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Since the NFL began keeping statistics in 1932, the triple crown has been won sixteen times by twelve different players. This includes one player (Lance Alworth) who did so in the American Football League (AFL), the NFL having adopted AFL records when the two leagues merged in 1970. [3]
Eleven players are recognized as having held outright or tied the record as the NFL's career receiving touchdowns leader. [2] The longest record holder was Don Hutson who held the record for 49 years. Don Hutson held the TD receiving record for 49 years. George Halas was the first receiving TD leader and held the record two years.
Most times sacked, game: 12, Bert Jones, October 26, 1980; Warren Moon, September 29, 1985; Donovan McNabb, September 30, 2007 [212] Most sack yards lost, career : 3,794, Dave Krieg [ 213 ] Lowest sacked percentage (times sacked per passing play attempted), season : 0.98%, Dan Marino [ 214 ]
An autopsy revealed Secretariat's heart was nearly three times larger than the average Thoroughbred's heart. It was estimated to be 22 pounds. If you want your average half-pound heart to swell ...
He earned the "Triple Crown" of receiving, leading the NFL in receptions (103), receiving yards (1,563), and receiving touchdowns (12) and became only the third player, after Jerry Rice (1990) and Sterling Sharpe (1992), to accomplish this feat in the Super Bowl era. Smith also returned 27 punts for 286 yards.
Even after 50 years, Secretariat is the standard against which all horses are measured. His Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont records still stand.
Shohei Ohtani finished three hits short of bringing a Triple Crown into the 50-50 club. ... It somehow dwarfed how he reached 40-40 in record time, with a walk-off grand slam.
On November 27, in the annual Thanksgiving Day game against the Chicago Bears, Johnson became the fastest player to reach 10,000 receiving yards in NFL history at the time, eclipsing the mark in the second quarter of his 115th game. [168] Against the Bears, he had 11 receptions for 146 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 34–17 victory ...