Last week, several sports talk shows were talking about the anniversary of
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game and saying it was a record that could never be broken. The subject then turned to other sports records that would forever remain. Several were brought up and some added to the mix while others were discarded as unlikely to be broken, but possibly could be.
This list hit my reader earlier this a.m. and I think it's probably
the definitive list.
Number 10 - Rocky Marciano's 49-0
Number 9 - Michael Schumacher's 7 championships
Number 8 - Ty Cobb's .366 career batting average
Number 7 - Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters
Number 6 - Wayne Gretzky's 215-point season
Number 5 - Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point night
Number 4 - John Wooden's 88 straight wins
Number 3 - Cy Young's 511 wins
Number 2 - Jerry Rice's 22,895 receiving yards
Number 1 - Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive games
I'm not a racing fan, so I couldn't pontificate on Schumacher's record, but it does sound like it's the "weakest" of the ten. If I had to pick another that could possibly be broken, then perhaps Nolan Ryan's no hitter total might be. Jerry Rice's receiving total would be next in line, but I wouldn't bet on any of those three ever being broken. The rest will probably stand for all-time.
I did a little research and found other, similar lists and some lists that took the total even higher:
