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Toot Your Own Horn
CantonDawg
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What was your greatest individual accomplishment when you played sports? Relive your glory days here.
I once scored 16 points in a quarter as a sophomore playing varsity basketball.
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I hit a home run in men's slow pitch softball about a decade ago 😆
Ran an 8 minute mile in jeans junior year of high school.
Was the MVP of a turkey day football game in my mid 30s against a bunch of middle schoolers.
Tackled William Andrews a few times......got run over by him many times more than a few tho......
I finished 7th in the 7A state wrestling tournament and had a 12 second pin.
I also bench pressed 405 for a double back in my prime.
Many years ago at the Newark airport, I literarily ran into Herschel Walker. Didn't knock him over but at least slowed him down.
Had a mean fastball and slider. I struck out 104 guys in 51 1/3 innings in high school.
Could touch 90mph on a good day and that is more than enough at that level.
At some point my arm fell apart though and with it any chance at D1 ball.
He was a helluva player.
Third place in state 100 yard freestyle.
None
Currently still able to kick my daughter's arse in pickleball.
Whoever downvoted these accomplishments must have ridden the bench.
My CYO coach, Father Engberg, let me pitch in a game once. I was a catcher most of the time. I struck out the side in my one inning of pitching, using mainly a knuckle ball that I learned by listening/watching Phil Niekro and others on a black and white TV. We were from a small town of about 15,000 folks and were playing one of the better teams in SF. It was exciting. Not sure why I never got to pitch again.
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Way back on my 65th birthday I benched my weight 225 , ten times. I survived every organized contact sport I ever played.... barely!
Garrison Hearst 'struck out' against me while playing intramural softball at UGA. Of course he hit the ball 300+ feet 3 times, but each was foul.
Rules are vague on how that is officially scored. I like to choose K.
Shot my age (or better) numerous times starting at age 69. It’s a much higher target now since I’m 77.
Lead my Pony League in hitting and homeruns. Made the all star team in Little League, Pony League and Colt League. I think I peaked when I was 14. After Colt League, drinking beer and going to the river with friends got in the way.
Scored last second Hail Mary to win the Super Bowl. Made three pointer at the buzzer to win the nba championship over the Celtics in game 7. Hit a grand slam with 2 outs 2 strikes and down by 3 runs in bottoms in the ninth to win the World Series. Ahh backyard dreams were the best 😂.
actually have had a hole in one with a career best of 68. All star pitcher in my teens. Other than that a really good Monday morning qb for the last 35 years.
Played Varsity football as a freshman WR and Kicker. Won the best catch of the year award that year. Started at MLB one game as a starter was injured and recorded 20 tackles. Mostly pile-on tackles though.... Very much undersized at around 140lbs, but I was a fearless tackler and had no problem hitting much bigger players.
Also played 2nd base for the US Navy baseball team in England as a HS sophomore and JR in an English semi-pro league. I was by far the youngest guy in the league. They've been playing baseball in England since WWII and some of those English guys are really, really good. The better teams are probably on a small college level. We didn't get paid, but some of the teams were.
Played Shortstop, turned a triple play