List some of the greatest one year wonders

Journeyman

Journeyman

EOG Master
One year, one game, one shining moment...who were the ones who reached the highest heights in sport but only for a short time?



'Super Joe' was never the same after winning the 1980 ROY award, he was out of baseball entirely just two years later, he never batted above .214 after his rookie campaign.

 
TomBrady#1

TomBrady#1

EOG Dedicated
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How about Brett Boone? I mean not a one year wonder but was there ever a better poster child for steriods? He looks like the pillsbury dough boy and put up the best 2nd base power numbers you could ever want to see. Then he could barely hit a short time after.
 
Reload

Reload

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Some Super Bowl QB's worth considering for this:
Doug Johnson
Kurt Warner
Big Ben
 
TomBrady#1

TomBrady#1

EOG Dedicated
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Givins of Kentucky went nuts in the final 4..got a first round pick because of that.. AND STUNK. Just had that big final.
 
Ego74

Ego74

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Ego74 said:
What about Timmy Smith in that same Super Bowl??
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Rusty James

EOG Enthusiast
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Temple freshman Mark Macon....... was awsome.

Did someone really say Big Ben?
 
Hache Man

Hache Man

"Seven Days Without Gambling Makes One Weak"
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Michael Clayton
Tampa Bay WR-Rookie Year


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Reload

Reload

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How about David Wells? Did he really do much other than that big season when he had the perfect game?
 
Ego74

Ego74

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Wells was a 20 game winner two years later for Toronto, and also won 19 in 2002 when he returned to the Yanks

Had a few good post-season moments as well
 
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Apple

Banned
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Journeyman said:
Brady wasn't a one year wonder though, he did some things 3-4 years previous that no other leadoff man ever did...he was a very solid MLB player before the 50 HR season .
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I agree.. But still find it SHOCKING that he knocked out 50 that season and never even got close to that in any other season..
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

EOG Master
Re: List some of the greatest one year wonders

Reload said:
Some Super Bowl QB's worth considering for this:
Doug Johnson
Kurt Warner
Big Ben
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WTF? I am assuming that is suppose to be Doug Williams?

Reload,are you under the influence tonight?

Big Ben and Warner? :+clueless
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

EOG Master
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gynecologist said:
I agree.. But still find it SHOCKING that he knocked out 50 that season and never even got close to that in any other season..
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yeah he was obvious 'extra' jacked up that season, the entire team broke the MLB team HR record which at the time was 230 HR.
 
Ego74

Ego74

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Didn't realize myself how good Wells was until I googled for his stats

239 career wins 54 CG's and 12 Shutouts

Not a bad career to have, and a couple of World Series rings to boot
 
Ego74

Ego74

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yep, was about to mention him Doc.

Started the 1990 All-Star game for the NL and didn't have a double-digit win season thereafter (or before)

Finished his career 40-65
 
Ego74

Ego74

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How about Harold Miner??

Won the Slam Dunk contest in his rookie year, people started calling him Baby Jordan and his career went down the toilet soon after
 
Doc Mercer

Doc Mercer

EOG Master
Re: List some of the greatest one year wonders

Orville Moody ... the ol "Sarge" won one PGA event: the US Open in 69

Jack Fleck .... driving range Pro who won the 55 US Open at Olympic defeating Ben Hogan in Playoff

Paul Lawrie .... Vad Delved's collapse at the British Open in 99 as Lawrie
defeats Leonard and Van Delvde in playoff
 
Doc Mercer

Doc Mercer

EOG Master
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Shit ...

CRAIG PERKS ... wins the Players Championship a few years ago and
now completely out of Professional Golf
 
Journeyman

Journeyman

EOG Master
Re: List some of the greatest one year wonders

Ego74 said:
Didn't realize myself how good Wells was until I googled for his stats

239 career wins 54 CG's and 12 Shutouts

Not a bad career to have, and a couple of World Series rings to boot
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239 wins, yeah I think so. anyone over 200 wins is pretty significant.
 
winkyduck

winkyduck

TYVM Morgan William!!!
Re: List some of the greatest one year wonders

If Charboneau isn't the winner here he is no worse than the "Bronze Medalist"
 
royboy

royboy

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Re: List some of the greatest one year wonders

Reload said:
Some Super Bowl QB's worth considering for this:
Doug Johnson
Kurt Warner
Big Ben
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no way should warner or rothlisberger be considered...

carl pavano, adrian beltre... look at both of these guys numbers in their last contract year compared to the rest of their career. beltre is a solid player but not worth the money he got from seattle because of his monster year in 04.
 
WildBill

WildBill

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Ego74 said:
Buster Douglas


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This is your undisputed winner without a doubt. Most shocking upset in history and that was that. He fought a good fight, but we could even call him a one-punch wonder with that one uppercut.
 
DA MAN

DA MAN

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Rookie of The Year winners Jerome Walton and Pat Listach

Redskins Ricky Evins, and Heath Schuler
 
Doc Mercer

Doc Mercer

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Wayne Simpson ....

In his first season, Simpson started the year by winning 13 of his first 14 decisions (the loss came when a dropped pop fly let in two unearned runs), including a one-hitter, a two-hitter, and a three-hitter, and was selected for the All-Star team. But shoulder problems limited him to just two appearances after July; he finished 14-3, 3.08. The injury hampered him for the rest of his career; in his only other good season, 1972, he went 8-5 with a 4.14 ERA.
 
d ray

d ray

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