The winning quarterback and three-time NFL Champion of the so-called “Greatest Game Ever Played” – also known as the 1958 title game and the first sudden-death game in NFL history – Johnny Unitas popularized the quarterback position. Unitas was drafted out of Louisville in 1955 and had a prolific career defeating the Baltimore Colts.
His record of consecutive games with a passing touchdown stood for a remarkable 52 years when Drew Brees finally broke it in 2012. Back in 1979, he was soon elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and retired a three-time NFL Champion and 10-time Pro-Bowler.
The One and Only Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth heralded in the live-ball era of baseball with profound power and grand home runs and, as such, is widely regarded as one baseball's greatest hitters. He was an indispensable part of baseball's growth and was both a reliable pitcher and an intimidating hitter.
After his upsetting trade from Boston to New York, Boston suffered a distressing dry spell of 86-years in the World Series championship, while New York dominated baseball for years. Babe was one of the original members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and retired with an extraordinary 714 home runs.
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics
Although the Olympics are meant to be an apolitical event, it seems they hardly ever are. The Berlin Olympics in 1936 was supposed to be Adolph Hitler's way of broadcasting to the world that Germany was superior, expecting the podium to be full of Aryan-looking Germans.
But American sprinter Jesse Owens proved everyone otherwise. Jesse won four gold medals during the games while breaking multiple world records. More importantly, he stood up to Hitler and succeeded in what we can only imagine being a hostile and hateful environment.
Bob Cousy Makes Friends With the Hoop
One of the true pure point guards in the NBA was Bob Cousy; he led the league in eight seasons straight. He was a part of the Celtics dynasty and won six championships. Before his time playing professionally, Cousy was leading Holy Cross College to the NCAA Tournament.
After his retirement, Cousy coached both NBA and college basketball. To this date, Cousy holds the Celtics record for steals in a game with a tremendous 28 assist.
Carlton Fisk's Wave
Back in 1975, the Red Sox did not end up winning the World Series. Heartbreakingly, they lost in the last Game. But to get to Game 7, Boston was on the right side of one of baseball's most clutch home runs. At the bottom of the 12th inning of Game 6, Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk hit a walk-off, Game 7-forcing home run that clinked off the left-field foul pole.
The classic photo of Fisk bouncing in the air, desperately trying to sway the ball, burnt into the brains of baseball fans everywhere. It wasn't until many years later, in 2004, that the Red Sox would win their first World Series since 1918. Three years later, the Red Sox won yet another World Series when they beat the Colorado Rockies.