Pete Rose
Pete Rose made a big play that not everybody can make during a game between both the Reds and the Cubs at Wrigley Field in August 1975. Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds dived into third base. Rose, the all-time hits leader in baseball, ended up going 4-for-9 with eight walks in the series against the Chicago Cubs.
Pete Rose
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Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister became the first man to run the mile in under four minutes on August 7, 1954, at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Roger participates in the “Miracle Mile” toward John Landy, who at the time was the only other person to break four minutes. For the very first time, Bannister won the showdown and was titled Sports Illustrated’s “Sportsman of the Year.”
Roger Bannister