We play Ultimate Frisbee every summer in an informal league. It's one of most enjoyable things I'm involved with in life, as I am one of the guys who built the league up from day one... but accidents happen.
Two summers ago, the biggest guy who plays with us chucks the disc full force, into the face of a guy running towards him 10 feet in front of the point of release. Total accident, but the guy who was hurt starts screaming that the other guy did it on purpose... so a brawl erupts between the two teams. The guy ended up needing quite a few stitches, the frisbee was a little jagged and had cut up his cheek.
Worst sports injury I've had was an elbow in the face causing me to bite through the edge of my tongue while playing basketball. Nothing awful, but I couldn't talk or eat normally for weeks.
Most amusing injury I've seen was aforementioned huge guy running full speed, watching nothing but the disc he was trying to catch, and he slams into a tree.
Weirdest injury I've heard about is pretty tragic, my Grandmother told me that at a 1940s era HS football game, they used a real gun to signal the start of the game, and the principal who was firing it accidently shot it into the stands and killed a boy. Very weird event.
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