Greatest Bodybuilders of All Time - Stadium Talk
Nov 28, 2024 · Born: Aug. 19, 1967 (Palm Springs, California) Height: 5-foot-10 Career highlights: Four-time Ironman Pro Invitational champion (1999-2002), two-time San Francisco Pro Invitational champion (2001, 2003), three-time Grand Prix Australia champion (2001 …
Top 50 Female Athletes in Sports History - Stadium Talk
Nov 28, 2024 · Sport: Track and field, basketball Career: 15 seasons (1997-2011) Accomplishments: Three-time World Champion (track and field), stripped of five medals from 2000 Olympics (track and field), NCAA champion (basketball) Athletic ability: 100 Success/championships: 75 Impact on sport: 85 Impact beyond sport: 65 Intangibles: 50 GOAT rating: 75 Bottom Line: Marion Jones
Most Watched Sporting Events of All Time - Stadium Talk
Nov 28, 2024 · Nothing like two bitter rivals for decades, the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins, to spur viewership numbers as the highest-rated series. But you have to go back to 1971 to find the most viewed Stanley Cup Final game in history.The Montreal Canadiens beat the Blackhawks in Game 7 with 12.4 million watching.
Greatest Boxers of All Time - Stadium Talk
Nov 26, 2024 · Born: Jan. 21, 1985 (Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union — now Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia) Record: 19-0 Primary weight class: Light heavyweight Bottom line: The only active boxer to make this list, Artur Beterbiev has proven to be one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time. He finally became the undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world in 2022, with his ...
Top 10 Greatest Football Players in NFL History - Stadium Talk
Nov 26, 2024 · Born: July 25, 1954 (Columbia, Mississippi) Died: Nov. 1, 1999, 46 years old (South Barrington, Illinois) Position: Running Back Teams: Chicago Bears (1975-87) Career highlights: Super Bowl champion (1985), NFL Most Valuable Player (1977), NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1977), eight-time NFL All-Pro (1976-80, 1984-86), nine-time Pro Bowl, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team ...
The Fascinating History of NFL Cheerleaders - Stadium Talk
Nov 27, 2024 · Cheerleading and football have long been synonymous ever since the Baltimore Colts became the first NFL team to have cheerleaders in 1954. Today, 26 of the 32 NFL teams have a cheerleading squad, with several proponents of the profession saying that it gives female fans a role model as well as helps young women engage in the sport.
What Really Happened to the Hartford Whalers? - Stadium Talk
Nov 27, 2024 · Every discussion about the enduring popularity of the Hartford Whalers can be traced back to the team’s logo. Hands down, it is one of the greatest logos in the history of North American professional sports.. The original Hartford Whalers design came into existence when the team joined the NHL in 1979.
30 Greatest Surfers of All Time - Stadium Talk
Dec 3, 2024 · Call Mark Occhilupo the comeback kid. The Aussie boasts the greatest comeback story in the history of the sport.. After bursting to the top of the Association of Surfing Professionals rankings as a 17-year-old in the mid-1980s, “Occy” disappeared from the competitive scene for a decade, before rising to prominence again a decade later.
30 Weirdest Olympic Sports of All Time - Stadium Talk
Nov 28, 2024 · The fact that skateboarding is an official Olympic sport is owed in no small part to The X Games and the proliferation of the sport on video games — and to the success of snowboarding at the Winter Olympics.. The big question now is if skateboarding will have the same kind of staying power as snowboarding has at the Olympics. As many sports that have come and gone from the Olympics can ...
Greatest High Jumpers of All Time - Stadium Talk
Nov 28, 2024 · If you were building the perfect high jumper, the height you might shoot for would be around 6-foot-4 or two to three inches taller. The last three Olympic gold medal winners have been at least 6-foot-4, and world record holder Javier Sotomayor is also 6-4.