In a 1952 game against the New York Rangers, Bill Mosienko scored three goals in 21 seconds.
Cy Young compiled 511 wins, which is the most in Major League history and 94 ahead of Walter Johnson who is second on the list.
Brett Favre is the all-time leader in consecutive starts by an NFL player with a streak of 297 regular season games or 321 games (including playoffs).
With 2,632 consecutive games, Cal Ripken, Jr. holds the MLB record. During his career, he surpassed Lou Gehrig, whose record of 2,130 consecutive games had stood for 56 years.
Boston Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams, widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, had many nicknames, including "The Kid", "The Splendid Splinter", "Teddy Ballgame", "Theodore the Thumper" and "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived".
Lionel Messi is the only soccer player in history to win five FIFA Ballons d'Or, four of which he won consecutively. He was also the first player to win three European Golden Shoes.
Nicknamed "Mr. Hockey", Gordie Howe is considered the most complete player to ever play the game and one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. A 23-time NHL All-Star, he held many of the sport's scoring records until they were broken in the 1980s by Wayne Gretzky.
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" denotes the game-winning walk-off home run by New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds to win the National League pennant on October 3, 1951.
With two Art Ross Trophies, Bobby Orr remains the only defenseman to have won the league scoring title. He holds the record for most points and assists in a single season by a defenseman and won three consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player (MVP).
During a loss to the New York Rangers on January 11, 1948, Blake collided with Rangers' skater Bill Juzda and suffered a double fracture of his ankle which ended his playing career. He would go on to coach the Canadiens for thirteen years, winning eight Stanley Cups -- the most titles for any coach in the team's history.
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