Top 10 Most Shocking Mistakes in Sports

calgary took the lead in a most unusual way [Applause] well that was embarrassing welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most shocking mistakes in sports [Applause] before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos for this list we're looking at some of the biggest foul-ups in sports history these mistakes can come from anyone including the players officials or the fans and must have been a huge detriment to the overall game we'll be ranking our list based on the infamy of the mistake itself the overall cost of the mistake and the resulting repercussions number 10 DeSean Jackson let's go of the football [Applause] times all it takes is one ego to ruin an absolutely brilliant play in this game against the Dallas Cowboys Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw a stellar pass to DeSean Jackson who made an incredible over-the-shoulder catch an easy touchdown seemed certain until Jackson celebrated too early and let go of the ball before breaking the plain of the endzone not only was dropping the ball foolish but it ruined what would have otherwise been a sensational throw from his quarterback hopefully after this premature celebration Jackson learned a lesson or two about hubris [Applause] number nine Jean Van de Velde triple bogey he's going to be at least three shots ahead it's easy to collapse when you've got so much riding on your shoulders Jean Van de Velde was supposed to be the upset Victor of the 1999 Open Championship and if he had won he would have been the first French player to win a major championship in nearly a hundred years oh you lucky little rascal he had a three shot lead going into the final hole but it seems the pressure got to him as he ended up making a series of rookie mistakes hitting the ball into the grandstands a stone wall knee-high rough a water hazard and finally the sand bunker he ended up scoring a triple bogey and cost himself the historic victory number eight Jim Marshall runs the wrong way is there anything worse than watching Jim Marcel run the wrong way in an NFL game there's nothing worse than that we all have brain farts sometimes luckily for us these embarrassing mistakes aren't broadcast to millions of people Jim Marshall played with the Vikings for nearly 20 years and had a Hall of Fame worthy career but he will forever be known for one thing the infamous wrong-way run during a game against the 49ers Marshall picked up a fumble and proceeded to run 66 yards in the wrong direction resulting in a safety for the 49ers [Music] while the Vikings would proceed to win the game marshals place in history was officially set and many people now consider his infamous run to be one of the worst plays in NFL history 49er players came up to me and said thanks Jim number seven Leon let's premature celebration [Music] [Applause] Leon let has certainly had an interesting career he has made a few mistakes like the time he famously fumbled a blocked field goal during the 1993 Thanksgiving classic but possibly his most famous mistake came in Super Bowl 27 which saw let's cowboys against the Buffalo Bills [Applause] after the Bills quarterback fumbled the ball let picked it up and ran it all the way to the endzone however like DeSean Jackson he celebrated too early by slowing down and lowering his hand resulting in the ball being smacked away before let could breach the endzone this is the Super Bowl he has simply can't make those kinds of mistakes number six Laura scary is terrible goal keeping bad goal keeping is obviously embarrassing like the time Peter ankle Minh accidentally allowed Olaf Mel Burke's throw in enter Loras curious carrie has found himself on the receiving end of some truly hateful comments and death threats after the UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid the first mistake occurred when he tossed the ball directly into Karim Benzema 's foot allowing for an avoidable goal later he mishandled a shot from gareth bale leading to Madrid's three-to-one victory and leaving his fans in utter shock Hemi is not the answer and I think unfortunately that's why bicurious for me sports psychiatrist Steve Peters declared it would take Carius three months to mentally recover while former goalkeeper ray Clement said that Carius would never truly get over his costly mistakes and it's not about him and the mistakes he might have made it's about watch as a team we've gotta get together as a team and we'll lose as a team as well number five Jim Joyce ruins Armando Galarraga is perfect game 26 down here comes number 27 a perfect game is a very rare thing in baseball to achieve one a pitcher cannot allow a single runner on base through all nine innings and only 20 pitchers had accomplished that feat prior to galarraga's game on the very last out of the game the Tigers successfully through out the Indians base runner but umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly called him safe and ruined galarraga's perfect game both Galarraga and Joyce were praised for their responses as Galarraga showed no animosity towards Joyce and Joyce later admitted to his incorrect call that's what we call sportsmanship and there's nobody that feels worse than I do number 4 Steve Smith's own goal own goal nets in the playoffs are probably the most embarrassing thing in hockey just ask Martin Brodeur luckily for Broder his team went on to win the Stanley Cup Steve Smith wasn't so lucky during Game seven of the 1986 smites Division final Smith tried to clear the puck with 14 minutes remaining in the game unfortunately the puck hit the goalie stick and ricocheted into his own net costing the Oilers the game and the series the worst part it was Smith's 23rd birthday while fans were upset the Oilers won the Stanley Cup the next year and Wayne Gretzky let Steve Smith have the first skate with the trophy things happen soon honest mistake that he would love to have back but there's part of sports number 3 Steve Bartman intercepts a foul ball [Applause] Steve Bartman is still a sore subject for many a Cubs fan the Bartman incident occurred during Game six of the National League Championship the Cubs were five outs away from winning their first pennant since 1945 when Bartman accidentally intercepted a foul ball that may have been caught by Moises Alou the Cubs collapsed after this event and ended up losing the series Bartman was subsequently pelted with food and escorted out by security and six police cars were posted at Bartman's house to prevent further acts of violence the remains of the ball are now in the Chicago Sports Museum and the Bartman seat has become a tourist attraction at Wrigley Field [Applause] number two Andres Escobar's own goal yo peter vishton raised the mineral delantero DP released an early most of these mistakes are minor when compared to Andres Escobar's everyone else on this list was able to walk away from their mistake Escobar wasn't as fortunate during the 1994 FIFA World Cup Escobar accidentally deflected the ball into his own net contributing to Colombia's eventual loss and elimination from the tournament [Applause] the bar on the old [Applause] after returning to Colombia Escobar was murdered by the bodyguard of a drug cartel in retaliation for his mistake the murderer served 11 years in prison what can you know got it in wunderkind up and a big while the murder tarnished Colombia's reputation Escobar himself was and continues to be hailed as a national hero muy triste ver que que no es a copper do pour une pelo before we unveil our number one pick here are some dis honorable mentions look out there all over the field the fans are screaming out of the field as if Missouri one oh my goodness and yet on the other sideline the funny you buff team is running onto the field as if they won [Applause] technical foul take that gopher sure out this tournament number one bill Buckner's missed ground fall little roller up along first behind [Applause] just the name bill buckner is enough to send a Red Sox fan into Fitz and his infamous past ground ball is easily one of baseball's most legendary plays in the 1986 World Series the Red Sox were leading the Mets three games to two and Game six was tied in extra innings Mookie Wilson hit a slow ground ball to Buckner who let it pass through his legs allowing the Mets to score and win both the game and eventually the series it's unfortunate that happened but that's baseball while Buckner received death threats after the game he also received a two-minute long standing ovation at the Red Sox 2008 home opener signifying that the past was in the past do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day

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Length: 11min 13sec (673 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 25 2018