Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 31, 2012
Transcript:
The new Refuge Du Gouter mountain refuge in the Swiss Alps is the highest construction site in Europe, at an altitude of 12,582 feet! There have been 1215 players in NFL history who were a Cop of Coffee- an athlete who plays in only one game during his professional career! Judoka Ricardo Blas Jr. of Guam, known as The Little Mountain, was the heaviest athlete at the 2012 London Olympics, weighing in at 480 lbs.!
i_am_the_jam almost 12 years ago
They were probably players who were immune to the effects of steroids… :P
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Can someone tell me the name of a “cup of coffee” NFL player (and his team) as an example? Also, Ricardo Blas, Sr. must be so proud of having such a heavyweight son.
baumbewohner almost 12 years ago
I tried to google the question about one-game wonders…google tried to rephrase the question , the closest I got was a list of players who had only one good season. Therefore, I think this is a case of Believe It Not .
philwissbeck almost 12 years ago
I wonder why just one game?
ABADABA almost 12 years ago
A cup of coffee is a short stretch spent in the Major Leagues, supposedly named that because the player has only long enough to drink a cup of coffee before he’s back in the minors.
Puddleglum2 almost 12 years ago
Savior, He can move the mountainsHis name is mighty to save…