50 Years Ago Today- Chamberlain 100

[barrysloate]

I've always felt the single greatest game any athlete has ever had in any sport was the 100 points Wilt Chamberlain scored in a game, fifty years ago today. Can anybody think of another single game achievement to rival it?

[matty6]

That is a pretty amazing achievement, but here some others to think about:

Rick Wise - No-hitter and two homeruns in one game
Anneka Sorenstam - shoots a 59 in Arizona.
Secretariat wins the Triple Crown by 31 lengths.
Tiger wins US Open with 12 under par. (Nobody else was even under par)
Kerry Woods - One-hitter, 20 K's and No walks.

[barrysloate]

I remember the Rick Wise game when it happened, and of course Secretariat's feat is undeniable.

How about Mark Whiten's 4 HR , 12 RBI game? That tied two major league records.

[matty6]

Yeah. That Whiten game was nuts. I believe the out that he made was a fly out to the warning track.

Shawn Green was 6-for-6 in his four homer game with a double.

Obviously there have been a number of perfect games but that Kerry Wood performance was sick.

[Touch'EmAll]

Historically, one event stands out as being a big deal to most of the known civilized world. Not a "game" but an athletic performance that rocked the world...Roger Bannister - breaking 4 minute mile. Was HUGE worldwide !

others:

Jesse Owens - 1936 Olympics
Mark Spitz - 1972 Olympics - most swims World Records
Phelps - 2008 Olympics

[alanu]

Bob Beamon's Mexico City long jump, broke the then WR by 2 feet

I was listening to someone talking about Wilt's 100 game performance and since there is no video record and only a partial broadcast record and Wilt himself could not remember, no one knows really what kind of basket he made to score his 100th point, and for that matter who threw him the pass when he scored.