The 21 best multi-sport athletes of the 21st century (yes, there are that many!)

Seventh in career touchdown receptions in the NFL, an eight-time Pro Bowler and part of the all-2000s team in the league, Gates wasn’t even drafted out of college. In fact, he was more prominent in basketball, as his college journey took him from Michigan State (where Nick Saban wanted him to play only football) to Eastern Michigan, then to College of the Sequoias, and finally Kent State. With the Golden Flashes, Gates was an honorable mention All-American power forward with a 20.6-point average, and led the way to the 2002 Elite Eight, upsetting Oklahoma State, Alabama, and Pittsburgh before finally falling to Indiana.