Yesterday, Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays tied a Major League record by stealing 6 bases in 1 game. That’s pretty impressive when you consider David Ortiz has only stolen 10 in his 12 year career (Well not too surprising if you look at him).
That got me to thinking….what is the greatest sports record of all time?
Here are a few that I’ve come up with. Feel free to add your own to the list. What do you think is the greatest sports record of all time?
Baseball:
- Joe DiMaggio- 56 game hitting streak
- Pete Rose- 4,256 hits
- Cal Ripken Jr.- 2,632 consecutive games played
- Orel Hershiser- 59 consecutive scoreless innings
- Hack Wilson- 191 RBIs in 1 season
- Hank Aaron- 755 Home Runs (In my mind, Hammerin’ Hank still holds the record)
Basketball:
- Wilt Chamberlain- 100 points in a game
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- 38,387 career points
- UCLA- 11 National Championships
- UCLA- 7 consecutive National Championships
Football:
- Dan Marino- 5,084 passing yards in a season
- Tom Brady- 50 passing TDs in a season
- Brett Favre- Most career TDs, INTs, and yards
- Jerry Rice- 22,895 career receiving yards
Hockey:
- Wayne Gretzky- 92 goals in a season
- Wayne Gretzky- 894 career goals
- Wayne Gretzky- 163 assists in a season
- Wayne Gretzky- 1,963 career assists
- Patrick Roy- 551 goaltending wins in a career
Tennis:
- Pete Sampras- 14 Grand Slam Titles (singles)
Golf:
- Jack Nicklaus- 18 Major Championships (Tiger Woods is currently at 14)
May 4th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
UCLA 7 times in a row is huge….but Lance Armstrong winning 7 tours in a row is big also. I’m between the two.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Completely forgot about Armstrong! Definitely one of the best of all time!
May 4th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Boston Celtics won 8 straight NBA titles. Kentucky won 129 consecutive home basketball games. UCLA won 88 consecutive basketball games. Just throwing a few out there. 100 points in a game may be the greatest ever.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Karl Malone – Most career turnovers – 4,524…
The mailman delivers. Unfortunately, to the wrong address.
or…
Happy Gilmore – first person to stab another guy in a hockey game with his own skate.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Never say never….well 007 didn’t and maybe we shouldn’t either. :0)
David that is such a great list of amazing feets of many records that in my mind will never be broken.
My top three are:
1) Cal Ripken Jr.- 2,632 consecutive games played.
The way the game of baseball is played in the current era I believe there is NO WAY this will ever be broken. I can’t even begin to think or find the current MLB streak. Hands down the best record of all time.
Tied for 2nd.
UCLA winning 7 national championships and Lance Armstrong winning 7 Tour de Frances. These two records will be tough to repeat, but would be easier to accomplish than Cal’s consecutive games. Winning just one championship in any sport is exciting and a great accomplishment, but 7 in row…truely amazing!
May 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
David – you missed one. My favorite all time record….
2008 – Detroit Lions 0-16 Winless Season
May 6th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Eric wins!
May 7th, 2009 at 7:38 am
This is in honor of Eric:
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May 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I might be a lil bias on these being a huge Cards fan. I know it’s not as famous as some of the others, but I believe the Fernando Tatis’ 2 Grand Slams in the same inning should at least be noteworthy. I can’t really see that getting broken. And we have to at least mention Pujols here. I know he hasn’t broken any big records…yet…but his accomplishments are still phenomenal. Only player in baseball history to start his career in eight consecutive seasons with a .300+ batting average, 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs and 99+ runs scored. He’s well on his way to the record books. Possible Triple Crown candidate? Maybe. As of right now he is leading the pack as far as Career Triple Crown, that’s mighty impressive.
As for hockey, needs to be updated now that Martin Brodeur has passed Patrick Roy’s wins mark. I’d still take Roy between the pipes any day though. And, most people are unaware of this record, but the fastest hatrick in hockey. Give it some thought. It’s faster than you think. In 1952, Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks recorded the fastest hatrick in NHL history, scoring three goals in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers. Unbelievable!
May 17th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
And just for kicks, the Cubs not winning a World Series for 100 years, and counting
May 31st, 2009 at 10:49 pm
One more vote for Armstrong’s record.