re: Athletes who became “names” off of one performance

For UF it would be Trey Burton. He scored 6 TDs as a true freshman against UK in 2010 and then got squashed by Bama the next week. I guess he's mostly known for the Philly Special though.

Kris Jenkins who hit the buzzer beater in the natty for Villanova a few years back is one that hasn’t been mentioned yet.

Chris Davis for Auburn with the kick 6.

Logan Stokes is a name every LSU fan knows because he caught the game winning TD vs Ole Miss in 2014 but it was the only reception of his career.

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Was talking to my dad on Father’s Day about where college FB is now compared to how we came up experiencing it. It’s such a sad thing knowing how I grew up loving it and how that experience is gone for my kids and theirs. The communal nature of it, local and in state kids you followed or knew for sometimes nearly a decade, the radio broadcasts on squirrel weekend in the woods, parking next to the stadium, my uncle living in the stadium, John Ferguson’s voice on radio, post game drives on the way home, the regional rivals that meant everything regardless of national implication.

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all of this is true and just stings so bad

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Athletes who became “names” off of one performance

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Bob Beamon.

Incidentally, the man who broke Beamon’s long jump record (Mike Powell) is one of the biggest athletic “one hit wonders” but isn’t as famous as some others. Powell beat Carl Lewis (who had a 65 meet winning streak over about ten years) at the 1991 World Championships. I believe that’s the only time Powell ever beat Lewis and hit a world record leap to do it.

Incredibly, the record still stands. 35 years is a damn old record for track and field.

Trevor Bayne winning the Daytona 500. That’s all he ever accomplished in NASCAR

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Athletes who became “names” off of one performance

Jadaveon Clowney

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I figured this would get downvoted to oblivion so I'm surprised that it has a lot more upvotes than down. If you asked "hey what play do you remember most from JC" obviously it'd be THAT one, but he most certainly did not become famous because of it.

-He was a consensus 5* recruit that some services had as the #1 overall recruit in america
-He started all year as a TFr in 2011 and was on multiple freshman All-American lists. He was SEC Freshman of the Year
-In 2012 he was likely the best defensive player in america and finished 6th in heisman voting...as a DL!

So yeah, obviously that one play is what people think of first, but he was absolutely a household name long before that.

Braves fans remember the awful trade for him in 1983 where they gave up Brett Butler and two other players for him because they were trying to win the NL West.

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Kirk Gibson

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Kirk Gibson was the MVP of the league that season (he shouldn't have been, Strawberry should have been) but he was a name before that game. Yes, that play is sporting lore, but it does not fit the thread criteria.






I really dont care, i just wanted a reason to point out that Strawberry was robbed of the MVP that season

Alex Brown when he sacked quarterback Tee Martin five times in a game. Made a whole college career off one game. He got progressively worse as time went on.