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No. 1 Ted Williams
Here's looking at you, Kid. (AP photo).		Splendid Splinter was simply 'The Greatest' Was there ever any doubt? Bill Russell, Bobby Orr, and Larry Bird were great, but as the Globe's countdown from 100 lurched toward the finish, deep-thinking New England sports aficionados had to know who would remain when we reached No. 1: Ted Williams.

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The countdown

No. 1: Ted Williams
No. 3: Bobby Orr
No. 5: Rocky Marciano
No. 7: Ray Bourque
No. 9: Red Auerbach
No. 11: John Havlicek
No. 13: Roger Clemens
No. 15: Milt Schmidt
No. 17: Babe Ruth
No. 19: Marvin Hagler
No. 21: Kevin McHale
No. 23: Cam Neely
No. 25: Carlton Fisk
No. 27: Harry Agganis
No. 29: Drew Bledsoe
No. 31: Nomar Garciaparra
No. 33: Johnny Bucyk
No. 35: Billy Sullivan
No. 37: Bill Parcells
No. 39: Dorothy Hamill
No. 41: Cy Young
No. 43: Gino Cappelletti
No. 45: Tommy Heinsohn
No. 47: Gerry Cheevers
No. 49: Patrick Ewing
No. 51: Wade Boggs
No. 53: Sam Jones
No. 55: Walter Brown
No. 57: Johnny Kelley
No. 59: Tom Glavine
No. 61: Steve Nelson
No. 63: Pat Bradley
No. 65: Lynn Jennings
No. 67: Willie Pep
No. 69: Mo Vaughn
No. 71: Jimmy Walker
No. 73: Stanley Morgan
No. 75: Joe Bellino
No. 77: Napoleon Lajoie
No. 79: Andrea Lawrence
No. 81: Snooks Kelley
No. 83: Ernie DiGregorio
No. 85: Hazel Wightman
No. 87: Gabby Hartnett
No. 89: Bobby Carpenter
No. 91: US women's hockey
No. 93: John Thomas
No. 95: Dennis Johnson
No. 97: Jim Lonborg
No. 99: Rico Petrocelli

No. 2: Bill Russell
No. 4: Larry Bird
No. 6: Eddie Shore
No. 8: Bob Cousy
No. 10: Carl Yastrzemski
No. 12: John Hannah
No. 14: Doug Flutie
No. 16: Phil Esposito
No. 18: 1980 hockey team
No. 20: Bill Rodgers
No. 22: Jim Rice
No. 24: Robert Parish
No. 26: Joan Benoit
No. 28: Dave Cowens
No. 30: Tom Yawkey
No. 32: Tony Conigliaro
No. 34: Pedro Martinez
No. 36: Luis Tiant
No. 38: Jimmie Foxx
No. 40: Steve Grogan
No. 42: Bobby Doerr
No. 44: Francis Ouimet
No. 46: Mike Haynes
No. 48: Ben Coates
No. 50: Joe Cronin
No. 52: Jim Nance
No. 54: Harry Sinden
No. 56: Chris McCarron
No. 58: K.C. Jones
No. 60: Jenny Thompson
No. 62: Tony Plansky
No. 64: Robbie Ftorek
No. 66: Mickey Cochrane
No. 68: Bill Cleary
No. 70: Clarence DeMar
No. 72: Jeff Bagwell
No. 74: Reggie Lewis
No. 76: Rebecca Lobo
No. 78: Julius Boros
No. 80: Pie Traynor
No. 82: Johnny Pesky
No. 84: Fred Lynn
No. 86: Don Cherry
No. 88: Stasia Czernicki
No. 90: Art Ross
No. 92: Frankie Brimsek
No. 94: Tris Speaker
No. 96: Bruce Armstong
No. 98: Tenley Albright
No. 100: Warren Spahn

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