The Greatest White Hope Moments in Sports History

From Brent Barry winning the dunk contest to Jason Sehorn's pick-six.

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The white athlete. You see them carving on the slopes of Aspen, CO, sinking puts on the 18th green, and shotgunning beers during fraternity flag football games. But outside of the bullpen, they've become an almost ghostly afterthought in professional sports. Before you stereotype white athletes as a bunch of Shawn Bradley-types who merely exist to get dunked on, check out The 20 Greatest White Hope Moments in Sports History

Written By Sean Evans (@seanseaevans)

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20. Bryant Reeves Shatters the Backboard

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19. Jeremy Wariner Sprints for Gold

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18. Peyton Hillis' Madden Cover

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17. Seth Petruzelli Knocks Out Kimbo Slice in 14 Seconds

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16. Two Words: The Professor

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15. Aaron Boone's Walk Off

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14. Jason Williams' Elbow Pass

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13. John Stockton Sends Jazz to '97 Finals

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12. The Miracle of Tim Tebow

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11. Kelly Pavlik Knocks Out Jermain Taylor

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10. Steve Kerr's Jumper to win the '97 Finals

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9. Duke Beats UNLV in the '91 Final Four

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8. John Paxson Wins a Ring for the Bulls

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7. Bobby Morrow Wins 100m Dash in '56

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6. Jason Sehorn's Pick Six

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5. Brent Barry Wins '96 Dunk Contest

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4. Dwight Clark's "The Catch"

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3. Larry Bird's Steal

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2. Jess Willard Knocks Out Jack Johnson

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1. Christian Laettner's "The Shot"

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