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.
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).
The Home Run Record Isn't As Controversial As You Might Think
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.
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.
Nolan Ryan And His Seven No-No's
Back in the day, the true greats didn't really worry about pitch counts or inning limits, and even still, these days, it's highly unlikely that any pitcher will match Nolan Ryan's career record of seven. With the way the game is handled now, we may never see another no-hitter.
Managers regularly pull starting pitchers from games just to preserve their elbows. There are some teams that are even contemplating with pulling starting pitchers entirely and just having every game be a bullpen game!