Top 20 Times Athletes Celebrated Too Early

Pride comes before a fall. For this list, we’ll be looking at sportspeople who let confidence overwhelm them and gave up on a play or win, only to watch in horror as their opponents took advantage. Our countdown of athletes who celebrated too early includes Freddie Burns, Patrick Roy, Alex Cujavante, Meghan Rutledge, Leon Lett, and more! Have you ever celebrated too early and got punished? Let us know below!
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

In American college football a few year ago during one of the big rival games, one team kicked a field goal at the last second to win the game, but then one of the players taunted with a rude gesture which is a penalty. The kicker had to make the attempt again five yards further back and he missed it, losing the game. One of the best fails that i ever saw.

[@dicksonfranssen]

Some people don't like the taunting penalty but when I see 60 year old men threatening each other at Old Man Softball with their wives cheering them on it's no mystery why women quit the "sport" by age 25. John Madden said it best, "Sports doesn't build character, it reveals character". When the catcher is chasing you with a cane it kind of took all the fun out of a harmless game. I can't wait to get taunted at Pickle Ball by a guy named Mongo who has a $250 carbon fiber paddle.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

The REAL moral of the tortoise and hare story...slow and steady nothing! The hare celebrated too early!!

[@teamsteed1]

Yep.

[@coreyhill681]

Well said

[@shogunn2517]

Shouldn't the Cal-Stanford "The Play" be number one? Yeah "the band is on the field' but so were players. Greatest call ever.

[@stone1andonly]

Don Beebe was one of the most underrated and underestimated athletes in the history of the NFL. His incredible speed belied his short (by NFL standards) stature and he was a key player for many years in Buffalo. One hell of a receiver!

[@m.lanzoni9306]

Remember: Celebrate AFTER crossing the finish line.

[@restock_1731]

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch." Lol

[@chrisguara]

Moral of the story? Never, I mean NEVER, celebrate too early!

[@Mwest_]

Great video

[@letsgoblues21]

I can't get over the mispronunciation of Patrick Roy

[@dicksonfranssen]

Thank Don Cherry for that. For someone who thought he was so important he sure disappeared pretty quick

[@lionsbridgeblue8115]

The pronunciation of Patrick Roy's name is great haha.

[@angiemaniaciskatingfan723]

As a Bills fan, “13 Seconds” still hurts.

[@ARIXANDRE]

Humility will always trump arrogance.

[@brianarbenz1329]

"trump arrogance." Two words that certainly belong together.

[@fredyrodriguez8881]

Never get to cocky when you’re in 1st place

[@klloydplata4098]

Yep I enjoyed this video because I always loved and liked when the video is titled has "Celebrating too early"

[@petebrown3715]

Patrick Roy's last name is pronounced Wah like wah pedal NOT Rowah.

[@CaptainMarvelsSon]

I love early celebration fails. It brings arrogant showoffs down a peg, if only for a moment. Nothing wrong with celebrating in general, though they can get out of hand as well.

[@jaclynsanture6643]

I have seen a football game, it was Lsu football team vs Auburn Football, it was 2016, but it ened up that Lsu had an illeged shift, the clock went to zero.

[@morimo11]

Of course Yadi saw that runner at first. All time great catcher.

[@gregcircanow]

Sleeping on Yadi never ends well.

[@morimo11]

@@gregcircanow is he the GOAT?

[@The7Reaper]

It's always funny when cocky people take an L

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Love these types of videos never celebrate too early it not over until its over

[@lizrutherford2656]

Don Beebe haunts Leon Lett's nightmares.

[@dicksonfranssen]

Dallas used that as a teaching aid, you never slack off no matter the score. Buffalo & Houston, 41-38 in overtime, wish I'd been there.

[@onefortyandwiry]

Notre Dame celebrating their victory of USC in 2005 until the referees put a few seconds back on the clock (QB tackled and ball went out of bounds) and then USC beat them with the last play as time expired! INSTANT CLASSIC!

[@OS10100]

Most of these athletes train hard af to win and to loose it over something as stupid as celebrating early must destroy them. Such a shame. That is a really hard lesson to learn and probably one that haunts them to this day.

[@allen604]

"Patrick Row-ah?" Can someone get Rebecca Brayton in here please!

[@Bedardo12]

Patrick Roa. HAHAHAHA. Come on Mojo, you're Canadian!

[@gedhoughton9523]

To finish first, first you have to finish.

[@Deathstroke4200]

I still remember that Cleveland Browns game. Linebacker throwing his helmet in celebration while the play continued. Hilarious

[@george_p99]

As a Partizan fan, I will never forget that 0.6 seconds. Dušan Kecman!

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

Mark Martin is a bona fide racing icon. No fan ever hated him. No driver disliked him. If mark Martin disliked you, you sucked. But that mistake was frankly shocking especially for someone like him.

