10. Jackie Robinson - Like I said last week, not really a sporting event. I don't know what he did in his first game, but even if he struck out 4 times and committed 5 errors, his walking onto the field qualifies this as a top 10 moment.
9. Tennessee Titans vs Rams in the Super Bowl - Best finish ever for a Super Bowl. Final play is a pass to about the 7 yard line, the receiver tries to run it in, but is tackled one foot from the goal line. Nice play by each side.
8. Havlicek Steals the Ball - An NBA championship game from decades ago. Final play and John Havlicek for the Boston Celtics stole the inbound pass in the final seconds of a game 7.
7. Roger Maris hits 61 home runs. The commissioner gave him an asterisk for the record because they had just added more games to the season. The cheaters that have since broken it - apparently that is fine. His 61 homers put him in 7th place now. He should be first.
6. Hank Aaron hits 715. Another person to break a Babe Ruth record. Again, since broken since then by a cheater.
5. Don Larsen pitches a perfect game. A perfect game means no base runners during a game. And to have it happen in a World Series is amazing. A friend of mine called me once because he went to a game in which there was a perfect game. When he saw it, it was only the 12th time it had ever happened.
4. Four minute mile by Roger Bannister - That was such a goal for so long, that it has to make the list.
3. Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points - Its unfathomable. I read a book about it. (There is no film of it.) Granted, due to injury, he played against a back up center. That was also when a lot of centers were 6'10'' and Wilt was like 7'2", but still.
2. Bob Beamon's long jump. In the 1968 Olympics, he long jumped farther than he had or anyone had by 2 feet. Imagine that you practice long jumping and one time you jump two feet farther than you ever had. That would be amazing. Nobody even broke the old record for a long time afterward.
1. Kirk Gibson's home run. My favorite moment. It's like a Disney movie. The World Series. Your MVP and team captain is injured. Bottom of the 9th, two out, he comes limping out of the dugout. He can't even walk to home plate without limping! Facing the best pitcher in baseball, he is down to his last strike - Bam. Home Run! He then limps around the bases! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCkYon5qjWI
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