Top 20 Best Athletes Who NEVER Won a Championship

These legendary athletes all have one thing in common: they never won a championship. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the professional athletes who retired without winning the big one in North America. Our countdown of athletes who never won a championship includes Steve Nash, Dale Hawerchuk, Bo Jackson, Charles Barkley, Dan Marino, and more! Who do you think deserved to go all the way during their career? Let us know in the comments!

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[jessicasass]

John Stocton.
Record for most steals.
Record for most assists.
10X All Star.
2 Olympic Gold Medals.
You didn't need to pick between Stockton and Malone. They should both be on this list.

[RebelliousEra]

Charles Barkley is the Roddy Piper of the NBA.
Never needed a Championship to get over.

[reggiebrown]

I stopped being a baseball fan when Ken Griffey jr retired, that swing was pure heaven.

[grbhighlights]

Having neither Randy Moss or Terrell Owens is a crime

[ers_red_and_gold]

Patrick Ewing deserves a ring just for the simple fact that the New York Knicks haven't done anything since he retired.

[RhaegarTargaryenst]

Wes Welker: 0-4 in Super Bowl games. 0-2 with the Patriots during the Brady-Belichick era, 0-1 with the Denver Broncos under Peyton Manning and 0-1 with the San Francisco 49ers as a coach.

[villebryant]

where's dominique wilkins, fran tarkenton, eric dickerson, george garvin, tony gwynn, tracy mcgrady, bruce mattews, reggie miller, randy moss, bruce smith, ladainian tomlinson

[MrGUnit]

A list like this almost deserves to be a top 50, since there are so many great athletes that didn't win championships. They couldn't even mention guys like Joe Thornton, Philip Rivers, Vince Carter, Randy Moss and Jarome Iginla

[ARIXANDRE]

The 1982 Brazilian Football Squad was probably the best ever but they never won a World Cup. 😢

[straighttalkwithkyle]

Guys, your very first one you got wrong. Butkus was a middle linebacker not a defensive lineman.

[corymorimacori]

“You used to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, now you double dribble balls that nobody can see.” Michael Jordan

[CelebrityGamerTV]

Dick Butkus and Ernie Banks were two Chicago legends that deserved a championship.

[NotMeNaNaNa]

The biggest tragedy of Griffey is he not only never won a ring, but never even played in a WS despite being on a team with all-time greats at SP (Johnson), SS(ARod), DH(E Martinez) and solid pieces in Buehner and T Martinez.

Adding insult to injury the year after he was traded the M’s won a record 116 games… and still didn’t make the WS 😢

[ravellxivrobinson]

Nobody ever mentions how Butkus won DPOY on a 1&11 team.

[ArcadianGenesis]

I don't think Bonds should be excluded. He played during the PED era, and his performance should be evaluated relative to his competition.

[heygreedoniceshot]

What, No Tony Gwynn?! San Diego Padres Legend!!!!

[williamsummerson]

Griffey Jr. is the most talented and athletic baseball player that I'd ever seen. Barry Sanders is my favorite football player of all time.

[AndrewCox-wlbr]

Everyone knows that Dan Marino would be a two-time Super Bowl champion if it wasnt for the fendish Ray Finkle and the assault of the Philadelphia Eagles mascot drawing a personal foul🤦🤷

[moviegeek]

How in the world do you leave off Rod Carew, Fran Tarkenton & Phillip Rivers?

[marcus]

Ken Griffey Jr. was my favorite player to watch when I was growing up despite not being a Mariners fan. I remember playing that Super NES video game that he put his name on.