sometimes athletes push their bodies a
little too far
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
horrific sports injuries you know I just
each day I got more confident it’s it’s
hours and hours of torture but he was
there every day putting in the work and
sustaining the pain for this list we’re
looking at the most horrific and
cringe-worthy injuries suffered by
athletes however we’re not including
injuries resulting in death nor are we
including those injuries suffered as the
result of malicious intent as we already
have those covered in our top ten
unsportsmanlike moments in pro sports
video some of these injuries are
extremely graphic
so viewer discretion is advised oh my
god what happened number 10
Trent McCleary injury fractured larynx
hockey players are some of the most
fearless athletes out there on January
29th 2001 tree all canadians forward
trent McCleary proved it by dropping to
the ice to block a slap shot from
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris
terian the puck hit McCleary in his
throat from only a few feet away however
fracturing his larynx and causing a
collapsed lung
they dislocated my jaw and opened my
airway so some air could get in McCleary
was minutes away from dying on the ice
but the medical staff at the Montreal
arena was able to partially open his
airway and he was rushed to hospital for
an emergency tracheotomy so
time-sensitive McCleary was still in his
skates during the procedure but the
operation saved his life would have done
anything different no and that’s why I
can sleep at night with that fact number
9
Anderson Silva injury broken fibula
he’s
yeah
Anderson the spider Silva currently
holds the Ultimate Fighting Championship
streak for longest title defense with 16
consecutive wins this streak ended with
a defeat at the hands of Chris Weidman
however in July of 2013 a rematch
between the two fighters was held on
December 28th 2013 but this fight went
even worse for Silva in the second round
Weidman checked one of Silva’s leg kicks
which resulted in a horrific break for
the Brazilian fighter Silva’s foot
literally wrapped around Weidman’s leg
Silva would rally however and defeat
Nick Diaz in UFC 183 in his return
although that win was tainted by charges
of drug use
number 8 Moises Alou injury dislocated
ankle and fractured fibula the lack of
physical contact makes baseball one of
the safer sports but the injury suffered
by Montreal Expos outfielder Moises Alou
was truly horrific playing at st.
Louis’s Busch Stadium on September 16
1993 Alou shot a ball into left field
and subsequently took a wide turn while
rounding a base as he attempted to stop
and retreat to the bag his ankle snapped
and looked as though it had been turned
90 degrees even an umpire seeing exactly
what we saw couldn’t look Alou had to be
carried off the field and missed the
rest of the 1993 season number 7 Sid
Vicious injury
snapped tibia and fibula I don’t think
anybody can see this video and not feel
something in the pit of their stomach
wrestling is supposed to be scripted and
choreographed but we have a hard time
believing this injury – Sid Vicious was
planned on January 14 2001 facing
pressure from World Championship
Wrestling management to expand his
repertoire of moves vicious attempted an
aerial maneuver on Scott Steiner called
the big boot from the second turnbuckle
Oh let’s look at the book called look at
the left foot he landed awkwardly on his
left leg however snapping both his tibia
and fibia
with the bones breaking through the skin
Vicious needed two hours of surgery and
a 17-inch rod in his leg and required a
cane to walk for a while afterwards I
gave everything I had to give to this
business and I literally mean that
amazingly he eventually stepped back
into the ring returning to the WWE in
2012 number 6 Kevin where injury broken
tibia coach Pete just kind of gave me
one of those looks like like somebody
just saw a ghost or something like that
it’s one thing when a professional
athlete suffers a horrible injury but
it’s truly tragic when it happens at the
college level to young athletes who are
not even earning any money oh my
goodness
that is a gruesome looking injury –
Kevin we’re on March 31st 2013
Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin ware
suffered one of the most gruesome
injuries you will ever see in an Elite
Eight game against the Duke Blue Devils
where attempted to block a three-point
shot but when he landed he snapped his
tibia which resulted in the bone
protruding out of his shin look at the
pitch
the players on the bench and fans in the
first few rows were visibly shaken after
seeing the extent of the injury as was
the entire internet when the clip went
viral sama rehab as far as I can we get
back on a court like is no tomorrow
number five Djibril cissé injury broken
tibia and fibula some people have the
worst luck and while Djibril cissé is a
football star we still say he has some
bad luck as he broke both of his legs in
the span of less than two years the
