Here are the DYK's for January through June 2001.
|January| |Februrary| |March| |April| |May| |June|
January 16
Since World War II, the most consecutive years that a pitcher was not inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame was six (1956-61).
January 15
The longest win streak in any division in either men's or women's college basketball belongs to the women's team at Washington Univ. (St. Louis) at 81 games.
January 13
The player with the highest career PPG average without playing in the NBA Finals is George Gervin (26.2 PPG 10 seasons).
January 12
The record for most consecutive games played at another team in an NFL season/playoff series is 10. Cardinals at Redskins ('34-47) Cardinals at Giants ('35-48).
January 11
The coach with the worst career win percentage who won a super bowl is Weeb Ewbank (.502).
January 10
The player with the most career regular season games who's never appeared in an NFL Championship game is Gary Anderson with 293.
January 9
The longest span between hat tricks in NHL history is 11 years, 345 days by Dit Clapper (3/9/33 to 2/17/45).
January 8
The only coaches to reach the NCAA Tournament Final and the NBA Finals during their careers are Harold Olsen ('39 OSU, '47 Stags) & Fred Schaus ('59 WVU, '60 Lakers).
January 6
The quickest touchdown ever scored in a playoff game was 12 seconds in, by Guy Ruff of Pittsburgh on Jan 9, 1983 vs. SD.
January 5
The Steelers' John Stallworth holds the NFL record for most consecutive playoff games with a TD reception (8 games).
January 4
The record for the most different teams coached in NFL history is 6 by Roy Andrews (1923-31).
January 3
The school that's gone the longest since last winning a media poll National Championship is TCU (1938).
January 2
The coach with the best unbeaten streak in bowl game history is Howard Jones (5-0 with USC).
January 1
The record for the most career TD passes in bowl game history is 10 by Iowa's Chuck Long.
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DYK's for July through December 1999
