ESPN 100: No. 2 -- The whole 100 yards
Feb. 1, 2009
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This story appears in the Dec. 14 issue of ESPN The Magazine.
Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend details the best view of James Harrison's goal-to-goal pick six, which capped the first half of Super Bowl XLIII.
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The year in sports had electricity (Bolt's 9.58), controversy (see: Mannygate) and one Super finish. But what do you get when you add firsthand memories to a lot of questions about the world of sports in 2009? ESPN The Magazine's ESPN 100.
1.First Person: Usain Bolt outruns the world ![]()
2. First Person: James Harrison's pick-six caps off first half of Super Bowl XLIII ![]()
3-11. Quiz Questions
12. First Person: Y.E. Yang bests Tiger at PGA Championship ![]()
13. First Person: Michael Vick returns to the NFL
14-25. Quiz Questions
26. First Person: Mine That Bird pulls huge upset at Kentucky Derby ![]()
27. First Person: DeWayne Wise saves Mark Buehrle's perfect game ![]()
28. Twitter becomes athletes' mouthpiece, changing everything ![]()
29. First Person: Syracuse basketball takes UConn to a historic six overtimes ![]()
30-47. Quiz Questions
48-60. Quiz Questions
61. First Person: LeBron James' buzzer-beater stuns Magic in Game 2 ![]()
62-74. Quiz Questions
75. First Person: Anthony Napolitan's double front flip gets X Games buzzing ![]()
76-77. Quiz Questions
78. First Person: Xavier's Jordan Crawford dunks on LeBron James ![]()
79-89. Quiz Questions
90. Syracuse lacrosse squeaks by Cornell in NCAA Championship ![]()
91-100. Quiz Questions
- Horton: How Eagles adapt to Kelly's scheme
- Millman: 2013 NFL win total picks
- Tuley: Best early-season win-total bets
- Red Flags: NFC East | North | South | West
- Kiper: 2014 Big Board | Top TEs | OLBs | ILBs