first incident came on October 30th 2004
while he was playing for Liverpool when
she says boot got caught in the turf
snapping the tibia and fibula in his
left leg an injury that was supposedly
so serious the athlete easily could have
lost his leg below the knee then while
playing for France in a warm-up game
against China
On June 7 2006 see says right boot got
caught in the turf once again resulting
in another nasty broken leg the kick to
the back of the leg and it is broken
right there and CeeCee’s World Cup is
done amazingly
Cisse recovered from both injuries and
scored more than 50 goals over two
seasons from 2009 to 2011 CC and they’ve
got it back to two apiece it’s another
head up from close-range Djibril cissé
scores against his former club number
four Willis McGahee injury torn ACL PCL
and MCL
returning to college sports once again
Willis McGahee was one of the most
important players on the 2002 Miami
Hurricanes team that finished the season
ranked number one in the polls bust up
everything takes on McGehee had takes
him down in the 2003 fiesta bowl
national championship game against Ohio
State
the Hurricanes found themselves down 17
to 14 in the fourth quarter
McGahee caught a screen pass but was
immediately hit low by Ohio safety Will
Allen McGee he’s knee bent backwards
resulting in ACL PCL and MCL tears to
end this entry on a positive note after
a long rehabilitation process McGee he
eventually made the NFL and had a
successful career I mean it feels good
because you know a lot of people
counting me out coming into this year
and you know nobody expect me of doing
this but me and my coach ain’t no coach
fuck they have faith in me
number three Joe Theismann injury
comminuted compound leg fracture
Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann had
a successful NFL career that saw him win
one Super Bowl however he may be best
remembered for suffering through what
was labeled by the Washington Post as
the hit that no one who saw it can ever
forget and the resulting injury that
ended his career on November 18 1985
dropping back to pass in a Monday night
football game against the rival New York
Giants Theismann was hit by lawrence
taylor with gary reasons and Harry
Carson also piling on Taylor’s knee hit
Theismann with such force that it
snapped his tibia and fibula you know
it’s bad when the opposing players are
desperately calling for medical
assistance and it was bad byes Minh was
forced to retire at the age of 36 I
still want to play I really really
really want to play football
number two Clint Malarchuk injury sliced
carotid artery and jugular vein each
each side of that of that skate blade
has a microscopic edge
that is razor-sharp considering how
sharp hockey players keep their skates
it’s remarkable we don’t see more
serious lacerations Oh boys ending oh my
goodness is waiting bad Richard seven
guys a lot what I’d open well oh my god
Florida Panthers forward Richards ethnic
suffered a horrific injury in 2008 when
his throat was accidentally cut by a
teammate skate but nothing compares to
Clint Malarchuk the goaltender for the
Buffalo Sabres Millar Chuck and his team
were facing the st. Louis Blues on March
22nd 1989 when the goalies carotid
artery was severed by a skate blade in a
collision in the crease
please take the camera off with
get over there though Malarchuk had
already requested a priest his life was
miraculously saved by the team’s
athletic trainer a Vietnam vet and a
former Army medic who pinched off the
blood vessel until doctors arrived in
total Millar Chuck lost 1.5 litres of
blood and required 300 stitches before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions and watch this
punch and look at the blood spray out of
it yeah I could see it there look at
that oh man and the pupil of his eye
pops out of the socket and the
linebacker lathers comes in and hits him
in the right knee oh no you know when I
came down my knees just stood it wasn’t
under me number one
Alex McKinnon injury broken neck
everyone in sport not just rugby league
there and they’re entitled shock it’s
been said that rugby is a hooligans
sport played by gentlemen and rugby
players arguably put their bodies on the
line more than any other athlete the
most beautiful athlete you’d ever seen
22 years old unfortunately for rugby
league player Alex McKinnon this
resulted in a life-changing injury
hidden going into the tub head first
playing for the Newcastle Knights in
2014
McKinnon was involved in a dangerous
play when he was tackled by Melbourne
Storm forward
Jordan MacLean and his head was driven
hard into the ground
the collision fractured two of
MacKinnon’s vertebrae paralyzing him on
the spot in one of the scariest scenes
ever in a sporting event remarkably
MacKinnon was able to stand up after
just ten months of rehab and still
believes he will one day be able to walk
again
do you agree with our list which sports
injury do you think was the worst for
more exciting top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