[@stone1andonly]

Outside of perhaps Richard and Kyle Petty, NASCAR had few ambassadors as loved and respected as Mark Martin. Even the greats have a misfire, and Mark owned his mistake.

[@AnthonyJohnson-jp3ht]

I think the all time greatest pre celebrate Altogether was the one when the college football Team band came on the field while the ball was still in play, and he ran it back for the touchdown and the win.😂😂

[@stone1andonly]

You're referring to the oft celebrated Cal-Stanford (led by John Elway) game, in which Cal's kick return team made multiple laterals and got the ball to a player who had a clear path to the end zone... and Stanford's trombone player.

[@onefortyandwiry]

Also, when Notre Dame's students/fans rushed the field in 2005 against USC before USC won a few seconds later!

[@brianarbenz1329]

The big money comes from marketing one's image on highlight reels. This has made celebrating in style too important, with these flubs resulting.

[@Memelord2020]

Alternate title: Top 20 Premature Celebrations in Sports

[@KangaKucha]

Although his team won, Edmonton Coach celebrated too soon in 2005 Grey Cup

[@dicksonfranssen]

I was lucky enough to see those 5 straight Grey Cup wins. Commonwealth Stadium can hold 56,302, when that drops to 26,000 the cameras can't hide it. How does anyone lose 22 straight home games?

[@josephharrison5639]

mark martin going on pit road a lap early at Bristol and finished at the end of the lead lap, I was born after this but I still think this was insane especially giving how i saw him race later on However not nascar series rather race in the Winston cup series

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I'm not even a Football fan & #14 Stings! 😂

[@trackandfieldarchive]

Steve Ovett losing to John Treacy should have made the list. Mocking Treacy and waving to the crowd and then losing.

[@stingrey1571]

@13:02 there is a better version of that. the 1999 wnba finals. houston was with no time left. the balloons began to descend from the rafters, when theresa witherspoon hit a full court heave to tie the series up.

[@aaronholcomb237]

In a college basketball game between Kansas State and Colorado, a K-State player got a steal on a late inbound pass, celebrating too early and getting called for traveling. Colorado made their second chance shot to beat the Wildcats.

[@Zhakbdp]

Felipe Massa 2008. Brazilian GP 😢

[@BluesnG]

He knew what happened. His family celebrated too early but is a good story.

[@randymaramot3076]

7:57 - Swaggy P! Shaqtin' a Fool represent!

[@MrGUnit27]

The Toronto Blue Jays should not be in this video. Considering that was their first division title (and playoff appearance) in 23 years, they had every right to celebrate, even if they didn't end up winning the World Series

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

Bjorn Wirdheim had one season in IndyCar in 2004 and ran ok. But never ran in a big series after that

[@connormullen8823]

God some of these are so satisfying

[@MikeM-vz8xi]

NHL Legend and HOFer - Patrick Rowah!

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

5:46 - I didn't know John Lennon was a F1 commentator.

[@dicksonfranssen]

Maybe Yoko Ono had him dug up, sure sounds like him. It got worse in 2018 when they had a "super-model" as a flag girl. She was so busy admiring her own hair she waved the checkered flag one lap early.

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

Nick Young, I can appreciate his clap, because it’s almost like he’s acknowledging his mistake.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Never get Cocky!

[@corymorimacori1059]

“You lived strong; beat cancer. Congratulations! Now I'll drop your a** faster than your own foundation!” Babe Ruth

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

What's weird is that in American football, you can't taunt by celebrating too early before a touchdown. Otherwise, that costs the 6 points and a 15-yard penalty.

[@GR-nz3om]

As an eagles fan jusst starting this video, im just waiting to see DJax

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

I would have included that one game the Wichita Wingnuts Celebrated a victory against the Winnipeg Goldeyes thinking they had a run but it turned out to be a balk.....and this was a playoff game, that went into so many innings!!! The Goldeyes ended up winning that game and the championship

[@bluebear1985]

The goaltender's name is pronounced "WAH". I would think someone at WatchMojo would know how to say it correctly, considering the site is based in Montreal, and that he spent about the first decade of his career with the Canadiens.

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Hitting nothing but net, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Man, you needed a movement because you’re so full of s***! I’m a better athlete and a better MC! Battle me two more times, watch me get a three peat!” Michael Jordan

[@brianarbenz1329]

Watch him get a threepeat then strike out a zillion times in MLB.

[@rachenar]

That Blue Jays entry is dumb lol, every baseball team celebrates when they win their division

[@usvidragonslayer3091]

I thinks the moral of this video is to never celebrate until you actually won the game. A lesson many people, sports or esports, seems to keep forgetting.

[@MrMgh76]

How many times did the narrator mispronounce Patrick Roy's name 🤬

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

You would think runners would learn to put a theoretical finish line a few feet of the actual finish line so they actually cross it.

