OT: Sports records that will never be broken

[Bigboote]

I haven't seen Edwin Moses mentioned yet. He won 122 consecutive races, including 107 finals. He was undefeated in the 400m hurdles for 11 years.

 

[bluedevil]

Wilt never fouled out of an NBA game...that is a record that can't ever be beaten....qed.

 

[Beemer]

Read the Wiki article re the Belmont race and had to run the numbers.

1.5 miles in 2:24 comes out to an average of 37.5 MPH! On dirt, around 2 semi-circles between the straights. And he kept it up for more than 2 minutes, carrying 126 pounds.

Simply mind-boggling.

I clearly remember watching all 3 races (I was 10 at the time). There was a lot of excitement because back then there hadn't been a Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

Horses good enough to run Triple Crown races are special but IMO Secretariat stands out even among them. Not just because he won all 3 but the way he did it. It sounds odd to say but he had the charisma of a rock star. He was a great big red stallion who seemed to actually enjoy being the center of attention, unlike most Thoroughbreds.

 

[BBallF]

1) Jack Chesbro's 41 wins as a pitcher in 1904 2) Rogers Hornsby's .424 batting average for a season 3) Joe D's 56 game hitting streak 4) Johnny Vandermeer's back to back no-hitters 5) UCLA's 7 NCAA titles in a row 6) Wilt's 50 point scoring average for a season 7) Wilt's 27 rebounds per game season average 8) Cy Young's 511 wins 9) Breanna Stewart's 4 Final Four MOP awards( by definition it can only be tied) 10) Secretariat at Belmont