I saw that a couple of other sites here at SBNation had commented on the list of "Best Athletes by Number" that CNN-SI has put together. All the numbers from #00 to #99 is represented by one athlete, and there's a "runner-up" as well as a list of people that were "also considered."
Here is the page for the number 10. (You can get the rest from there.)
Winner: Pele
Runner-up: Diego Maradona
Also considered: Walt Frazier, Guy LaFleur, Zinedine Zidane.
Dear CNN-SI,
Pardon me for asking. . .but didn't you bunch of fucking morons miss somebody?
(Here's a hint. . .look at the picture on the right.)
Sincerely,
Pretty Much Everyone That's Ever Watched Football. Ever.
Seriously, people, forget the fact that the braintrust at CNN-SI just straight-up ignored one of the 10 greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. . .they didn't even CONSIDER him. They considered Zinedine Zidane, but not Fran Tarkenton? Where the hell was this poll taken. . .at the base of the Eiffel Tower? That's the only way I can explain Zinedine Zidane (not to mention Diego "Hand of God" Maradona) being on this list to the exclusion of Sir Francis.
People ask me why I think the media has it in for the Vikings. . .well, crap like this is why. It's not a major thing by any stretch, but it sure as hell is annoying.