David Tyree, Don Larsen Among Biggest One-Hit Wonders in Sports

Biggest One-Hit Wonders in Sports
In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, the New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) catches a 32-yard pass in the clutches of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl against the New York Giants, the team that ruined their perfect season in that game four years ago. They advanced with one of Tom Brady's worst games of the season and unheralded Sterling Moore's best. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)
In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, the New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) catches a 32-yard pass in the clutches of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl against the New York Giants, the team that ruined their perfect season in that game four years ago. They advanced with one of Tom Brady's worst games of the season and unheralded Sterling Moore's best. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)

In a realm where legends are loved and busts are torn to shreds, most athletes fall somewhere in the middle, etching careers defined by consistency. But once in awhile, we're presented with the type of player who hints at greatness and then disappears almost immediately.

Like Vanilla Ice in 1989, these dudes briefly dominated the billboards and then found themselves walking down streets unnoticed or ignored.

Yet, their short-lived stardom wasn't forgotten, their names carved into the walls of athletic achievement—though never quite finished.

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