In the early 1900s, 6-day long bicycle races were quite popular. The winner would be whoever rode the greatest distance in the 6days. They would get extremely little sleep and hallucinate on the track.
Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right…
Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right (shooting) hand in a grenade explosion. He retrained himself with his left hand and went on to win 2 Olympic Golds 10 years later.
Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest players in NBA history, was a noted scorer on and…
Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest players in NBA history, was a noted scorer on and off the court. He was a lifelong bachelor, and claimed to have had sex with over 20,000 different women.
During the 1943 NFL season, both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers…
During the 1943 NFL season, both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers had lost so many players to military service during WW2, that they were forced to temporarily merge in to the Steagles.
In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied…
In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied 378 goals and 139 assists in just 85 games. That is 4.4 goals, and 1.6 assists per game.
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packer’s helmets stands…
The ‘G’ on the Green Bay Packer’s helmets stands for “greatness,” not Green Bay.
Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics in speed…
Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics in speed skating, because everyone in front of him crashed. 3 races in a row.
After tearing a ligament in his throwing arm during what would…
After tearing a ligament in his throwing arm during what would be his final game, Nolan Ryan threw one last pitch that was clocked at 98 mph.
26.5 million Canadians tuned into the gold medal final in men….
26.5 million Canadians tuned into the gold medal final in men’s hockey during the 2010 Winter Olympics. That’s 80% of the entire country’s population. There was one flight that got delayed cause the passengers didn’t want to board the plane cause the game was still ongoing.
167 people cashed in big on 175 to 1odds that Luis Suarez would bite…
167 people cashed in big on 175 to 1 odds that Luis Suarez would bite someone during the 2014 World Cup after a Norwegian betting site posted a joke bet.