The greatest year in sports
As we go through what might be the worst year in sports history (thanks, COVID-19), I thought it’d be a good time to remember what was my favorite year in sports history. The 2016-17 season (championships from March 2016 to February 2017) represented an epic string of thrilling championships, underdog stories, amazing comebacks, and phenomenal athletes laying their claims to be the greatest in their respective sports. If you can, try to think of any run that could top this.
The 2016-17 sports year (March 2016 - February 2017)
Football
The greatest Super Bowl of all time with the Pats coming back from 25 down in the third quarter to win in overtime
Clemson beats Alabama with a last second touchdown in one of the most epic college football championships ever
Baseball
The Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years in extra innings in Game 7 over the Cleveland Indians
Basketball
First ever 3-1 comeback in NBA Finals history as the Cavs beat the Warriors in an epic NBA Finals
Villanova won the NCAA basketball championship with a last second buzzer-beater in one of the all-time March Madness thrillers
Soccer
Leicester City became the biggest underdog story in sports history when they won the Premier League at 5000:1 odds
Olympics
An unforgettable Olympics with Phelps and Bolt etching their place amongst the greatest Olympians ever, and Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky dominated their respective fields
Golf
Henrik Stenson wins an unbelievable battle with Phil Mickelson to win the Open Championship
Danny Willett comes back from five shots down to win the Masters after an epic choke job from Jordan Spieth
Tennis
Australian Open sees Federer definitively claim the GOAT status for men’s tennis players and Serena do the same on the women’s side.
Djokovic completes the career Grand Slam and joins the list of 5-7 best players of all-time
Top that.