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Your favorite stories of people becoming famous in one day

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Baron Scicluna, Mar 4, 2018.

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  1. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Allison Stokke?


    Mary Lou Retton
    Chuck Wepner

    Agreed Sully is the clubhouse leader.

    I don't think assassins/criminals/mistresses should count.

    Ken Jennings wasn't an overnight sensation, but he was close.
     
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    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Mar 5, 2018
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  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I'd suggest Fan Man - but I don't know his name.
    Fawn Hall back in the day, came out of nowhere.
     
    DanOregon, Mar 5, 2018
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  3. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    I don't think any athlete counts. At least college and pro competitors have honed skills and earned some degree of notoriety before one historic performance.
    Sully is a great call.
    I'm sticking with Zapruder for a high ranking.
    Bartman is excellent pick.
     
    tapintoamerica, Mar 5, 2018
    #51
  4. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    I guess some people are ruling out athletes, but I seem to remember seeing Mark Fidrych beating the Yankees on national TV one night in 1976, and immediately after that was hottest personality in the country.
     
    mpcincal, Mar 5, 2018
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  5. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    And Sidd Finch was a complete nobody before April of 1985.
     
    expendable, Mar 5, 2018
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  6. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Ken Bone

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    CD Boogie, Mar 5, 2018
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  7. misterbc

    misterbc Well-Known Member

    I’d think Edmund Hillary must be right up there. He didn’t just become celebrated but was the most famous man in the world after summiting Everest.
     
    misterbc, Mar 5, 2018
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  8. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

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    MisterCreosote, Mar 5, 2018
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  9. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Slacker, Mar 5, 2018
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  10. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    Sidd Finch is still a complete nobody ... and, by definition, will always be a complete nobody. Sidd has no body at all!
     
    Slacker, Mar 5, 2018
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  11. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    Wepner is the perfect exampke
     
    Buck, Mar 5, 2018
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  12. John B. Foster

    John B. Foster Well-Known Member

    Steve Bartman??
     
    John B. Foster, Mar 5, 2018
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