Akeem Olajuwon
barry bonds..... wait he broke the record with 73 homeruns
new zealand cricket player
In 1987, Mark McGwire broke the rookie record when he hit 49 home runs for the Oakland A's. His record still stands today.
Peyton manning broke dan marino's record.
You probably broke their rules of usage.
He broke his own 100m record, the 200m record of Michael Johnson and the 4x100mR record of the USA.
UT's Ricky Williams broke the record (although he does not hold the current record).
Wayne Rooney just broke the record and is now the highscorer.
As far as on the field similarities, you would have to go with Cal Ripken Jr. The player who broke Lou's record for consecutive games played of 2,130. Cal's record stands at 2,632.
Lionel broke the country record in scoring the perfect goal at the soccer match
Lee Evans broke Milkha Singh's 400 meter world record, in the 1968 Olympics. The current record holder is Michael Johnson.
Tom Brady broke the record for touchdown passes in the 2007 NFL season.