Sports
The Most Marketable Athletes In Sports History
Submitted by podizz on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:22Tags:
- Michael Jordan
- Tiger Woods
- Peyton Manning
- Phil Mickelson
- LeBron James
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Joe Namath
- Roger Federer
- David Beckham
- George Foreman
Greatest Championship Performances (single game)
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:28Tags:
- Don Larson Game 5 1956 World Series-perfect game
- Reggie Jackson Game 6 1977 World Series- 3 consecutive HR
- Doug Williams- Super Bowl XXII
- Marcus Allen Super Bowl XVIII-191 yards rushing, 18 yards receiving, 2 tds
- Steve Young Super Bowl XXIX-6 TDs, 325 yards passing and 49 yards rushing, (first player ever to finish a Super Bowl as the game's leader in both rushing and passing yards)
- Elgin Baylor Game 5 1962 NBA Finals- 61 points, 22 rebounds
- Michael Jordan 1993 NBA Finals- 55 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, .568 shooting %
- Shaquille O'Neal Game 1 2000 NBA Finals, 43 points, 19 rebounds,
The Most Valuable Players In American Sports History
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 16:36Tags:
- 4+ MVP Awards
- Wayne Gretzky 9
- Barry Bonds 7
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6
- Gordie Howe 6
- Michael Jordan 5
- Bill Russell 5
- Wilt Chamberlain 4
- LeBron James 4
- Peyton Manning 4
- Eddie Shore 4
Greatest teams who couldn't seal the deal
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 12:37Tags:
- 2007 Patriots 16-0, lost to New York Giants 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII
- 2001 Seattle Mariners 116-46, lost to the New York Yankees 4-1 in the ALCS
- 1995-95 Red Wings 62-13-6, best record all time, lost conference finals 4-2 to Colorado Avalanche
- 1991 UNLV Runnin Rebels
- 1954 Cleveland Indians
- 1982-83 Houston Cougars (Phi Slamma Jamma)
The Greatest Individual Seasons
Submitted by podizz on Mon, 04/08/2013 - 10:15Tags:
- Wayne Gretzky 1981-82: Goals: 92 (most all time), Assists: 120, Points 212 (second all time), +/-: 81, goals created: 82 (most all time)
- Bobby Orr 1970-71: +/-: 124 (most all time), goals: 37, assists: 102, points: 139, Hart Trophy, Norris Trophy
- Babe Ruth 1923 (also 1921, 1927, 1920, 1924, 1926): AL MVP
- Walter Johnson 1913 (also 1912, 1914, 1915, 1910): AL MVP, triple crown
- Carl Yaztrzemski 1967: AL MVP, triple crown, gold glove
- Rogers Hornsby 1924 (also 1921): lost NL MVP to Dazzy Vance
- Barry Bonds 2001 (also 2002, 2004): NL MVP
- Lou Gehrig 1927: AL MVP
- Mickey Mantle 1956 (also 1957,
Greatest Seasons in Sports History
Submitted by podizz on Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:55Tags:
- 1972 Miami Dolphins: 14-0, Beat in Super Bowl (Bob Grese, Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Larry Little, Paul Warfield) Coach: Don Shula
- 1927 New York Yankees: 110-44, Beat Pirates 4-0 in World Series (Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earke Combs, Waite Hoyt,Herb Pennock) Manager: Miller Huggins
- 1975-1976 Indiana Hoosiers: 32-0, Beat Michigan 86-68 in Finals (Scott May, Kris Benson, Tom Abernathy, Quinn Buckner, Bobby Wilkerson) Coach: Bob Knight
- 1995-1996 Bulls: 72-10, Beat Supersonics 4-2 in NBA Finals (Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr) Coach: Phil
The 300 best skijumpers of the 21st Century
Submitted by nukualofa on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 09:55Tags:
- Adam Malysz POL
- Janne Ahonen FIN
- Gregor Schlierenzauer AUT
- Thomas Morgenstern AUT
- Simon Ammann SUI
- Matti Hautamäki FIN
- Martin Schmitt GER
- Roar Ljøkelsøy NOR
- Andreas Kofler AUT
- Anders Bardal NOR
- Sven Hannawald GER
- Anders Jacobsen NOR
- Andreas Widhölzl AUT
- Wolfgang Loitzl AUT
- Martin Höllwarth AUT
- Bjørn Einar Romøren NOR
- Martin Koch AUT
- Michael Uhrmann GER
- Noriaki Kasai JPN
- Andreas Küttel SUI
The Top Ten Male Swimmers of All Time
Submitted by podizz on Tue, 08/14/2012 - 11:01Tags:
- Michael Phelps
- Mark Spitz
- Ian Thorpe
- Matt Biondi
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Gary Hall Jr
- Ryan Lochte
- Aaron Peirsol
- Tom Jager
- Don Schollander
- Alexander Popov, Paul Biedermann, César Cielo
The 10 Greatest Male Sprinters Of All Time
Submitted by podizz on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 16:00Tags:
- Usain Bolt
- Jesse Owens
- Carl Lewis
- Michael Johnson
- Maurice Greene
- Yohan Blake
- Tyson Gay
- Asafa Powell
- Justin Gatlin
- Lee Evans
Olympic Medal Standings
Submitted by podizz on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 07:10Tags:
- USA-2577 (1031 golds) Summer-2322 Winter-254 Dominant Sports-Track and Field-759 (88% of top 3), Swimming-489 (65% of top 3) (Diving-128 (63% of top 3), Figure Skating-47 (51% of top 3), snowboarding-19 (50% of top 3), basketball-24 (56% of top 3), Shooting-103 (49% of top 3) boxing-108 (49% of top 3) Rowing-84 (44% of top 3)
- Soviet Union-1204 (473 golds) Summer-1010 Winter-194 Dominant Sports-Gymnastics-193 (51% of top 3), weightlifting-62 (42% of top 3)
- Germany-899 (282 golds) Summer-684 Winter-209 Dominant Sports-Luge-31 (40% of top 3), Biathalon-43 (47% of top 3)
- France-
