33 Random Bits of Sports Trivia Coach Snoop Has on His Call Sheet

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Man, we really need to get bigger torsos. They’re big enough to include every fact on this list, but we have to write them so small that they’re barely legible. You want to bring a magnifying glass to the big game? No. No one does.

We’re really sorry that we didn’t beef up before the game. If you wanna read these, bring that magnifying glass and follow us to the concession stand. Beer, nachos and hot dogs will surely help the cause.

The Stanley Cup

The Stanley Cup is covered in misspelled names. CRACKED.COM Every player on every team that has ever won is engraved on the Stanley Cup, resulting in a lot of misspellings. Jacques Plante won the Stanley Cup 5 times, and each time his name is spelled differently.

Source: NHL 

Most Consecutive Shutouts by a Goalkeeper

CONSECUTIVE BE SHUTOUTS MAZAROPI CRACKED.COM Nothing gets by him. Mazaropi is a Brazilian goalkeeper who holds the world record for the longest professional shutout streak. Edwin van der Sar had 11 consecutive shutouts in the '08/'09 Premier League, but Mazaropi's streak of over 20 games (1,816 minutes) in the '77/'78 Rio de Janeiro State Championship is nearly impossible to break.

Source: The18

1980 USSR Olympic Hockey Team

The captain of the USSR 1980 Olympic hockey team was offered $1 million to leave. S Не got the offer directly from a hockey club owner, but a KGB guy was standing nearby, so all he just replied 'Thank you, but we are Soviet millionaires.' CRACKED.COM

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The Oldest Soccer Player in History

WEIRD WORLD The Vice President of Suriname became the oldest soccer player in history. Specifically, the oldest player in an international club soccer game, at 60- he played in a game for Inter Moengotapoe, which he also owns. CRACKED.COM

Source: UPI

Early Olympic Events

CANCELLED GRACKED.COM OLYMPIC EVENTS The 1908 Olympics had three kinds of Motor Boat races Gale-force winds meant only one competitor completed each race. Mechanical propulsion is now banned from Olympic competitions.

Source: Fox News

Merle Hapes

Merle Hapes LIFETIME BAN CRACKED.COM In 1946, the Mayor of New York confronted two Giants players about a bribery scheme to throw the NFL Championship Game. Neither Hapes nor teammate Frank Filchock actually took a bribe, but Hapes made the mistake of admitting that it was offered. For his honesty, he was banned from the league for life.

Richard Nixon

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Rio Ferdinand

English soccer player Rio Ferdinand injured his feet when watching TV. He had to miss two of his team's games due to straining a tendon behind his kne

Richie Ashburn

In 1957, Richie Ashburn hit a foul ball into the stands, striking a woman in the face. ilu Then he hit another foul ball and struck the same woman aga

Adrian Dantley

In 2013 NBA Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley took up a job as a school crossing PUFFALO guard. While he admits the pay helps cover his insurance bill, he

Drew Bledsoe

NFL legend Drew Bledsoe retired from pro football to open his own winery. $1 c LRNA NONOLANVS He grew up in the Walla Walla Valley, which happens 085

Aussie Football

Aussie Football is a rough game. It's a mixture of soccer, rugby, and pandemonium. But John Bourke took it to a new level. In a 1985 match, Bourke tri

John Madden

Former NFL coach CRACKED CON and TV sportscaster John Madden famously rode a bus to every game he needed to go to. Why didn't he just fly? Itisclaust

Perfect Games

A baseball game is perfect when no men from the opposition team ever get on base; in more than a century ofbaseball, there have been only 23 perfect

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