won The Wimbledon doubles
Captained The Davis Cup GB team
Captained City, Chelsea and England in football.
Scored a century at Lords for England (was known as the MCC back then)
Made a maximum 147 in snooker
Was probably the best player in the world at table tennis at the time