Bizarre Championship Celebrations

Chicago Blackhawks fans filled the head coach's lawn with toilet paper to celebrate a Stanley Cup victory. Bizarre, right?

Winning a championship in sports is a big deal, and it's no easy feat. Therefore, it's no wonder athletes express their elation in passionate, sometimes outlandish, ways.

From toilet paper to duck boats and Russian karaoke, here are a few of the weirder championship celebrations over the past few years.

Giant Bottle of Champagne

This one is not all that bizarre, since champagne is a normal part of many championship celebrations. However, the size of the Golden State Warriors' champagne bottle was something to behold.

When the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title in 2011, Dirk Nowitzki drank out of a massive bottle. The Warriors followed suit this year with their own 15-liter, 50-pound bottle of bubbly.

Hitting Up a Fast-Food Joint

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Before he won the U.S. Open, Jordan Spieth became the second-youngest individual to win the Masters. Not only that, but he accomplished the feat by tying Tiger Woods' record for the lowest score in tournament history.

How did the young man choose to celebrate? Well, he wanted to go to Chick-fil-A, but the fast-food chain is closed on Sundays. Spieth went on Monday instead, according to Matt Bonesteel of the Washington Post.

Some people spend six figures on champagne-soaked nightclub celebrations—others just want some chicken nuggets.

Gronk Being Gronk

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In a way, nothing Rob Gronkowski does is all that bizarre, simply because craziness is expected from him now.

However, that didn't stop him from trying when the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl. Gronk started off a whirlwind of celebrations by soaking himself in beer during the victory parade—while wearing a Minions hat and a No. 69 jersey.

Throwing BP in the Middle of the Night

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In 2013, Ryan Dempster was so amped up about winning the World Series, he stayed up into the wee hours, throwing batting practice at Fenway Park.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Dempster threw to family, friends—basically anyone who wanted to take part. It had been 95 years since the Sox wrapped up a title at home, so a little unorthodox celebration makes sense.

Some people go out on the town; other guys just want to stay out on the field where it all happened.

Baby in the Stanley Cup

Each year, Lord Stanley's Cup has a busy summer as it gets toted around the championship city one player at a time. Needless to say, the Cup has probably seen some crazy things—if it could see things, that is.  

This year, Kris Versteeg of the champion Chicago Blackhawks did something a bit strange. He put his two-week-old baby boy inside the Cup.

Little Jaxson is so going to be the cool kid in school when he grows up.

Goin' Swimmin'

The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League West in 2013 (taking a bit of liberty with the "championship" thing here) with a win at Chase Field in Arizona.

The Diamondbacks asked the Dodgers not to celebrate the division title on their field, and well, the Dodgers didn't. They celebrated in the pool instead.

Two questions come to mind. First, why did the Dodgers disrespect their hosts like that? And second, why is there a pool at Chase Field?

Lighting Things on Fire

Lighting things on fire seems like a weird way to celebrate, you know, winning. Obviously, it's never an appropriate response to the outcome of a sporting event, but often, this type of behavior is seen after a big loss.

At Duke, the men's basketball national championship inspired a few students to set fire to benches. According to Amy McDonald of the Devil's Tale, this is nothing new at Duke. The tradition started with the Duke vs. UNC football game and has been around for decades.

Russian Karaoke

In 2014, Russian professional hockey team Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the Gagarin Cup, the championship of the Kontinental Hockey League.

Head coach Mike Keenan is not from Russia, but he did his best to celebrate with his team. This involved singing karaoke in Russian, a song called "A Glass of Vodka Is on the Table," according to Dmitry Chesnokov and Sean Leahy of Yahoo Sports.

Buying a Duck Boat

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The Boston Red Sox showed they know how to celebrate a title in 2013. Not only did Ryan Dempster stay up way late, but according to Ted Berg of USA Today, the team's post-World Series antics included guest bartending, team-bonding activities and the purchasing of a duck boat.

Yes, Jake Peavy bought a duck boat, a tourism staple in Boston. Peavy confirmed the purchase on Twitter. His reasoning is unclear, but it certainly makes a statement.

Eating Grass

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Landscaping sometimes plays a part in championship celebrations. For instance, it's not uncommon for pitchers to pick up a handful of dirt from the mound after a big victory. But a tennis player eating the grass? That's a little weird.

Apparently not for Novak Djokovic. In 2014, the Serbian tennis great celebrated his second Wimbledon title by eating the grass right off the court.

According to Courtney Nguyen of Sports Illustrated, Djokovic told reporters, "Actually I didn't taste anything, to be honest. So I had a nice bite. I thought that there was less grass today than it was few years ago, so I had a little bit of a soil, as well."

Chanting Your Own Name

When PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch league title in April, Karim Rekik, on loan from Manchester City, had an interesting way of celebrating.

Mainly, he just sang his own name into a microphone, perhaps in an attempt to start a crowd chant. The fans seemed a little confused, which makes sense. It was, after all, a pretty strange and unusual scene.

'The Harlem Shake' and a Horsetronaut

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The Miami Heat won a second consecutive NBA title in 2013, and the celebrations were varied and widespread. Cigars, headbands—you name it, it was there.

Also making an appearance was a resurrection of the team's original rendition of "The Harlem Shake." The championship version wasn't as involved as the first one, but Shane Battier did bring back his horsetronaut character, which was, by the way, just as creepy and weird as it sounds.

Blackhawks Fans Tee Pee Coach's House

After the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to secure their third Stanley Cup title in six years, 150 fans kept a new celebration tradition alive.

According to Chuck Fieldman of the Chicago Tribune, fans thanked head coach Joel Quenneville for his winning ways by toilet-papering his house after the Blackhawks' past two championships. That's a new one.

This latest title was no exception, but the coach can rest easy. According to Fieldman, neighborhood kids planned to clean everything up a few days later.