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Best Athletes by Number: 00-31
No. 2 | Secretariat
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Out of the gate and into history, Big Red won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by a preposterous 31 lengths. The chestnut stallion won 16 of 21 races, including the Triple Crown in 1973.

Runner-up: Derek Jeter.

Worthy of consideration: Tommy Lasorda, Doug Harvey, Al MacInnis, Moses Malone, Eddie Shore, Rusty Wallace.
Photo: AP
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