Pittsburgh
Fictional Sports Movies
All Time Records
Our Childhood
Recency Bias
100

Founded in the Great Depression, Uncle Joe's sandwich cart is now known as BLANK

Primanti Brothers
100

Fondly (or unfondly) known as The Beast, this is the real name in the movie The Sandlot for the neighborhood dog who eats baseballs.

Hercules

100

This former Golden Gopher currently holds the record for most consecutive games played in NHL history.

Phil Kessel

100

P.S. 118 was the grade school that this football shaped individual went to.

Hey Arnold

100

This boy with a hot mama is the youngest player in NHL history to score a goal in the first 30 seconds of a game.

Connor Bedard

200

Located in Beechview, this street is widely considered the steepest in the entire country.

Canton Avenue

200

Inducted into the Fictional Athlete Hall of Fame in 2022, Irving "Irv" Blitzer is famous for being in this movie.

Cool Runnings

200

The record for most wins at a single golf event is a three way tie between Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods and this golfer fondly known as "The Slammer".

Sam Snead

200

Otto, Reggie, Twisted and Squid can be found skating, playing hockey or surfing in this fictional town.

Ocean Shores

200

The largest paid crowd in wrestling history happened this year at this stadium.

Wembley Stadium

300

Along with Washington and Benjamin Franklin, This Pittsburgh Legend is one of only three Founding Fathers depicted in “The Apotheosis of Washington,” the 1865 fresco that still decorates the interior of the Capitol dome.

Robert Morris

300

Widely considered the best Backyard Sports Character, Pablo Sanchez dawned this nickname throughout the history of the game.

Secret Weapon

300

This Boston Celtics Great holds the record for most assists in a half with 19.

Bob Cousy

300

This Shakesperian folktale was the highest grossing animated film in the 90's.

The Lion King

300

On September 23rd, 2022 this MLB legend joined the exclusive 700 club.

Albert Pujols

400

Two Baseball HOFers were born in the town of Donora, PA. Stan Musial and BLANK

Ken Griffey Jr.

400

Known for carrying Lightening McQueen from race to race, this truck fell asleep in the first movie, leading McQueen to end up in Radiator Springs

Mac

400

This NFL player, who only threw four passes for the team that drafted him holds the NFL record for most fumbles give up at 166.

Brett Favre

400

During the craze of the MP3, this kid-friendly music source had artists songs attached to the music player for an easy insert.

Hit Clips

400

In 2015, this retired HOFer thre for 7 touchdowns, tying Peyton Manning and Nick Foles for the only QB's to match this mark  after the year 2000.

Drew Brees

500

Now known as The Thunderbolt, this was the original name given to the ride by master coaster builder John Miller in 1924.

The Pippin

500

Replaced by Steamin Willie Beamen, this journey-men Quarterback was the starter was referred to as "cap" by his teammates.

Jack Rooney

500

The greatest margin of defeat in NHL history was dealt out by this original 6 team resulting in a 15-0 win against the Rangers.

Detroit Red Wings

500

BLANK was the nam eof this 1990's fad that involved collecting small, colorful rubber bands shaped like animals and objects.

Silly Bandz

500

This current eastern conference NBA Guard put up 71 points on February 26th 2023, making it the most recent entry into the top ten of single game scoring in NBA history.

Damian Lillard