Is there any athlete tied to one season in their career like Dan Marino is with 1984?

[NYC Rebel]

2011 Dirk Nowitzki

He didnt perform any different than the years prior in the playoffs.

 

[WaveMolecules]

2007 Brady
the entire mets franchise 1986

 

[premier58]

He’s not great

Yea i forgot that part of the question

 

[premier58]

Darrelle Revis, 2009?

 

[premier58]

Joe Namath, 1968?

 

[NYC Rebel]

Joe Namath, 1968?

Yup. That one game changed football forever

 

[premier58]

Yup. That one game changed football forever

True, indeed.

 

[premier58]

George Brett, 1980?

 

[premier58]

Ted Williams, 1941?

 

[Erratic415]

Joe Namath, 1968?

Yes, definitely associated with that season and Super Bowl.

 

[MJ Truth]

2011 Dirk
2001 Iverson
2011 Derrick Rose

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Cooper Kupp in 2021

 

[MJ Truth]

He didnt perform any different than the years prior in the playoffs.

He didn’t, but from the standpoint of mainstream media and casual fans, that championship run is his legacy. When non Mavericks/non serious hoop fans talk Dirk, the first thing (and maybe the only thing) they’re gonna say is he beat the Big 3 Heat.

 

[mitter]

Are we going to pretend that Marino didn't throw for 4700+ yards and 44 touchdowns in 1986?

 

[NYC Rebel]

He didn’t, but from the standpoint of mainstream media and casual fans, that championship run is his legacy. When non Mavericks/non serious hoop fans talk Dirk, the first thing (and maybe the only thing) they’re gonna say is he beat the Big 3 Heat.

And they are still wrong as he did nothing different.