Before And After
"Short"stops
College Mascots
Goalie Goals
Initial Impressions
Heartbreakers
400
Combine this Central Florida Team with a legendary Blind Pianist, or else, Hit The Road Jack
Tampa Bay Ray Charles
400
This 5' 7" 2007 MVP spent 15 years in Philadelphia before rolling on over to the Dodgers and the White Sox. A Multi-time gold glover, he never received MVP votes after that 2007 season.
Jimmy Rollins
400
The mascot pictured here technically doesn't belong to the sports program and is actually the mascot for the band, as the school officially has no mascot. however it still appears at all sporting events, so you could say "The Band if out on the field"
The Stanford Tree
400
The Last Goalie Goal occurred just this February, scored by Linus Ullmark of this team, Just another magical moment in a historic season.
The Boston Bruins
400
MJ
6x Champion, 6x NBA Finals MVP, 5x NBA MVP
Chicago Bulls
1984-2003, Number 23
Michael Jordan
400
August 9th, 1988
This man gets traded, and the country of Canada mourns as the Oilers do the unthinkable.
Wayne Gretzky
800
Combine this AL Central squad with the winner of the 1997 Masters and 2019 Masters
The Detroit Tiger Woods
800
Standing in at 5' 10" the "Wizard of Oz" was known for his fantastic defense, his backflips, and for one night in October, his longball
Ozzie Smith
800
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish official mascot is this, although sometimes considered offensive, it has continued on since becoming official since 1965 serving as a lucky charm.
The Leprechaun
800
Martin Brodeur's 2nd Goalie Goal went down as a GWG, meaning this, the only one on record for a goalie goal.
Game Winning Goal
800
TO
Hall of Fame Wide Receiver
6x Pro Bowler
Number 81
Terrell Owens
800
October 27 2011
The Rangers find themselves 1 strike away from their first Championship. TWICE!
Sadly all for naught as they would lose to this team in extra innings, and then Game 7.
The St Louis Cardinals
1200
Combine this 1967 NHL expansion franchise with a Nickelodeon spin off show from 2008 that culminated in a 2014 movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch
The Pittsburgh Penguins of Madagascar
1200
Standing in a 5'10" this Hall of Fame Brooklyn/LA Dodgers shortstop lived up to his nickname, playing from 1940 to 1958
Pee Wee Reese
1200
The Masked Rider, the oldest mascot still in existence, belongs to this division I college. It arrived on the scene in 1936 and has been raiding the stadium ever since.
Texas Tech
1200
The Only year with multi Goalie Goals featured The Devil's Martin Brodeur's third career goal and The Coyote's Mike Smith's first.
2013
1200
HH
6 time WWE Champion
2 Time Royal Rumble Winner
Reality Show Star
Hulk Hogan
1200
June 14th 1998
Heartbreak tends to partner with victory, as Michael Jordan's last shot as a Bull sunk the Championship hopes of this team. They are still waiting for their first ring.
The Utah Jazz
1600
Combine this Los Angeles Metro Area Hockey Team with this cartoon, originally released in 1953 and prominent for being Daffy's best Non-Bunny related role.
Anaheim Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century
1600
Standing in at 5' 9" This shortstop appropriately has a famous short distance named after him. Playing from 1942 to 1954, and missing time for the war, he may best be remembered not as a player, but as a pole.
Johnny Pesky
1600
Pictured here is this famous mascot in 1965. The original Paper-Mache was replaced by fiberglass after two weeks because the weight of it all was driving them nutty.
Brutus Buckeye
1600
The only Goalie Goal scored by a losing goalie also happened to be the first when Billy Smith of the Islanders got credited for the own goal in 1979-1980 against this teams, not to be confused with the baseball club.
Colorado Rockies
1600
LT
1981 NFL Rookie of the Year
1986 NFL MVP
1981-1993 Number 56
Lawrence Taylor
1600
February 3rd, 2008
Heartbreaking is just the beginning as perfection is lost in Super Bowl XLII. The Patriots, one win away, instead watch this man catch the game winning TD.
Giants 17 - Patriots 14
Plaxico Burress
2000
Combined this northern California Team with this newly released Pokemon who serves as a 3rd stage evolution. Checkmate.
Sacramento Kingambits
2000
This 2000 NL Rookie of the Year stood at 5' 8" and with his speed helped lead the Braves and Dodgers for 6 years a piece stealing over 300 bases and winning a World Series in 2011 with the Cardinals
Rafael Furcal
2000
Pictured here is Big Red, the Mascot for this Midwestern College, who has become somewhat of a cult celebrity among mascots, even though the school's sports aren't always the most competitive.
Western Kentucky University
2000
Damian Rhodes became the first goaltender to notch a Goalie Goal in the 1st period when Lyle Odelein got it past this goaltender putting it into his own net. The beginning of a devilish night as the final score was 6-0.
Martin Brodeur
2000
AI
2001 NBA MVP
4x Scoring Champion, 3x Steals Leader
Not a Fan of Practice
1996-2010 Number 3
Allen Iverson
2000
March 20 2016
Northern Iowa leads 69-57 with :35 seconds left when the collapse begins. But what makes it heartbreaking? Having to play double overtime and lose to this team, 92-88
Texas A&M