Scott Norwood. Bill Buckner. Kevin Dyson. Marian Hossa. Mariano Rivera. Byron Scott.
All these men have one small, SCREAMING detail in common.
All have been a part of some of the greatest "misses" in sports history.
Their stories are just as immortalized as our heroes, who shined in their moment of glory (Adam Vinatieri, David Tyree, Mike Eruzione, Kirk Gibson, Dominik Hasek, to name a few)
Knowing about these men that are remembered for their plays, their "misses" , is what makes each of these men so fascinating. If you do not recall their particular miss, I HIGHLY recommend discovering for yourself their claim to fame.
I love to watch the plays involving each of these men. It is in these plays you find the greatest swing of emotion, the possibility of victory ripped away by defeat, and the emotions that come in the result for both teams. It is in these moments that we do not see athletes, we see human beings, enduring loss and hardship as we ourselves do in different ways. Athletes are people. In these misses, we see that.
I invite you all to share your heroes and misses, to compare and question mine, and discover further the well of athletes that have endured some of the greatest losses in sports history.
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I think it's a little unfair to include Mariano Rivera on your list based game 7 of the 2001 world seires, when he has come through in the big spot so many times. His overall body of work qualifies him as being a very good big game pitcher. If anyone is in enough big sports, they're gonna miss eventually, and he has been in plenty of them. Some misses for me include Doug Byrant against the Steelers in the playoffs in 2005, Rocco Mediate in this past US Open, Billy Conn who came within two rounds of defeating Joe Loius, the 2007 Mets, and the 2004 Yankees off the top of my head. If I had a while to think, I could probably come up with a bunch more. As for the heroes who came through in the clutch, I give a nod to Joe Namath with the gaurantee, Bill Mazoraski in the 1960 world series, Benny Agbiani in the 2000 NLDS, Jason Arnott scoring the championship winning goal of the 2000 stanley cup finals, Luis Gonzales in the 2001 world seires, Joe Loius KOing Max Schmeling, Tiger Woods over and over, Martin Broduer with three shutouts in the 2003 Staley Cup Finals, Joe Montana, Don Larson, Mookie Wilson, and all of the guys you mentioned.
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