37 Random Bits of Trivia About World-Class Athletes That’d Easily Lap Any Random Fact Competitors

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37 Random Bits of Trivia About World-Class Athletes That’d Easily Lap Any Random Fact Competitors

You probably think that we brag about our facts enough as it is, but you’d be wrong. Our factual peacocking knows no bounds. We’re just great cheerleaders for these knowledgable little nuggets, okay? We’re those amped-up soccer moms on the sidelines screaming, “Go Jakey boy!” every five seconds (even when Jakey’s on the bench.) 

If you’re not into that kind of die-hard fandom, then you better skedaddle, buddy. The sports facts are comin’, and we’re about to go off. It’s about to get all college football up in here!

Octavio Dotel

Least Job Security MLB CRACKED.COM Octavio Dotel probably spent a lot of time in hotels -- he played for a new team in a new city, every single season of his 13-year career.

Nolan Ryan

C CRACKED NOLAN RYAN was 44 when he made history by throwing his SEVENTH NO-HITTER on May 1, 1991. He's still the record holder for most strikeouts in a career (5,714) and in a single season (383).

Shin A-lam

If you challenge a ruling, you can't leave the court FENCING www.allsta CRACKED.COM When Shin A-lam contested a controversial call at the 2012 Olympics, she was forced to stand on the piste while the call was reviewed, which took 75 minutes. She was essentialy forced to filibuster for a fair call, and was ultimately dragged off by security.

Joe Sheerin

Shortest Career PREMIERE LEAGUE FOOTBALL CRACKED.COM Joe Sheerin was called up from Chelsea's bench at the literal last minute. Не was subbed in with less than 60 seconds remaining in their 1997 win over Wimbledon (and never played in another game).

Summer and Winter Sports

Five athletes have won medals in both the Winter and the Summer Olympics. Panason While Christa Rothenburger in person to have Ludinger- is won the medals only the same year. Speed Skating in the winter, and cycling in the summer. GRACKED.COM

Fernando Tatis

CRACKED NEW YO In 1999, FERNANDO TATÍS made history when he hit TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ONE INNING while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Не is the only player in Major League Baseball to ever do this.

Dimitrios Loundras

The youngest athlete to ever win a medal was 10 years old. Dimitrios Loundras was the youngest athlete to ever medal in the modern Olympics. Не won bronze in gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. CRACKED.COM

Cy Young

CRACKED CY YOUNG has 815 STARTS The most of any pitcher in history. This record has stood or over 100 years, and it's unlikely that anyone will ever beat it.

Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire St. Louis Cardinals MCGWIRE 25 CRACKED.COM Just before his big 1998 home run competition with Sammy Sosa, Big Mac put a stipulation in his contract that he'd get $1 per fan that came out to Busch Stadium (after 2.8 million). They wound up getting 3.2 million fans to the stadium that season --up from 2.4 milion in '97.

1912 Olympics

GRACKED.COM CANCELLED OLYMPIC EVENTS Gold Medal Sculpture In 1912, American Walter Winans became the first and only Olympian in history to win medals for both art and sport: Sculpture and Running Target Shooting

The Manning Brothers

THE MANNINGS live in a brother paradise P MANNING E MANNING C MANNING 18 10 18 GRAGKED CON When he realizes he'll never have a brother, Bart dreams of Bro-Town USA, a theme park populated by the Smothers Brothers, the Mario Brothers, the Marx Brothers, the Blues Brothers, and Eli, Peyton, and Cooper - the Super Bowl- winning Manning brothers.

Derek Fisher

Longest Time Not Really... Doing Anything NBA CRACKED.COM LA Lakers point guard Derek Fisher once spent 34 minutes without a single point, assist, or even a rebound.

Bill Russell and Henri Richard

MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS BILL RUSSELL & HENRI RICHARD CRACKED.COM Brady needs 5 more Superbowls. Yes, the NBA had 8-11 teams at the time, and the NHL had 6-12, but 11 championships in any era shows utter dominance. Bill Russell won 11 NBA titles with the Celtics in a 13 year career (1956-69), and Henri Richard won 11 Stanley Cups for Montreal from 1955-75. Current NHLers have 3 and Lebron has 4.

Michael Jordan

BASKETBALL Michael Jordan CRACKED.COM A heckler once chided Jordan for dunking on a scrawny li'l 6'1 dude. The next time he got the ball, he targeted a guy 10 inches taller, then yelled to the fan: Was he big enough?

UConn Women’s Basketball

CONSECUTIVE WINS UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WH GOV UCONN 11 GRACKED COM The greatness won't quit. The incredible 111 game winning streak included 2 National Championships. After a loss to Stanford in 2014, the Huskies went on two winning streaks of over 100 games, breaking the previous NCAA record of 90 (set by earlier Huskies teams) and proving the program's dominance.

Rickey Henderson

MOST STOLEN BASES RICKEY HENDERSON S CRACKED.COM In the Majors, Henderson stole an incredible 1406 bases from 1979 to 2003. With Lou Brock in 2nd at 938, and considering a new player would have to steal more than 70 bases for 20 consecutive seasons to match it, Rickey's record is... Safe! (Sorry).

Muhammad Ali

BOXING Muhammad Ali CRACKED.COM Just before brutally yoinking the heavyweight belt from reigning champ Sonny The Big Bear Liston, Ali called his shot: After the fight I'm gonna build myself a pretty home and use him as a bearskin rug. Liston even smells like a bear. I'm gonna give him to the local ZOO after I whup him.

