Marion Jones, Julius Peppers, Michael Jordan, Ronald Curry among best ever two-sport athletes
Posted Jan 18, 2019
Marion Jones won three gold and two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after a playing basketball at UNC for the 1994 NCAA champions. Julius Peppers played for the Tar Heels’ 2000 Final Four squad. Michael Jordan played baseball for the Double-A Birmingham Barons. And Ronald Curry played football and basketball at UNC before switching from QB to WR during a 7-year NFL career.
(Athlon Sports)
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