OT: Sports Fairy Tale Endings

[Kitaman]

Well all 'great' athletes can't have fairy tale endings. Which made me think which athlete can you remember had the best sports ending event?

Without much thought and most recent I have to say Peyton Manning, since he went out on his last game winning the biggest trophy.

 

[Mr. French]

Shabazz Napier.

 

[Kmba2Rmemba]

I'm a Mets fan, but Jeter's final at bat at Yankee Stadium was magical

 

[husky99]

ESPN said bolt might race again in 2 months.

 

[Northbound]

Elway's was pretty damn good.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Greatest ever fairy tale ending was the Boise St. Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma in 2007. After giving up a pick-6 with a minute left to go down a touchdown, Boise St. scores to tie it on a 4th and 18 with 14 seconds left from the 50 yard line on a hook and ladder play. Then they win it in overtime on a two point conversion on a statue of liberty play, followed by the quarterback proposing in the endzone to his cheerleader girlfriend.

It doesn't get any more Disney than that.

 

[Hugo]

Greatest ever fairy tale ending was the Boise St. Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma in 2007. After giving up a pick-6 with a minute left to go down a touchdown, Boise St. scores to tie it on a 4th and 18 with 14 seconds left from the 50 yard line on a hook and ladder play. Then they win it in overtime on a two point conversion on a statue of liberty play, followed by the quarterback proposing in the endzone to his cheerleader girlfriend.

It doesn't get any more Disney than that.

This !! Amazing finish with two trick plays to beat OK and by a non major conf.

 

[geordi]

Team: Auburn - Alabama - kick 6.
Individual: Ted Williams - home run in last at bat

 

[Mr. French]

How about Clemente -- got his 3,000 hit on the dot, then died that day (week?) in a plane crash delivering supplies to the needy.

Not a bad finish.

 

[8893]

Bill Russell? 11 NBA championships, including the final two as player/coach?

 

[huskyinfl]

Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns "in a single game" while playing for Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, "Spare Tire" Dixon

 

[UC313]

Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns "in a single game" while playing for Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, "Spare Tire" Dixon

I had my Polk High #33 tshirt on at Lake Compounce about a month ago and a guy walked past me just flashing 4 fingers. There's no question, Bundy is king.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

How about Clemente -- got his 3,000 hit on the dot, then died that day (week?) in a plane crash delivering supplies to the needy.

Not a bad finish.

He died pretty close to, if not on, New Year's Eve, with 3,000 hits. And, most Fairy Tales have happy ending. But otherwise...

 

[geordi]

Does anything really beat Roy Hobbs?

 

[80shusky]

How about Elway finally winning two championships at the end of his career as a player.

 

[nomar]

Greatest ever fairy tale ending was the Boise St. Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma in 2007. After giving up a pick-6 with a minute left to go down a touchdown, Boise St. scores to tie it on a 4th and 18 with 14 seconds left from the 50 yard line on a hook and ladder play. Then they win it in overtime on a two point conversion on a statue of liberty play, followed by the quarterback proposing in the endzone to his cheerleader girlfriend.

It doesn't get any more Disney than that.

That was a good one! I thought it was the RB - Ian Johnson IIRC?

 

[Mr. French]

He died pretty close to, if not on, New Year's Eve, with 3,000 hits. And, most Fairy Tales have happy ending. But otherwise...

You're right. I was thinking right after the hit, but good spot. Knew I wasn't confident in that fact.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

That was a good one! I thought it was the RB - Ian Johnson IIRC?

You're probably right.

I'm recalling from off the top of my head, and my memory is far from perfect.

 

[Mr. French]

That was a good one! I thought it was the RB - Ian Johnson IIRC?

That was him, he proposed to his GF that night after the game.

Edit: Didn't see that in the original post, but yes Ian Johnson is correct.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Does anything really beat Roy Hobbs?

Depends: the book and the movie end very differently.

 

[mauconnfan]

He died pretty close to, if not on, New Year's Eve, with 3,000 hits. And, most Fairy Tales have happy ending. But otherwise...

I liked Mr French's better why ruin that Fairy Tale?

 

[B1GEast]

The Texas USC BCS bowl game was memorable

 

[HuskyCLT]

Michael Strahan's career ending after getting a sack on Brady and ending their perfect season in the Super Bowl

 

[Mr. French]

I liked Mr French's better why ruin that Fairy Tale?

He still got his 3,000 on the dot then died ... But thank you, much better my version

 

[mauconnfan]

Michael Strahan's career ending after getting a sack on Brady and ending their perfect season in the Super Bowl

Good one!!!!