*Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop despite criticism by all the experts. He won the 1968 Gold Medal with it, and now all imitate it.
*Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop despite criticism by all the experts. He won the 1968 Gold Medal with it, and now all imitate it.
*Unsuccessful Olympian, student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile, which some experts considered impossible; now the record is 3:43.
*Unsuccessful Olympian, student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile, which some experts considered impossible; now the record is 3:43.
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*A little-known pitcher, Don Larson, threw the only perfect game in World Series history
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*A little-known pitcher, Don Larsen, threw the only perfect game in World Series history (Game 5, 1956)
*David, a boy of slight build, defeated the most feared warrior of all time, the mammoth Goliath
*David, a boy of slight build, defeated the most feared warrior of all time, the mammoth Goliath