Henri Richard got the nickname the “Pocket Rocket.” He certainly early earned it. In his 21 year career, he not set one of the most incredible records and that was winning 11 Stanley Cups.
That’s more than Tom Brady. It’s difficult enough to win one championship at all your career. He, on the other hand, spent half of his enjoying victory parties. If that can ever be broken, well then, we may as well cancel hockey after that.
Joe DiMaggio Hated Not Getting On Base
In baseball, a good hitter if you reach the base 25 percent of the time you're doing a good job. It's not guaranteed that you will get a single hit every game. For Joe DiMaggio that was simply not an option.
He proved that with his streak of 56 consecutive games in 1941. No other player has ever hit more than 44 consecutive games. The most recent hitter to come close to DiMaggio's record was Jimmy Rollins when he hit 38 games in 2005.
Watch Out For Wayne
Wayne Gretzky deserves to be "The Great One". One of the greatest sportsmen to have ever lived, the hockey player managed to hold 61 records before retiring in 1999. His greatest record is his 2,857 career points. That's one for the history books.
His score remains unbeaten and will remain so likely for many years. The 46-year-old Jaromír Jágr attempted to take him on but ended up with only 1,921. Oh, well.
Drew Brees Sets The Bar High
Previously set by Peyton Manning, the record for having the most passing yards of all-time was broken by Drew Brees. The NFL champ made the record by racking up 72,103 passing yards. He broke it with a 62-yard touchdown against the Washington Redskins.
When giving the speech, Brees became overwhelmed with emotion and said "the two people that are most responsible for my football career, early on, my mom and my grandpa, are up in heaven," Brees continued. "There were a lot of people I wanted to prove right tonight, but none more so than them. I know they are watching down on me."
Pete Maravich The Pistol
The Pistol was evidently created to just shoot hoops. For a college player to achieve this at such a rate was simply astonishing.
He holds nearly every major NCAA scoring record, including most career points (3,667).