Jeter Tops Babe Ruth as Favorite New York Athlete, Poll Says
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Shortstop Derek Jeter was named the greatest New York athlete of all time, besting fellow Yankee Babe Ruth, according to a Siena College poll.
Two other Yankees, outfielders Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, and Jets quarterback Joe Namath filled out the top five in the polling of 801 New York state residents, followed by the Knicks’ Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony, the Siena Research Institute said in a statement.