Biggest One-Hit Sports Wonders
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These athletes had a moment or season of greatness before fading into obscurity.
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Buster Douglas
Douglas scored the biggest upset in boxing history, and perhaps in all of sports history, when he knocked Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in February 1990 in Tokyo. He lost his only title defense to Evander Holyfield and fought sparingly after that.
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Timmy Smith
Smith's 204 rushing yards in Super Bowl 22 were about half of what he gained for the rest of his playing career.
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Rich Beem
Beem fended off a charging Tiger Woods to win the 2002 PGA Championship, but has done little else on tour since.
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David Tyree
Tyree made the greatest catch in Super Bowl history to help the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 42, but he was cut the next season and hasn't played in the league since.
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Icky Woods
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Mark Fidrych
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Rich Thompson
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Stephen Bradbury
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Dallas Braden
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Derek Anderson
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Michael Chang
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Bud Smith
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Shane Spencer
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Jerome James
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Brady Anderson
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Tommy Maddox
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Bob May
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Dwight Smith
Rhodes, Smith and Walton were one-hit wonders for the Chicago Cubs. Rhodes hit three home runs on opening day against Dwight Gooden. Walton and Smith finished 1-2 in the 1989 Rookie of the Year voting, but produced little after their rookie campaigns.
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Jerome Walton
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Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes
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