In 1962, a 22 year old from Columbus named Jack Nicklaus won his first professional tournament by defeating the best golfer in the world, Arnold Palmer, by three strokes in an 18 hole playoff in the US Open.
In 1990, a 30 year old from Columbus named James “Buster” Douglas stunned the world by knocking out the previously undefeated Mike Tyson for the undisputed heavyweight boxing title.
In 2019, an 18 season old professional hockey team from Columbus slayed two decades of demons to win their first playoff series, and did so by sweeping the President’s Trophy winner, a Tampa Bay Lightning team that tied an NHL record with 62 wins.