01-03-2021, 10:58 PM
(01-03-2021, 10:25 PM)Hulk01 Wrote: I'll just offer my choice as the five most extraordinary athletic achievements of my lifetime:
1968: Bob Beamon's leap in Mexico City.
1973: Secretariat's 31-length Belmont win for the Triple Crown. People watching on the rail wept.
1975: The Thrilla In Manila. "We arrived as young athletes, and left as old men."
2000: Tiger's 2000 win at Pebble Beach.
2017: Alex Honnold's free solo of El Capitan.
The other achievement that made my head shake in wonder was Michael Carter's 81-3 foot put of the high school shot in the 1979 Golden West.
Great list, Hulk!
BC