Did You Know This

Friday, May 6, 2011

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was the first player in NHL to win eight consecutive MVP'S in a row?


Did you know that Jim Brown, Cleveland's first-round draft choice at No. 6 overall, was the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1957, leading all running backs with 942 yards?

Did you know that Jim Brown in 1958 was the youngest player in the NFL to win a MVP at 22 years old?

Did you know that Brown lead the league in rushing with 1,527 yards and touchdowns with 18?

NHL

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky in his first NHL season, 1979–80,   was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the League's Most Valuable Player at 18?

Did you know that Wayne Gretzky was the first player in NHL to win eight consecutive MVP'S in a row?

Did you know that Gretzky became the youngest player to score 50 goals?



MLB

Did you know that Vida Blue Jr. won the American League Cy Young award and Most Valuable Player Award in MLB in 1971 he was 22?

Did you know that Blue was a 6 time all-star, and is the only pitcher in major league history to start the all-star game for both the American League (1971) and the National League (1978)?

NBA

Did you know that Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is the youngest Most Valuable Player award-winner in the history of the NBA he was 22?

Did you know that Rose got 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of media voters, supplanting Wes Unseld as the youngest to win the award with a runaway win?

Did you know that Derrick Rose was also the Rookie of the year in 2009?

WNBA

Did you know that Lauren Jackson a 6-foot-5 Forward/Center  was voted in 2003, the WNBA's Most Valuable Player she was 23?

Did you know that Lauren Jackson led the league in scoring with 21.2 points per game and was fourth in rebounds, pulling down 9.3 per game?


Did you know that Jackson declared for the WNBA Draft in 2001 and was selected by the Seattle Storm?
Did you know during her rookie season, Lauren Jackson led the Seattle Storm in points with 15.2; rebounds with 6.7; and blocks; with 2.21 assists per game.
Did you know that in 2004, the Seattle Storm team won the WNBA Championship by defeating the Connecticut Sun, two games to one?
Did you know that Jackson was runner-up for the MVP award in 2004 and again in 2005?



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