ESPN's 10 Most Beloved Athletes in New York History [Fan Poll]

Sports Popularity

0 = Honorable Mention

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

1

0

Queens

New York City Borough

100% (1 of 1 votes)

2

0

Ron Duguay

Hockey Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

3

0

Staten Island

New York City Borough

88.89% (16 of 18 votes)

4

0

John Franco

Baseball Player

87.50% (7 of 8 votes)

7

0

ESPN

TV Network

53.19% (225 of 423 votes)

8

0

Jackie Robinson

Baseball Player

52.61% (121 of 230 votes)

10

0

Phil Simms

Football Player

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

12

0

Willie Mays

Baseball Player

45.88% (78 of 170 votes)

13

0

Derek Jeter

Baseball Player

45.45% (40 of 88 votes)

16

0

Reggie Jackson

Baseball Player

34.55% (38 of 110 votes)

17

0

Yogi Berra

Baseball Player

33.33% (17 of 51 votes)

18

0

Bill Buckner

Baseball Player

33.33% (1 of 3 votes)

19

0

Tom Seaver

Baseball Player

30.58% (37 of 121 votes)

20

0

The Bronx

New York City Borough

0% (0 of 0 votes)

21

0

Brooklyn

New York City Borough

0% (0 of 2 votes)

22

0

Manhattan

New York City Borough

0% (0 of 0 votes)

23

0

Willis Reed

Basketball Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

24

0

Walt Frazier

Basketball Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

25

0

Adam Graves

Hockey Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

26

0

John Starks

Basketball Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

31

0

Mookie Wilson

Baseball Player

0% (0 of 5 votes)

11

1

Babe Ruth

Baseball Player

47.83% (55 of 115 votes)

28

2

Don Mattingly

Baseball Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

15

3

Mickey Mantle

Baseball Player

39.35% (85 of 216 votes)

30

4

Mark Messier

Hockey Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

14

5

Lou Gehrig

Baseball Player

39.53% (34 of 86 votes)

9

6

Patrick Ewing

Basketball Player

52.31% (34 of 65 votes)

5

7

Joe Namath

Football Player

63.64% (7 of 11 votes)

6

8

Joe DiMaggio

Baseball Player

58.74% (131 of 223 votes)

29

9

Lawrence Taylor

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

27

10

Thurman Munson

Baseball Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)