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SPORTS LEGENDS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BETWEEN MAY 1965 & MARCH 1967, HE DEFENDED HIS HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE AN AMAZING 9 TIMES | MUHAMMAD ALI |
| THE MOST POINTS AN NFL PLAYER HAS SCORED IN A GAME IN THE LAST 50 YEARS IS 36 BY THIS BEARS HALFBACK IN 1965 | GALE SAYERS |
| IN THE 1960S, 2 NBA PLAYERS WON MVP AWARDS 4 TIMES | WILT CHAMBERLAIN & BILL RUSSELL |
| IN 1963 SHE APPEARED IN HER FIRST WIMBLEDON SINGLES TITLE MATCH UNDER HER MAIDEN NAME, MOFFITT | BILLIE JEAN KING |
| IN 1964 THIS MAN NICKNAMED "BIG DADDY" BECAME THE FIRST IN DRAG RACING HISTORY TO EXCEED 200mph | DON GARLITS |
| THIS 7-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMP SAID THE 2006 NYC MARATHON WAS THE "HARDEST PHYSICAL THING" HE'D EVER DONE | LANCE ARMSTRONG |
| FROM 1984 TO 1992, THE 3 PLAYERS WHO WON ALL THE NBA MVP AWARDS | MAGIC JOHNSON, LARRY BIRD, & MICHAEL JORDAN |
| IN 1904 HE BECAME THE FIRST PITCHER IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE TO THROW A PERFECT GAME; NOW AN AWARD IS NAMED FOR HIM | CY YOUNG |
| THIS CZECH-BORN WOMAN WHO RETIRED IN 2006 WON A RECORD 9 WIMBLEDON SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS | MARTINA NAVRITILOVA |
| "THE GREAT ONE", THIS RECORD-SETTING CENTER BECAME COACH OF THE NHL'S PHOENIX COYOTES IN 2005 | WAYNE GRETZKY |
| THIS "LARGE" POOL HUSTLER WANTED HIS EPITAPH TO BE "BEAT EVERYBODY LIVING ON EARTH. NOW, ST.PETER, RACK 'EM UP" | MINNESOTA FATS |
| THE USA'S TOP AMATEUR ATHLETE IN 1930, THIS GOLFER RETIRED & HELPED DESIGN THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF COURSE | BOBBY JONES |
| THIS CATCHER RETIRED AT THE END OF '63, MANAGED THE YANKEES TO A PENNANT IN '64, AND PLAYED 4 GAMES FOR THE METS IN '65 | YOGI BERRA |
| 1974'S TOP MONEY-WINNING HORSE WAS NAMED FOR THIS AMERICAN WOMAN WHO WON 157 TENNIS SINGLES TITLES | CHRIS EVERT |
| DURING HIS 24-YEAR CAREER, THIS LONGTIME CINCINNATI RED SET A RECORD WITH 14,053 AT BATS | PETE ROSE |
| IN 1984 THIS DOLPHINS QB BECAME THE FIRST IN NFL HISTORY TO PASS FOR MORE THAN 5,000 YARDS IN A SEASON | DAN MARINO |
| THE BOSTON CELTICS HAVE WON 16 NBA TITLES, INCLUDING 1968 & 1969 WHEN THEY WERE LED BY THIS MAN, THE NBA'S FIRST BLACK HEAD COACH | BILL RUSSELL |
| IN 1976 THIS TRACK STAR WHO WON 4 GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1936 OLYMPICS WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM | JESSE OWENS |
| IN 1952 HE WON THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLE BY KNOCKING OUT JERSEY JOE WALCOTT; HE RETIRED UNDEFEATED IN 1956 | ROCKY MARCIANO |
| IN 1998 HE WAS NAMED MVP OF THE NBA, MVP OF THE ALL-STAR GAME, AND MVP OF THE NBA FINALS | MICHAEL JORDAN |
| SHE DOMINATED WOMEN'S FIGURE SKATING IN 1992 BY WINNING THE U.S. WORLD & OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS | KRISTI YAMAGUCHI |
| IN THE 1990S THIS SEATTLE MARINER LED THE AL IN HOME RUNS 4 TIMES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER IN THE DECADE | KEN GRIFFEY, JR. |
| THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS' #1 DRAFT PICK IN 1984, HE PLAYED HIS LAST NHL GAME ON APRIL 26, 1997 | MARIO LEMIEUX |
| NBA'S GEORGE GERVIN HAD THIS NICKNAME BECAUSE HE ALWAYS KEPT HIS COOL | THE ICEMAN |
