Big Four (sport)

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Big Four could mean:

• The four largest Major professional sports leagues in North America: The National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League.
• In 2005, the four golfers Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, and Phil Mickelson. However this is now generally accepted as a big five to include Retief Goosen.
• The starting pitchers for the Cleveland Indians from 1949 to 1954: Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Mike Garcia
• In bowling, a 4-6-7-10 split
• In the Australian Football League (Australian rules football): Carlton Blues, Collingwood Magpies, Essendon Bombers, Richmond Tigers. These are the traditional 'powerhouses' of the VFL/AFL.
• In Premier League football: Man Utd, Arsenal F.C, Chelsea F.C and Liverpool F.C.
• In World Wrestling Entertainment is know as the four main ppv's which bring RAW, ECW and SmackDown! brands onto the same card: Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, Summerslam and Survivor Series.
• In first association football league of former Yugoslavia: FK Crvena Zvezda, FK Partizan, NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split
• In Formula One Auto Racing, the teams Ferrari, McLaren, Benetton, and Williams were traditionally known as the Big Four.