Tater Tally, Pt. 2

That 100 Home Run list was also great because it rekindled my memories of the #4 blast on the list, Joe Carter's walk-off blast that ended the 1993 World Series. The mental images of Carter's joyful leaps around the basepath got me to thinking: what are the greatest on-field celebrations in sports history? Here's my list:

Honorable Mention: Brandi Chastain, Carlton Fisk (points are subtracted because the arms-waving came before the home run cleared), New England Patriot Lonie Paxton's snow angel and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.


5. Poor Craig Ehlo. Michel Jordan's leap-and-repeated-fist-pump routine has made Ehlo's name synonymous with fruitless attempt to defeat of greatness.

4. Indiana coach Mike Davis, his win over Duke with the same fervor with which he coaches on the sideline.

3. Carter, acting exactly like he did when he was a six year old imagining that very moment.

2. Hampton Coach Steve Merfeld, after his 15th seeded Pirates upset Iowa State in the 2001 NCAA tournament. Any time one of your players is holding you off the ground while you kick and flail with glee, you know you've done a good coaching job.

1. You want the definition of heart? Try Bobby Orr going horizontal after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1970. Sure he was aided by a leg trip a nanosecond before this famous photo was snapped. But look at the joy on Orr's face, even though he knows he's about to take a face plant onto the ice. Classic.