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Freak Sports Injuries
List of some of the strangest sports injuries
  • St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Vince Coleman injured his knee when he was run over by the animated field tarp
    apparatus before the 1985 World Series.

  • Sacramento Kings rookie Lionel Simmons missed some games during the 1991 season when he developed tendinitis in
    his right wrist from playing too many video games, primarily the Nintendo GameBoy.

  • Atlanta's John Smoltz once burned himself while ironing a shirt.  Apparently Smoltz was wearing the shirt at the time.

  • Ken Griffey Jr. once missed a game for the Mariners when he pinched himself with his protective cup.

  • San Diego pitcher Adam Eaton missed a 2001 start when he stabbed himself in the stomach while trying to cut the
    shrink-wrap off a DVD.

  • Tom Glavine, then with the Atlanta Braves, broke a rib when he threw up an in-flight meal on an airplane.

  • Former NHL goaltender Glenn Healy missed time between the pipes after he cut his finger while attempting to repair
    bagpipes.

  • Wade Boggs injured his back while trying to pull on cowboy boots.

  • Arizona kicker Bill Gramatica suffered a season-ending injury when he hurt his knee celebrating a successful field goal.  


  • Hall of Famer George Brett broke his toe when he tripped running from the kitchen to the living room to watch a
    baseball game replay of himself on TV.

  • Colorado's Larry Walker separated his shoulder while fishing.

  • Sammy Sosa had to go on injured reserve when he hurt his back while sneezing.

  • David Cone missed a start when his mother-in-law's dog bit him.

  • Jacksonville punter Chris Hanson needed stitches after a wayward swing with an ax at a tree stump that was placed in
    the locker room for motivational purposes.

  • Latrell Sprewell broke his hand when he tripped and fell of his yacht in 2002.

  • Nolan Ryan once was bitten by a coyote.

  • Washington QB Gus Ferotte was taken to the hospital with a jammed neck after he head-butted the end zone concrete
    wall while celebrating a touchdown.

  • Tony Gwynn fractured a finger when he slammed his car door on his hand.

  • Muggsy Bogues missed the second half of an NBA game after unintentionally inhaling ointment fumes during a halftime
    treatment.

  • Boston's Craig Grebeck had to leave a game after rubbing his eye with a finger that had stick-em on it.