Brett Favre

CONSECUTIVE BE NFL STARTS BRETT FAVRE 4 CRACKED.COM They don't play 'em like they used to. From 9/27/1992 to 12/5/2010, Brett Favre started an all-time NFL-leading 297 consecutive games. As of now, active player Ndamukong Suh has 161 but with modern injury and recovery protocols, it's safe to say that no player will start 17.5 seasons straight (in the new 17-game season).

Tony Hawk

TONY. HAWK loses to Homer in a skateboarding duel CRACKED.COM Do you live in this building? Bart asks the skateboarding legend. When I'm not on the road or in rehab for my shattered pelvis, replies Hawk. I hope you don't mind living below a bunch of pro skaters who love to party. (Bart doesn't mind.)

Dwayne Wade

Dwyane Wade CRACKED.COM A class of 2013 senior had been trying to whip up a viral campaign to get his attention for months, but he made the decision to pop by at the last minute: I won't be doing nothing tomorrow night, and I can go and make this a memorable moment for her.

Wayne Gretzky

MOST NHL POINTS WAYNE GRETZKY ETA BAN Close CRACKED.COM Gretzky holds (bonus unbreakable record) 61 NHL records, but his 2,857 all-time points sit almost 1,000 above #2's Jaromir Jagr. Jagr's 1,921 all-time points means that if Gretzky never scored a single one of his all-time record 894 goals, his 1,963 assists alone would still make him the all-time leader in overall points.

Charles Barkley

BASKETBALL Charles Barkley CRACKED.COM Barkley was on trial in 1997, because apparently it's a crime to throw a guy out the window of a nightclub. When the judge asked him if he had any regrets, he belligerently answered: I regret we weren't on a higher floor.

The Simpsons

MLB ALL STARS made Homer a baseball immortal CITY CHAMPS LA 1992 CHAMPIONS GRACKED COM SPRINGFELLD NUEVEA 25 years after Homer at the Bat, Homer was inducted into the Baseball HOF. His speech: It is with great humility that I enter the Hall of Fame. And it's about time! I'm fatter than Babe Ruth, balder than Ty Cobb and have one more finger than Mordecai Three Finger Brown.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams took it to the drive-through KIA CRACKED COM ...specifically, the bank drive-through: I went through the drive-through to deposit my check, and then they were like, 'I think you need to come in for this.

Nate Burleson

Nate Burleson bought fake jewelry NFL CRACKED.COM Не also helped his parents pay off some bills, but by far the most briliant investment was a fake watch and chain: in my mind, I thought no one is going to question if they were real, because I was an NFL player.

JuJu Smith-Schuster

JuJu Smith-Schuster CRACKED.COM After this dude's date broke up with him, he DM'd JuJu on Twitter to ask if he'd be his date instead. The Steelers WR agreed, and they rolled up in matching velvet tuxedos.

Ed O’Neill

Ed O'Neill CRACKED.COM Much like Al Bundy, O'Neill is technically a washed up football star. Не played at a couple different colleges, and briefly joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent.

Babe Ruth

BASEBALL Babe Ruth CRACKED.COM The Great Bambino was once asked how he, an athlete, could justify getting paid more than the President (it was a more innocent time): I had a better year than Hoover.

Kevin Mitchell

Kevin Mitchell Left fielder, New York Mets Mets CRACKED.COM Mitchell's signature gold tooth is the result of a freak pastry accident. Не chomped into a frozen doughnut before it was fully defrosted, and chipped his tooth.

Shaq

Shaq spent a million bucks in an hour CRACKED.COM A good chunk of that went toward cars and house payments for his parents, but he admits a lot of it was frivolous, too: gotta buy rings and diamonds and earrings.

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken Griffey Jr. THE KID MEATINE CRACKED.COM Junior once missed a game because one of his testicles got pinched by his jock strap.

The Rock

The Rock CRACKED.COM Yeah, no duh, The Rock was a pro wrestler. But before that, he won a national championship with the Miami Hurricanes as a defensive end. An injury kept him out of the NFL, but he played Canadian ball for a little while.

Kobe Bryant

Brandy CRACKED.COM Kobe was already on the cusp of being rich and famous when he met Brandy at the Essence Awards. But he was still a shy 17-year-old just trying to survive finals, SO naturally, he waited a few weeks and had a friend ask her to prom.

Terry Crews

Terry Crews FDICE OF NATURE CRACKED.COM Crews was a defensive end in college, and was drafted onto the LA Rams. Не bopped around the league for 32 games before changing careers.

Adam Eaton

Adam Eaton Pitcher, San Diego Padres Diloles 24 CRACKED COM When trying to open a double-DVD set of Backdraft and Happy Gilmore, Eaton accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach.

Jason Statham

Jason Statham Jason Statham ENCRACKED.COM Statham made Derbyshire proud as part of Britain's National Diving Squad, making the Commonwealth finals at the 1990 Auckland Games.

Shaun White

Shaun White CRACKED.COM White not only showed up to prom at the request of a fan; his band, Bad Things, played a set. That's like Justin Bieber cruising through and doing stand-up. Regardless, the lucky fan said cloud 9 was like decades ago... I'm on cloud 47 right now. Sadly, her actual date straight-up left the party when Shaun White showed up.

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