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longtime sporting records that seem nothing now....

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bronxfan, May 5, 2006.

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  1. bronxfan

    bronxfan Member

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    after espn made a big deal about randy johnson's 4400 strikeouts yesterday i got to thinking. I remember (call me an oldtimer) when nolan was approaching walter johnson's record about 20 yrs ago. i believe that record stood for more than 50 yrs and i thought maybe only ryan and carlton would pass it... but since then there have been total of 8 people who passed his old record :eek:


    what other sports records that stood awhile (at least 20yrs or so) have been passed by a lot of people...

    i'll start the list:

    1. obviously single season HR's (3 players - bonds, mcguire, sosa - a total of 6 times) passed 61...

    2. alltime football rushing - 7 people passed Jim brown's 12312 after it stood for about 20yrs...
     
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  2. Lil Pun

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    Touchdowns is a single season

    Alexander set the mark this year

    Holmes set it a couple years before that

    Faulk set it in 2000

    E. Smith set it in 1995

    I believe Riggins held it before him in 1983
     
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    Ichiro breaking the single season hits record that had stood for 84 years
     
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  4. bronxfan

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    yeah, but I'm looking for longtime records that have been passed by many times...

    sisler's record is still #2 alltime
     
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  5. Lil Pun

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    You're asking for some hard to find stats unless you get real technical.
     
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  6. bronxfan

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    yeah i know... that's why i'm amazed at the number of players who passed walter johnson considering the record stood for so long... i guess it's an indication of more batters using the all or none approach over the last 20 years.
     
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    Either that or some pitchers have been using steroids as well. ;)
     
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    Don Huston's 98 touchdown pass receptions record set in the 1940's stood for a long time until Steve Largent broke it with 100 in the 80's. Jerry Rice then zoomed past Largent with an incredible 198, Marvin Harrison 110, Tim Brown has 100,
     
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  9. bronxfan

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    yeah bert blyleven, don sutton and gaylord perry all had that bulked up look about them :D :D
     
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