Greatest of all time

Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Babe Ruth are the top three U.S. sports stars, respectively, of all time, according to a new The Harris Poll.

Harris surveyed 2,293 U.S. adults — with 1,494 of those following more than one sport — between Oct. 5 and Oct. 12.

The man who called himself “the greatest,”,boxer Mohammed Ali is number 4, while quarterback Brett Favre who has yet to stay retired is number five on the greatest sport star list.

The next five on the top 10 list are: Joe Montana, 6; Wayne Gretzky, 7; Peyton Manning,  8 (tied); Ted Williams, 8 (tied); and tied for 10th are Hank Aaron and LeBron James.

Harris also broke the survey down into specific sports. Following are the results.

• Greatest baseball players (in order from 1 to 5)
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Ted Williams
Lou Gehrig

• Greatest football players
Brett Favre
Jim Brown
Joe Montana
Walter Payton
Jerry Rice

• Greatest basketball players
Michael Jordan
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell

• Greatest golfers
Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Phil Mickelson
Bobby Jones

• Greatest tennis players
Roger Federer
Pete Sampras
Jimmy Connors
Andre Agassi
Arthur Ashe