From 76ers star Allen Iverson “talking about practice” to 49ers coach Mike Singletary declaring he would rather play with 10 men on the field than send a selfish player into his huddle, the sports world has produced some of the greatest rants in modern history.
The latest rundown from ESPN’s SportsCenter led to a discussion among Post-Dispatch sportswriters.
What is the most memorable sports rant you’ve covered?
The Cardinals and Blues are no strangers to eruptions. Neither was our town’s most-recent NFL team. Enough venting sessions have happened on college campuses that the most memorable recent one, former Mizzou football coach Barry Odom’s “dark days” rant after a 2017 loss to Auburn, didn’t even make this list.