[@ObeseCaligula]

Sports!! 💪🏻😎🏈⚾

[@Unibiub]

Hell yeah

[@danielmoore4566]

Note to self don't celebrate to because it's not over until it's over 😰

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

Nick Young wasn't a star player, but he was a very good NBA player. Their relationship once soured after D'Angelo Russell revealed that Young had cheated on him, but now Russell has apologized to Young and they have reconciled.

[@coreyhill681]

These players have forgotten the old saying " Ain't over, until it's over " and " it's not over until Fat Lady Sings" there is the reason for these sayings, keep playing until the clock ends or the finish line, think before you do

[@tomknack]

Why did Philadelphia get the ball at the 1-yard line after DeSean Jackson dropped it? The Dallas players really blew it, too, if they could have picked up the ball. Maybe it was an inadvertent whistle that gave the Eagles the ball back.

[@art_vandelay1738]

Nr.1 should be the 4 minutes mastership of Schalke 04 back in 2001...XD XD XD

[@muralamoomum8287]

7:04 Patrick Roy: is pronounced like Waugh, I know confusion when I first seen it and was like That's Roy (R-Oy) Waugh is prounced like (Wa- ah) only reason I find the mistake even funnier😂 the announcer prounced it correct right after the voice over

[@katherineknapp4370]

😮

[@leifopstad2972]

3:08 Washington Huskies >>> Oregon Ducks

[@starsforever24]

Wings fan here. 2002 was one of the sweetest wins of that rivalry. Not as good as 1997, but still sweet. (And i hate to be that person, but it's provided Wa. I dated his cousin lol) ❤

[@samhartman7357]

J.R. Hildebrand crashes on turn 4 off the last lap of the indy 500 because he let go of the wheel to celebrate. Would’ve been the first rookie to win

[@carlmoore3215]

4:20 Cleveland was leading by 2, not 1, still small enough to be beaten by FG.

[@rsanchez4566]

I like Reggie Miller taking a bow against the bulls.

[@thewhitewolf58]

I don't get that one with the Nascar. They are high end racing cars dont the drivers and crews talk to each other through a helmet based mic?

[@rexerexer66]

Saskatchewan Roughriders from the 2009 Grey Cup SHOULD be here and the Blue Jays are not really eligible for this list

[@newgameaaaa]

No. I have never celebrated too early.

[@downeastboy84]

Pride goeth before a fall

[@mylsyl]

Aleix espargaro at the 2022 Catalan gp in MotoGP

[@WhoIzJ3i]

How JR Smith not on here?😂😂😂😂

[@user-qf1br9dq8m]

How is Rudd for the Browns not #1?? It cost them the game.. I dont know who makes these lists..

[@Mr.Rogers91]

Its little league lessons here. You play it out till the end.

[@elvisp116]

When twolves won the play in chip lmfaoooooo

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

14:19 -- I don't get this one...looks like a regular clubhouse celebration to me.

[@andrecastillo5232]

No Aleix Espargaro?

[@hannahdelvecchio7521]

Ok

[@123blakes8]

I can tell this commentator never watched hockey. Just butchered a few names

[@nikolajekic7210]

Dusan Kecmaaaaaan

[@abdzire_94]

Felipe Massa Ferrari celebrated too early to win the 2008 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix in 2008 November Season Finale with McLaren Mercedes Lewis Hamilton who takes maiden championship win in 2008

[@michigawolverine]

Patrick roy not ruah.

[@phillippowell9261]

Yeah, that early showboating gets them the Bonehead prize!!

[@fransuke12]

and that's why Cleveland Browns is the worst NFL team EVER!

[@gfear24]

If you're going to narrate a sports video, might be a real good idea to LEARN HOW TO READ A SCOREBOARD. The Netherlands didn't lose 3-4. They lost 4-3 to Puerto Rico.

[@corymorimacori1059]

“Here comes Jordan, big tongue wobbling. Flying through the air like a big dumb goblin. You’re the only bull that’s uglier than Rodman. Messing with me is gambling, you got a problem!”Muhammad Ali

[@pldurden]

Your pronunciation of Patrick Roy name is criminal, but you dropped a soft ball in the same clip. Its Brendan Shanahan not Brandon.

[@garrettholcomb8655]

I only saw video 1# that was a stuipd move.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

This video is peak cringe god I couldnt imagine

[@bradyscott5919]

I liked my own comment

[@Reaperguy67]

You are pretty sad that you like your own comment

[@bradyscott5919]

Sad 😞

[@herps4life33]

Patrick Roy is god

[@manoftheusajones5147]

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[@meteach1]

It's just WAAH!!! Not RWAAH!!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Always make sure to be certain of your triumph

[@StanHalen1936]

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Loser bot

[@Animeguy300]

They shouldn't celebrate early

[@marcjameswhelan6231]

Really ?

[@Ownedbytenpenny]

First!!

[@Reaperguy67]

Doesn't matter if you are. You won't be getting any thing for it

[@StanHalen1936]

Loser

[@marcjameswhelan6231]

Loser !!