What were the greatest feats in the world of sports? Following are some candidates.
1. Jessie Owens – Set four world records in an hour during the 1935 Big Ten track tournament.
2. Wayne Gretzky – Scored 92 goals during the 1981-82 NHL season.
3. Wilt Chamberlain – Averaged 50.4 points during the 1961-62 NBA season, including a 100 point game.
4. Secretariat – Won horse racing's Triple Crown in 1973 in record times for all three races. Half a century later, those records still stand.
5. Ted Williams – Most fans know of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Few know that Williams had a more impressive streak of 84 games reaching base safely (hits, walks or hit by pitcher) in 1949.
6. Cael Sanderson – As a collegiate wrestler at Iowa state, Sanderson was 159-0 with four national championships (1999-2002) and he won an Olympic gold medal.
7. Barry Sanders – Set 34 NCAA records during his 1988 Heisman Trophy year at Oklahoma State, including 2,628 rushing yards and 37 touchdowns.
8. Rod Laver – Won the tennis Grand Slam as an amateur in 1962 and as a pro in 1969.
9. Steffi Graf – Won the women's Grand Slam and an Olympics gold medal in 1988.
10. Edwin Moses – Was undefeated in the 400 meter hurdles for more than a decade with 122 consecutive wins, including Olympic gold medals in 1976 and '84. The U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
And five teams with noteworthy accomplishments.
1. UCLA – John Wooden's Bruins won 10 national championships in 12 years (1964-75), including seven in a row (1967-73).
2. UConn women's basketball – Won 111 consecutive games between 2014 and 2017. Mississippi State ended the streak with 66-64 overtime victory in the 2017 national semifinals.
3. Oklahoma – Bud Wilkinson's Sooners won 47 straight football games from 1953 to 1957.
4. Miami Dolphins' undefeated (17-0) Super Bowl champions in 1972.
5. New York Yankees – Won 125 games in 1998 on their way to the World Series championship – 114-48 during the regular season and 11-1 in the playoffs.
