100 Greatest Moments

Just weeks after getting crushed by the Soviet Union 10-3, the U.S. Olympic team came back from a 3-2 deficit and defeated the defending champs 4-3. A Sports Illustrated Original.

Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the major leagues when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. A Sports Illustrated Original.

Known as "The Buckeye Bullet”, Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler expected the Games to be a showcase of Aryan supremacy, but the United States won 11 gold medals - six of which were won by African-American athletes, and four of which were won by Owens. A Sports Illustrated Original.

The 1958 championship game was the first NFL playoff game to go into sudden death overtime and it is commonly referred to as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". A Sports Illustrated Original.

Often regarded as the most brutal heavyweight fights of all time, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off for the third time in their careers. Ali won the series 2-1 by TKO after the 14th round. A Sports Illustrated Original.

With a record eighth gold medal on the line, Michael Phelps and his teammates set the world record in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay, making Phelps the most decorated swimmer of all time. A Sports Illustrated Original.