little too far
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
horrific sports injuries you know I just
each day I got more confident it’s it’s
hours and hours of torture but he was
there every day putting in the work and
sustaining the pain for this list we’re
looking at the most horrific and
cringe-worthy injuries suffered by
athletes however we’re not including
injuries resulting in death nor are we
including those injuries suffered as the
result of malicious intent as we already
have those covered in our top ten
unsportsmanlike moments in pro sports
video some of these injuries are
extremely graphic
so viewer discretion is advised oh my
god what happened number 10
Trent McCleary injury fractured larynx
hockey players are some of the most
fearless athletes out there on January
29th 2001 tree all canadians forward
trent McCleary proved it by dropping to
the ice to block a slap shot from
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris
terian the puck hit McCleary in his
throat from only a few feet away however
fracturing his larynx and causing a
collapsed lung
they dislocated my jaw and opened my
airway so some air could get in McCleary
was minutes away from dying on the ice
but the medical staff at the Montreal
arena was able to partially open his
airway and he was rushed to hospital for
an emergency tracheotomy so
time-sensitive McCleary was still in his
skates during the procedure but the
operation saved his life would have done
anything different no and that’s why I
can sleep at night with that fact number
9
Anderson Silva injury broken fibula
he’s
yeah
Anderson the spider Silva currently
holds the Ultimate Fighting Championship
streak for longest title defense with 16
consecutive wins this streak ended with
a defeat at the hands of Chris Weidman
however in July of 2013 a rematch
between the two fighters was held on
December 28th 2013 but this fight went
even worse for Silva in the second round
Weidman checked one of Silva’s leg kicks
which resulted in a horrific break for
the Brazilian fighter Silva’s foot
literally wrapped around Weidman’s leg
Silva would rally however and defeat
Nick Diaz in UFC 183 in his return
although that win was tainted by charges
of drug use
number 8 Moises Alou injury dislocated
ankle and fractured fibula the lack of
physical contact makes baseball one of
the safer sports but the injury suffered
by Montreal Expos outfielder Moises Alou
was truly horrific playing at st.
Louis’s Busch Stadium on September 16
1993 Alou shot a ball into left field
and subsequently took a wide turn while
rounding a base as he attempted to stop
and retreat to the bag his ankle snapped
and looked as though it had been turned
90 degrees even an umpire seeing exactly
what we saw couldn’t look Alou had to be
carried off the field and missed the
rest of the 1993 season number 7 Sid
Vicious injury
snapped tibia and fibula I don’t think
anybody can see this video and not feel
something in the pit of their stomach
wrestling is supposed to be scripted and
choreographed but we have a hard time
believing this injury – Sid Vicious was
planned on January 14 2001 facing
pressure from World Championship
Wrestling management to expand his
repertoire of moves vicious attempted an
aerial maneuver on Scott Steiner called
the big boot from the second turnbuckle
Oh let’s look at the book called look at
the left foot he landed awkwardly on his
left leg however snapping both his tibia
and fibia
with the bones breaking through the skin
Vicious needed two hours of surgery and
a 17-inch rod in his leg and required a
cane to walk for a while afterwards I
gave everything I had to give to this
business and I literally mean that
amazingly he eventually stepped back
into the ring returning to the WWE in
2012 number 6 Kevin where injury broken
tibia coach Pete just kind of gave me
one of those looks like like somebody
just saw a ghost or something like that
it’s one thing when a professional
athlete suffers a horrible injury but
it’s truly tragic when it happens at the
college level to young athletes who are
not even earning any money oh my
goodness
that is a gruesome looking injury –
Kevin we’re on March 31st 2013
Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin ware
suffered one of the most gruesome
injuries you will ever see in an Elite
Eight game against the Duke Blue Devils
where attempted to block a three-point
shot but when he landed he snapped his
tibia which resulted in the bone
protruding out of his shin look at the
pitch
the players on the bench and fans in the
first few rows were visibly shaken after
seeing the extent of the injury as was
the entire internet when the clip went
viral sama rehab as far as I can we get
back on a court like is no tomorrow
number five Djibril cissé injury broken
tibia and fibula some people have the
worst luck and while Djibril cissé is a
football star we still say he has some
bad luck as he broke both of his legs in
the span of less than two years the
first incident came on October 30th 2004
