Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THEGOAT Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport (7) USA Today Mar 16, 2023
3% REST "And the ___ is history!" (4)
3% CHARIOTS Nickname of former rugby player Martin Offiah (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 9, 2025
3% ELITE Best of the best (5) New York Times Mini Oct 29, 2025
3% GOAGAINST Oppose best-ever sports player securing wins (2,7) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
3% ATEAM Squad of best players (5) Newsday Sep 22, 2025
2% DOT Nickname for Dorothy (3) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
2% ERAS Chapters of history (4) Newsday Nov 18, 2025
2% DRJ Erving nickname (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 18, 2025
2% ERA Period of history (3) Newsday Nov 12, 2025

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