While the 1972 Munich Games was struck with tragedy, it was the time where Mark Spitz made some unimaginable accomplishments by setting seven world records in the span of eight days.
Spitz took the world by storm when he won the gold medal in the 100- and 200- meter freestyle and butterfly events, the 4×100- and 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and the 4×100-meter medley relay. That was unbroken for 36 years until Michael Phelps came along.
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!
Byron Nelson Sets An Impossible Record
When it comes to golf, not many can consistently maintain such records. Byron Nelson is a little different, however. In 1945, Nelson crushed it at the PGA tour and won 18 tournaments.
At the point in the game, he actually won 11 in a row. The closest to come to that winning streak was Tiger Woods, unfortunately for him, he has yet to beat that 1945 score.
11 Ring Russell
Before LeBron got to be who we know him as today, it was Bill Russell who truly demonstrated to the world what can be done in basketball. The man won 11 rings, not that's not all he did, he also lasted 13 seasons.
Only two franchises in the NBA have gotten over six titles in their history, and not many have come close to scoring 11 rings.