List RulesOnly athletes of Hispanic heritage/descent. No athletes from Spain should be on here
A list of the best Hispanic athletes. This is a list of the best of the best, the creme de la creme. The people listed here are the best Hispanic athletes in the world, bar none. Their accomplishments range from winning olympic medals to championships in their respective individual or team sports to even the highest individual honors, like MVP awards. Many of the Hispanic athletes featured on this list are in their sport's respective Hall of Fame, which is an honor that should be taken lightly by anyone. Some of the greatest athletes in the history of sport are Hispanic. The list includes literally any sport you can think of, from soccer, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, swimming, boxing, racing, tennis. If you can name a Hispanic athlete who is outstanding at any of these sports, he or she is likely to to be on this list. But you know what the beauty is? If you notice a Hispanic athlete isn't on here and should be considered one of the best, you can him or her to here. Does it get any better than that?
The debate over who is the best Hispanic athlete will rage for years to come. When you have a list that's populated by Lionel Messi, Mariano Rivera, Tony Gonzalez, Oscar De La Hoya and Manu Ginobili, there will surely be arguments over each athlete's standing in the pantheon of outstanding Hispanic athletes. The same can be argued for Gabriela Sabatini, Pedro Martinez and Roberto Duran, all titans in their respective sports. That is the one common bond between these special Hispanic athletes: they are at the top of the game in their respective sports.
This is the list of the best Hispanic athletes. Feel free to vote or rerank it as you deem fit, reflecting who you think deserves to be among the greatest Hispanic athletes in sports history.1
643217Diego Maradona
Age: 602
416285Lionel Messi
Age: 333
233147Pelé
Age: 794
8650Gabriela Sabatini
Age: 495
154116David Ortiz
Age: 446
141111Neymar
Age: 287
128101Roberto Clemente
Dec. at 38 (1934-1972)8
158134Carmelo Anthony
Age: 369
5530Rod Carew
Age: 7410
5333Lorena Ochoa
Age: 3811
116107Julio César Chávez
Age: 5712
10494Manu Ginóbili
Age: 4313
4832Chi-Chi Rodríguez
Age: 8414
3520Lee Trevino
Age: 8015
6050Miguel Cabrera
Age: 3616
6053Tony Gonzalez
Age: 4317
6458Albert Pujols
Age: 3918
3321Moisés Alou
Age: 5319
5649Roberto Duran
Age: 4620
2815Jeff Garcia
Age: 4921
3018Dennis Martínez
Age: 6422
4841Al Horford
Age: 3323
3324Roberto Alomar
Age: 5124
6664Alex Rodriguez
Age: 4425
2819Luis Tiant
Age: 79