Happy 4th! God bless America; the greatest country on earth!
5) LeBron James
With a 45-12 record against the Raptors all time, he has, single-handily, (until this year) made it his personal duty to make sure the Raptors didn't make it to the NBA Finals - thus keeping the NBA Championship in the USA.
The Warriors "super team" couldn't do this - only LeBron could. Thus, he makes number five on this list. Plus if he can steal Kawhi away from the Raptors this offseason, then he takes away the best player in the history of their franchise - another win for America.
In America, it's all about securing that bag. On July 1st, every year until 2035, Bobby Bonilla will receive $1.1 million dollars from the Mets while not playing a single game for them. He embodies the American spirit.
3) George Washington
Standing at 6'3" 215, there's not way any person at his time could beat him at any sport (if they had been invented yet). Washington was the Gronk of his day on the football field and he could (presumably) dominate in the post with more power than Shaq. The average male height in 1776 was 5'8" making George Washington, not only the greatest president ever, but the most dominant athlete of his generation.
2) Joey Chestnut
He has won more titles than Bill Russell and has essentially every single world record in the Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest held every July 4th. No one came even close to beating him this year when he scarfed down 71 hotdogs with ease to win again. He puts butts in seats every year. He also is an shining example that any dream in American can come true. He wanted to be the best hotgod eater of all time and he did just that
1) Jesse Owens
He beat the Nazi's in Berlin in 1936 and showed Hitler, in person, that no race is superior to any other. He was the Nazi stopped before Captain America. On top of that, not only is he the most recognized American Track Athlete of all time, he's the most famous track athlete of all time in the history of the world.
Honorable mention: Captain America
He has America's ass. What else do we need to say?
*Jesse Owens image found via History Channel