Biggest Individual Sports Achievements last 50 years?

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Great story, Tom. Sounds like "Hole #5" could be a great song, something Brad Paisley would be interested in singing with you!

Haha, you may be into something there, Dru...minus the Paisley. I have written about some personal life experiences. Thanks for the idea.

[raysachs]

Originally Posted by emtsteve

Using the free throw analogy, free climbing El Cap would be like making 1000 free throws, with a gun to your head if you miss. Yes each physical move is kinda hard, but taken as a whole, and with the stakes at play, it becomes an insanely difficult thing to pull off.

The movie is "Free Solo" and it is excellent. Like I said, I sure hope Honnold is able to survive his passion.

I’m thinking of trying it now. I have a built in safety feature, though. I’d never get far enough off the ground to hurt myself when (not if) I fall...

-Ray

[jpd]

[6L6]

Tiger Slam 2000/01.

[Dru Edwards]

Fantastic! Gotta tell you for a country that's known as peaceful, Canada can play rough hockey and backs down to no one on the ice.

Originally Posted by jpd

[H165]

This might be better described as "Most Fun Personal Sports Achievement last 50 years".

I remember watching this happen live....both runs. This guy gets so many style points for the crash that winning later seemed secondary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IA1TYpVKU

[Jeff Scott]

Michael Schumacher/Ferrari

[learner]

Bobby Orr, in 1970:

NHL All-Star Team

Norris Trophy for best defenseman

Stanley Cup

Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year

Art Ross Trophy - scoring title

Lou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadian male athlete

Hart Trophy as League MVP

Conn Smythe Trophy for outstanding player in the playoffs

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by learner

Bobby Orr, in 1970:

NHL All-Star Team

Norris Trophy for best defenseman

Stanley Cup

Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year

Art Ross Trophy - scoring title

Lou Marsh Trophy for outstanding Canadian male athlete

Hart Trophy as League MVP

Conn Smythe Trophy for outstanding player in the playoffs

+1. Orr had already set the Defenseman record of 64 points in a season the year before. This year he demolished it with 120 points.

Here's a great writeup on that season: https://thehockeywriters.com/bobby-o...ndmark-season/

[Dirk Hofman]

Originally Posted by H165

This might be better described as "Most Fun Personal Sports Achievement last 50 years".

I remember watching this happen live....both runs. This guy gets so many style points for the crash that winning later seemed secondary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IA1TYpVKU

Ugh! That is just brutal. The downhill looks so fun until it doesn't.

[gibpicker]

Dodgers Kirk Gibson's unlikely home run against the A's in the 1988 WS wasn't too shabby.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by gibpicker

Dodgers Kirk Gibson's unlikely home run against the A's in the 1988 WS wasn't too shabby.

That was awesome. I even have that baseball card. Hobbled to the plate and hit a walk off HR. If Gibson had hit what would have been an easy double he would have been thrown out at first.