There are some records in the sports world today that will never be broken for one reason or another. Let’s look at the top 5 that will always stand the test of time.
Joe Dimaggio 56 Game Hit Streak: Ultimately, this record is THE record that will never be broken in any future day and age. After all, It is considered a “Pitchers Game” today. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees broke the MLB record for the longest hitting streak in 1941, recording at least one hit in 56 straight games during the Major League Baseball season. DiMaggio’s run eclipsed both the longest multi-season streak, which Willie Keeler also achieved, and the single-season record of 44 games in a row, which Keeler also held since 1897. DiMaggio still holds the record, which has been called “unbreakable.”
Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 PPG (1961-62): To put things into perspective, Kobe Bryant had ten 50-plus-point games in 2006-07, which is a fantastic accomplishment. In 1961-62, Wilt Chamberlain had forty-five 50-plus-point games and fifteen 60-plus-point games. Not to mention three 70-plus-point games, one in which he scored an astounding 100 points. It seems as if no one can prove this to be the case, but who am I to judge with what he accomplished prior? Your current (Active) leader is James Harden, who averaged 36.1 PPG in 2018-19.
LeBron James All-Time NBA Scoring Leader (40,000+): Last season, LeBron James broke the nearly 40-year-old record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He has obviously increased his record total throughout this season. It is rumored that James spends over $1 Million on keeping his body healthy yearly. If anyone were ever to break this record, it would take an immense amount of longevity, but that could be hard to come by, given that LeBron James is a generational talent. Next in line would be Kevin Durant, who is only four years younger than James and, at the beginning of the season, was around 12,000 points shy, obviously giving him an insurmountable mountain to climb.
Jerry Rice All-Time Receiving Record (22,895): Jerry Rice recorded 1,000 or more receiving yards in 14 seasons, including three seasons with over 1,500 yards. He only played in fewer than 16 games in two out of his twenty-one years, which was primarily due to his extraordinary longevity. Rice also had the good fortune to go from one quarterback (Steve Young) to another (Joe Montana), both of whom are inducted into the Hall of Fame. But let’s face it: Rice was essentially undiscovered on his own for two decades in a row. It also explains why his receiving touchdown record can never be surpassed: Randy Moss, the next-highest receiver, has 41 fewer points than he does with 197. Your (Not So) active leader? Julio Jones with 13,703.
Boston Celtics Eight Straight NBA Titles: The NBA had fewer than ten teams. You know how hard it is to win one title? Winning eight will never happen again. A Boston Celtics team that was very, very deep managed this between 1959 and 1966. Most recently, the Golden State Warriors managed three in a row, as well as the Chicago Bulls in the 90’s. The Miami Heat put together back-to-back titles, but I believe even with the rise of so-called “Super Teams,” Every team in the NBA is much too athletic and could beat any other team on any given night due to the parody within.
Written By: Joshua Petry
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