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Best Athletes by Number: 00-31
No. 3 | Babe Ruth
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Ruth didn't wear No. 3 regularly, nor did Lou Gehrig wear his famous 4 until Opening Day 1929, when the Yankees officially decided to wear numbers. By then, the Bambino was a legend.

Runner-up: Dale Earnhardt.

Worthy of consideration: Allen Iverson, Bronko Nagurski, Dwyane Wade.
Photo: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library
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