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These former Texas Tech soccer gamers made fairly the impression regardless of having just one 12 months of excellence in Lubbock.

All of us love one-hit wonders on the planet of music.  However the Texas Tech soccer program has additionally had its share of gamers that we aren’t quickly to neglect regardless of only one season of excellence.

It’s somewhat fascinating that we keep in mind so fondly all the one-hit wonders in our world.  In actual fact, artists which have only one hit tune are among the most well-known acts in historical past.

Maybe the obvious instance is a person who carried out at halftime of this 12 months’s house basketball recreation in opposition to Iowa State, Vanilla Ice.  The Dallas native launched the 1990 hit single “Ice Ice Child”, which took the world by storm, however he by no means produced one other hit exterior of a few covers.

Rock followers definitely keep in mind the tune “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, the 1995 hit by the band Deep Blue One thing.  That proved to be their solely top-100 single on the American charts.

In 2006, Gnarls Barkley had their solely hit, “Loopy”.  Not less than that gave them yet one more hit than former NBA star Charles Barkley had championships.

The checklist of one-hit wonders in music is huge however what’s most shocking is how fondly we keep in mind these artists even if they haven’t confirmed to have any endurance.  A part of that’s as a result of hit songs have a means of nesting in our brains and taking root so deeply that we are able to’t neglect their melody even if we want we may.

In sports activities, we don’t appear to look as favorably on gamers which have only one season of excellence, particularly within the skilled ranks.  In actual fact, if we’re sincere, we regularly develop indignant at gamers who present a flash of greatness solely to by no means come near that stage once more.

Keep in mind Ickey Woods?  In1988, as a rookie he ran for 1,066 yards with 15 touchdowns to assist the Cincinnati Bengals attain the Tremendous Bowl and he grew to become well-known for his “Ickey Shuffle” dance.  However knee accidents would finish his profession simply three seasons and 500 yards later.

In 1995, Dallas Cowboys’ nook Larry Brown broke out with six interceptions.  The ould cap that 12 months by choosing off two passes in Tremendous Bowl XXX to earn MVP honors.  However after signing a five-year, $12.5 million take care of the Oakland Raiders (a big contract for that period), he noticed motion in simply eight video games for the Raiders in ’96 and was benched and suspended by the group in 1997 earlier than being waived.

After all, former Baylor QB Robert Griffin III was a one-hit-wonder with the Washington Redskins.  After profitable the 2011 Heisman Trophy, he handed for 3,200 yards with 20 touchdowns and 5 interceptions whereas speeding for 815 as he led his group to the playoffs as a rookie in 2012.  It regarded on the time like he was set to dominate the NFL as a dual-threat QB however accidents prevented him from maxing out his potential and he’s been a journeyman backup.

Similar to in music, in soccer, there have been tons of one-hit-wonders.  However as a result of we’re extra invested in sports activities, as a result of there may be extra on the road from an emotional standpoint given the paradox of victory and defeat that defines each recreation, we appear to be much less forgiving of one-hit-wonders in that avenue of society.

Tech soccer has had its share of gamers that had only one season of stardom however as a result of we love Purple Raider sports activities a lot, we are typically extra forgiving of them than we’re of pros who’re paid tens of millions yearly.

The state of affairs in faculty can also be completely different as a result of gamers might take time to develop bodily and by the point they’re able to contribute, they’ve only one 12 months of eligibility remaining.  Others are buried on the depth chart till their last season once they lastly get a shot to begin.  When these gamers depart, we regularly really feel cheated as a result of we needed to say goodbye simply once they began to make an impression.

So let’s have a look again at among the greatest one-hit-wonders in Texas Tech soccer historical past and keep in mind the great instances they introduced us.  As a result of similar to the songs that we are able to’t get out of our head, it is going to be inconceivable to neglect the contributions of those Purple Raiders.