Head Coach Vince Lombardi guide his team to a staggering five NFL Championships back in the 1960s, along with the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and ’67. As they celebrated, Vince Lombardi was lifted off the field and carried by his players, here he is pictured with Jerry Kramer.
This turned out to be Lombardi’s final run as the Parkers’ coach. Lombardi stepped down soon after the game, and he later coached the Redskins before passing away in the early 1970s. In his honor, The Super Bowl trophy was then re-named the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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.
Kentucky vs. Baylor 1948
The University of Kentucky has one of the most storied basketball programs in America. Their head coach, Adolph Rupp, was one of the most successful coaches of all time and made the Wildcats into the powerhouse that they eventually became.
Their winning streak began in 1948 when they won their first NCAA title. Adolph Rupp's Wildcats defeated the Baylor Bears 58-42. They'd win four titles in a five-year period.
Tackling Jim Brown
As a nine-time Pro Bowler and three-time league MVP, Jim Brown is openly recognized as the greatest Cleveland Browns player, if not the best running back in NFL history. And tackling him was no easy feat, and the photo here, exhibits two Giants struggling to tackle the future Hall of Famer, only further reinforcing this claim.
Besides being a standout football player, Jim Brown was also an All-American lacrosse player as well as an athlete on the field and track team while at Syracuse University.
Joe DiMaggio's Famous Streak
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 doesn't seem like it will ever be broken, and this is his crowning achievement. The closest longest hitting streak was Pete Rose's during the 1978 season, where he safely hit 44 straight games — an impressive feat, but it still falls markedly short of DiMaggio's.
Joe DiMaggio may have been a loner in his personal life, but when it came to baseball, he was the ultimate team player and won more championships than even Babe Ruth.