while he was playing for Liverpool when
she says boot got caught in the turf
snapping the tibia and fibula in his
left leg an injury that was supposedly
so serious the athlete easily could have
lost his leg below the knee then while
playing for France in a warm-up game
against China
On June 7 2006 see says right boot got
caught in the turf once again resulting
in another nasty broken leg the kick to
the back of the leg and it is broken
right there and CeeCee’s World Cup is
done amazingly
Cisse recovered from both injuries and
scored more than 50 goals over two
seasons from 2009 to 2011 CC and they’ve
got it back to two apiece it’s another
head up from close-range Djibril cissé
scores against his former club number
four Willis McGahee injury torn ACL PCL
and MCL
returning to college sports once again
Willis McGahee was one of the most
important players on the 2002 Miami
Hurricanes team that finished the season
ranked number one in the polls bust up
everything takes on McGehee had takes
him down in the 2003 fiesta bowl
national championship game against Ohio
State
the Hurricanes found themselves down 17
to 14 in the fourth quarter
McGahee caught a screen pass but was
immediately hit low by Ohio safety Will
Allen McGee he’s knee bent backwards
resulting in ACL PCL and MCL tears to
end this entry on a positive note after
a long rehabilitation process McGee he
eventually made the NFL and had a
successful career I mean it feels good
because you know a lot of people
counting me out coming into this year
and you know nobody expect me of doing
this but me and my coach ain’t no coach
fuck they have faith in me
number three Joe Theismann injury
comminuted compound leg fracture
Washington Redskins QB Joe Theismann had
a successful NFL career that saw him win
one Super Bowl however he may be best
remembered for suffering through what
was labeled by the Washington Post as
the hit that no one who saw it can ever
forget and the resulting injury that
ended his career on November 18 1985
dropping back to pass in a Monday night
football game against the rival New York
Giants Theismann was hit by lawrence
taylor with gary reasons and Harry
Carson also piling on Taylor’s knee hit
Theismann with such force that it
snapped his tibia and fibula you know
it’s bad when the opposing players are
desperately calling for medical
assistance and it was bad byes Minh was
forced to retire at the age of 36 I
still want to play I really really
really want to play football
number two Clint Malarchuk injury sliced
carotid artery and jugular vein each
each side of that of that skate blade
has a microscopic edge
that is razor-sharp considering how
sharp hockey players keep their skates
it’s remarkable we don’t see more
serious lacerations Oh boys ending oh my
goodness is waiting bad Richard seven
guys a lot what I’d open well oh my god
Florida Panthers forward Richards ethnic
suffered a horrific injury in 2008 when
his throat was accidentally cut by a
teammate skate but nothing compares to
Clint Malarchuk the goaltender for the
Buffalo Sabres Millar Chuck and his team
were facing the st. Louis Blues on March
22nd 1989 when the goalies carotid
artery was severed by a skate blade in a
collision in the crease
please take the camera off with
get over there though Malarchuk had
already requested a priest his life was
miraculously saved by the team’s
athletic trainer a Vietnam vet and a
former Army medic who pinched off the
blood vessel until doctors arrived in
total Millar Chuck lost 1.5 litres of
blood and required 300 stitches before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions and watch this
punch and look at the blood spray out of
it yeah I could see it there look at
that oh man and the pupil of his eye
pops out of the socket and the
linebacker lathers comes in and hits him
in the right knee oh no you know when I
came down my knees just stood it wasn’t
under me number one
Alex McKinnon injury broken neck
everyone in sport not just rugby league
there and they’re entitled shock it’s
been said that rugby is a hooligans
sport played by gentlemen and rugby
players arguably put their bodies on the
line more than any other athlete the
most beautiful athlete you’d ever seen
22 years old unfortunately for rugby
league player Alex McKinnon this
resulted in a life-changing injury
hidden going into the tub head first
playing for the Newcastle Knights in
2014
McKinnon was involved in a dangerous
play when he was tackled by Melbourne
Storm forward
Jordan MacLean and his head was driven
hard into the ground
the collision fractured two of
MacKinnon’s vertebrae paralyzing him on
the spot in one of the scariest scenes
ever in a sporting event remarkably
MacKinnon was able to stand up after
just ten months of rehab and still
believes he will one day be able to walk
again
do you agree with our list which sports
injury do you think was the worst for
more exciting top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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