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What is the greatest individual performance you've ever seen in person?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Sep 8, 2016.

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  1. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Maybe Josh Beckett's complete-game shutout of the Yankees in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series on three days' rest.
     
    cranberry, Sep 8, 2016
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  2. RubberSoul1979

    RubberSoul1979 Active Member

    Chargers at Raiders, 2001: Jerry Rice caught three touchdowns. I repeat, a 39-year-old man caught three touchdowns in one game.
     
    RubberSoul1979, Sep 8, 2016
    #26
  3. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Jack Nicklaus' charge to victory at the '86 Masters. I remember sitting in the old quonset hut that served as the "media center" watching the round on TV and heading out to follow Jack after he got hot and birdied 9, 10 and 11. I missed the bogey on 12 but got there in time to catch the real fireworks coming in. Never heard anything like the sound when he dropped that tee shot on 16 within inches of an ace.
     
    da man, Sep 8, 2016
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  4. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    USC's Anthony Davis scored six touchdowns against Notre Dame in 1972.
    L.A. Times headline: DAVIS, DAVIS, DAVIS, DAVIS, DAVIS, DAVIS
     
    ChrisLong, Sep 8, 2016
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  5. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Oh, yeah, as I've mentioned here before, that event also produced my favorite lede I've ever written: The crowd roared Sunday at Augusta National. But the Bear roared louder.
     
    da man, Sep 8, 2016
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  6. Fly

    Fly Well-Known Member

    Probably Mark Fidrych's debut as a major league starter in '76 vs. Cleveland. Fyckin' Buddy Bell (who was one of my favorites before that hit)...

    Kicked off a summer of magic here during my early-teen years.
     
    Fly, Sep 8, 2016
    #30
  7. Earthman

    Earthman Well-Known Member

    Joe Washington Colts / Pats 1978 Caught a TD, Threw a TD and returned a kick-off for
    a TD all in The 4th QTR

    OJ going over 2000 rushing yds vs Jets
     
    Earthman, Sep 8, 2016
    #31
  8. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Local beat writer downing 12 press box hit dogs with kraut, two small bags of chips, countless Cokes and three chocolate chip cookies... all by the time the fourth quarter started. The greatest and most terrifying performance I've ever seen.
     
    Killick, Sep 8, 2016
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  9. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Damn, Earthman, I was at the Joe Washington game, too. Humongous rainstorm, I recollect.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Sep 8, 2016
    #33
  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    If you can't count the Cokes, your entry is disqualified.
     
    Ace, Sep 8, 2016
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  11. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Great performance, but I heard the postgame press conference turned into a real shit show.
     
    Batman, Sep 8, 2016
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  12. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Don't think I can touch the 12 hotdogs in three quarters feat, but I did see Toby Gerhart run wild over Notre Dame.
    Dude couldn't be stopped. Just so happened to be the final game before Charlie Weis got fired.
     
    Spartan Squad, Sep 8, 2016
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