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Hands Down The Greatest Single Season Records In Sports  
IN THE PAST 

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These records may have been the best individual seasons for athletes ever, but most of these are lengendary athletes with great careers.

1.	50.4 NBA scoring average (Wilt Chamberlain, 1962)
2.	Triple Double average (Oscar Robertson, 1961-62)
3.	49 touchdown passes (Peyton Manning, 2004): No one thought Marino's record was ever going to get broken.
4.	92 NHL goals (Wayne Gretzky, 1981-82)
5.	130 steals (Rickey Henderson, 1982)
6.	383 strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, 1973)
7.	44.2 points per game NCAA scoring average (Pete Maravich, 1966-70)
8.	215 NHL points (Gretzky, 1985-86)
9.	191 RBI (Hack Wilson, 1930)
10.	41 wins (Jack Chesbro, 1904)
11.	2,628 NCAA rushing yards (Barry Sanders, 1988)
12.	176 NFL points scored (Paul Hornung, 1960)
13.	257 hits (George Sisler, 1920)
14.	.424 batting average (Rogers Hornsby, 1924)
15.	191 RBIs (Hack Wilson, 1930)

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