Sports Greats: People who revolutionized their sport.

Walter Lindrum

This is a great topic. We often talk about champion sports people. But there are some who did something that revolutionized their sport:

Simon Anderson - the man who put a third fin onto the surfboard. 

Dick Fosbury - the man who changed the way the high jump was done with the Fosbury Flop

Jack Dyer - invented the drop punt kick in football. This kick is now used almost exclusively in the game.

Walter Lindrum - Became so proficient at Billiards that they changed the rules to make the game fair on everyone else.

Jack Brabham - came up with the idea to put the engine in the back of his racing car, and changed formula 1 forever.

Ben Lexcen - the Americas cup yacht designer who came up with the famous winged keel. A bit like Simon Andersons third fin.

Feel free to add some more in the comments below.