Left Fielder Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox

Jim Rice followed in the footsteps of his left field predecessors, Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski all of whom played their entire careers for the Red Sox. In 1978, he won the AL MVP award, becoming the only major leaguer ever to lead the major leagues in triples, home runs, and RBIs in the same season. He is also the only player in major league history to have over 200 hits while hitting 39 or more Home Runs for three consecutive years (1977-1979) setting the new world record.

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USA's Bob Beamon breaks the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games

Bob Beamon (United States) made headlines with what Sports Illustrated magazine claims as one of the five greatest sports moments of the 20th century. Known as an erratic jumper, Beamon tore down the runway, and jumped 29 ft. 2-1/2 in. shattering the existing record by 21-3/4 in. and became the first person to reach both 28 and 29 feet.