When Barry Bonds set the home run record in a single-season he did so by hitting 73 balls over the fence. His achievements might be debatable has this did take place during the “steroid era.” Still, the books seem to accept.
Since that season, nobody has come near challenging Bonds for the title. As the MLB moves into a new era, people are beginning to question if Giancarlo Stanton might one day break the record. Likely, but probably not.
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).
Back-To-Back Perfection
Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Johnny Vander Meer wasn't particularly successful before he broke this record, making the achievement all the more monumental. The athlete had a perfect week when in 1938 on June 11, he no-hit the Boston Bees.
He pulled this off again when he completed the same feat against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Many pitchers can go entire careers without getting a single no-hitter. The fact that he did this consecutively just goes to show how this one of the greatest feats in baseball history.
Pat Summitt Never Lost A Season
American women's college basketball head coach had a career for 38 years and never once had a losing season. There were only two occasions in which her teams lost more than 10 games. Summit is clearly one of the greatest coaches to have ever lived.
After finally retiring in 2012, the NCAA world, and the sporting world truly felt the void that she left. The legendary coach accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history upon her retirement.