re: Kyler Murray wins Gatorade POY and also pulls Alex Morgan

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the greatest high school athlete ever

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High school QB, maybe. Athlete, no fricking way. You don't seriously believe that.

Here is an example.

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Jim Ryun (East High School, Wichita, Kan.) As a high school senior in 1965, Ryun ran a 3:55.3 mile at the AAU Championships to defeat Olympic champion Peter Snell. His record would stand for almost 36 years, broken in 2001 by Alan Webb. That's one reason he tops this list. Here are some others: Back in the day when sub-4-minute miles were relatively scarce, Ryun broke 4 minutes as a junior. Five of the six fastest schoolboy miles have been run by Ryun, most of them on much slower track surfaces than today's. While still in high school, Ryun competed in the 1,500 meters in the 1964 Olympics, making it to the semifinals. Later at the University of Kansas, Ryun set the world record for the half mile and ran a 3:51.3 mile to shatter the old record by 2½ seconds. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, taking a silver in the 1,500 meters at Mexico City. He is currently a congressman.

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You ever heard of Jesse Owens?

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Owens first came to national attention when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland; he equalled the world record of 9.4 seconds in the 100-yard (91 m) dash and long-jumped 24 feet 9 1/2 inches (7.56 metres) at the 1933 National High School Championship in Chicago.

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World records in High School.

Carl Lewis?

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Lewis broke the high school long jump record with a leap of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in).[7] By the end of 1979, Lewis was ranked fifth in the world for the long jump, according to Track and Field News

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In High School.

Bo Jackson?

May not have the gaudy stats, but you can't seriously believe Kyler Murray is a better ATHLETE than Bo Jackson was in High School.

You aren't serious though. Right?