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One of the most popular sports figure at the time was Jim Thorpe. He was a college and professional Basketball, football and Baseball player. He also won gold medals in the Olympic pentathlon and decathlon. In 1999 he was ranked third on the AP list of top athletes of the 20th century. Baseball was also the most popular sport of the time in the U.S. The 20's featured players like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Grover Alexander and many other players. Heavyweight Boxing was also very popular at the time and was dominated primarily by Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney.

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