Unique Sports Salutes & Their Unfortunate Terminations

On Sunday, Carvings for A Cause’s Thurman Thomas statue, constructed from a pine tree, was stolen. Other iconic monuments have encountered similar demises.
Sidney Crosby: Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pittsburgh assembles a monument made from GQ magazines. Crosby dismantles the monument when he trumps the Pirate Parrot for Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Weakest Athlete.

Ryan Howard: Howard’s homage is constructed from chicken teriyaki five dollar foot longs. Sadly, the scrumptious sculpture melts when rain impedes the Philadelphia Phillies second successive world championship.

Jimmie Johnson: Following Johnson’s fourth consecutive championship, California conservatives erect a tire statue. The ACLU labels the exhibition offensive and it is scorched when they win their intolerable and unprecedented lawsuit, ACLU versus NASCAR Fans Everywhere.

Dwayne Wade: During the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Miami Arena constructs a tribute from T-Mobile phones. Alas, Wade’s shrine is wrecked when fans assume the structure is a promotion for complimentary wireless service.

Tiger Woods: After Woods wins another Masters, Augusta National celebrates him with a cardboard check and empty Gillette body wash container figurine. Woods demolishes the replica and three cameras when he observes fans snapping pictures of it.
Contributor: Platinum Smalls