Pete Rose’s Dive
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Known as “Charlie Hustle” for his intense style of play, Cincinnati Reds all-time great Pete Rose popularized the head-first slide in baseball. But he also played with reckless abandon on the field, crashing into players and walls on a regular basis. This carried over into events like All-Star Games, resulting in a career-altering injury to Indians catcher Ray Fosse in 1970.
A three-time champion and 17-time All-Star, Rose is the Major Leagues’ all-time hits leader, having passed Ty Cobb in 1985. He is one of the most controversial figures in baseball history thanks to his involvement with betting on baseball, resulting in a lifetime ban in 1989. He’s also the most recent player-manager in the Majors.
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