Greatest Sports Photo Ever

[Fishy]

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[bobbygt]

 

[upstater]

 

[Chin Diesel]

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Boxing KO photos are some of the best due to the purity of what the picture is capturing.

 

[uconn13]

 

[Horatio]

 

[ClifSpliffy]

whelp, on a lighter note, great moments in sports history
Jimmy goes down!

 

[HCCForever]

Here's another one that some will remember. The "Catch" by Dwight

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/BQXI4CDI3QI6RPVHZDVSRPCSWE.jpg&w=916

 

[dennismenace]

#Debbie@Dallas

I new someone would post this champion. I can't watch the replay without getting goosebumps!
Out of this world performance in the stretch!

 

[UofCT]

Nothing beats Jesse Owen's winning the Gold in Nazi Germany with Hitler watching in the seats.

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This

 

[UofCT]

 

[pepband99]

 

[Chin Diesel]

Why yes, it is.

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A genuinely underrated college football pic nationally. An absolute perfect moment in time, pure photo of the physicality of the sport. If this were Mich/OSU or NDU/USC it would be on murals.

 

[pepband99]

I can't find it, but one of my all-time favorites is Desi Cullen kissing the Block C helmet after beating ND, facing the UConn section.

 

[Sky ball]

I googled search El Amin. Wanted to find the picture of him standing on the scorers table after big win (Duke or Pitt?). Anyone have it?

 

[tomtom80]

I’m a BOSOX fan but Gehrig farewell is special

 

[YearoftheHusky]

I googled search El Amin. Wanted to find the picture of him standing on the scorers table after big win (Duke or Pitt?). Anyone have it?

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[Vowelguy]

I googled search El Amin. Wanted to find the picture of him standing on the scorers table after big win (Duke or Pitt?). Anyone have it?

Got me looking and came upon the YouTube of the game. That ending when the players realize they’ve won — I’m not even a UConn alum but boy that was an amazing exhilarating moment. Heart pounding to see that again.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

wide right.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

like the fisk thing (no fan of the sawx here, but 'liked' that one for it's epicness), a ball fan should appreciate this classic moment, too.

 

[pepband99]

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For those too young to know, this catch was unbelievable, due to the cartoonish dimensions of the Polo Grounds.

The Catch (baseball) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[pepband99]

The SI article has this one from the Giants:

 

[pepband99]

...but this one's better

 

[dennismenace]

The SI article has this one from the Giants:
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Chuck Bednarik (who played both ways) flattening Frank Gifford.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Larry & Magic?

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You've finally done it:
"Noice"

 

[pepband99]

Chuck Bednarik (who played both ways) flattening Frank Gifford.

AKA reason #98345987324596235498763245789 to hate the Iggles. Punks.

 

[Excalibur]

Ali/Liston, Orr, Jordan from the FT Line are the obvious top 3.

For other sports --

The most famous golf photo is likely this one.