| THIS FORMER 49ERS QB WHO HOLDS MANY SUPER BOWL RECORDS ALMOST PLAYED COLLEGE BASKETBALL INSTEAD OF FOOTBALL | JOE MONTANA |
| A BRANTFORD, ONTARIO NATIVE, THIS "GREAT ONE" REWROTE THE NHL RECORD BOOKS IN HIS STELLAR CAREER | WAYNE GRETZKY |
| SADLY, THIS UNDEFEATED BOXING LEGEND DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 1969 | ROCKY MARCIANO |
| THIS 1932 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER IS OFTEN CALLED THE GREATEST FEMALE ATHLETE OF ALL TIME | BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS |
| ONE OF THE FIRST BASEBALL PLAYERS ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME, HIS LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE WAS .366 | TY COBB |
| IN 1996 THE MAGIC HAD A SHAQ ATTACK WHEN HE SIGNED A 7-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE LA LAKERS | SHAQUILLE O'NEAL |
| NEW YORK YANKEES, #7 | MICKEY MANTLE |
| ALTHOUGH THEN A KC CHIEFS QB, HE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT IN 1995 IN SAN FRANCISCO | JOE MONTANA |
| 2 CANADIANS TO HAVE WON THE OVERALL MEN'S WORLD FIGURE SKATING TITLE 2 OR MORE TIMES | KURT BROWNING & ELVIS STOJKO |
| IN 1982 SHE WAS THE TOP-RANKED U.S. FEMALE TRACK STAR IN ALL DISTANCES FROM 800 METERS TO 10,000 METERS | MARY DECKER SLANEY |
| IN 1994 HE WAS NAMED AP MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR...20 YEARS AFTER LOSING HIS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TO MUHAMMAD ALI | GEORGE FOREMAN |
| THIS FEMALE TENNIS STAR WAS RANKED IN THE WTA TOP 10 FOR 20 STRAIGHT YEARS FROM 1975-1994 | MARTINA NAVRITILOVA |
| ONLY STEVE LARGENT & THIS 49ERS RECEIVER HAVE CAUGHT 100 OR MORE CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES | JERRY RICE |
| IN 1965 HE WAS NAMED INDY 500 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR; SON MICHAEL WON THE SAME AWARD IN 1984 | MARIO ANDRETTI |
| THIS MAN THREW THE FIRST PITCH IN A WORLD SERIES GAME | CY YOUNG |
| HIS HOME-RUN RECORDS WERE BROKEN BY MARIS & AARON | BABE RUTH |
| HE HAS AN IQ OF 131, HAS WRITTEN A BEST-SELLER, AND STANDS 7'2" TALL | KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR |
| IN 1971 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ATHLETE TO WIN OVER $100,000 IN A YEAR | BILLIE JEAN KING |
| FIGURE SKATER WHO WON ONLY U.S. GOLD AT THE 1968 WINTER OLYMPICS IN FRANCE | PEGGY FLEMING |
| VOTED "GREATEST ALL-ROUND ATHLETE OF LAST HALF CENTURY", HE WAS A FULL-BLOODED AMERICAN INDIAN | JIM THORPE |
| BETWEEN 1977 & 1980 HE WON A STATE HS CHAMPIONSHIP, AN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, AND AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP | MAGIC JOHNSON |
| IF JOE DIMAGGIO'S HITTING STREAK OF 56 GAMES IN 1941 HAD GONE ONE MORE GAME, THIS COMPANY WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A $10,000 CONTRACT | HEINZ (57 VARIETIES) |
| RETIRED SINCE 1977, HE SAID, "ALL I CAN SAY IS I'M GLAD I NEVER HAD TO GO UP AGAINST MIA HAMM!" | PELE |
| THE BAMBINO | GEORGE HERMAN "BABE" RUTH |
| THE IRON HORSE | LOU GEHRIG |
| "DIZZY" | JEROME HERMAN DEAN |
| THE YANKEE CLIPPER | JOE DIMAGGIO (56 GAME HITTING STREAK) |
| THE LITTLE PROFESSOR | DOM(INIC) DIMAGGIO |
| SPLENDID SPLINTER | TED WILLIAMS |
| BIG TRAIN | WALTER JOHNSON |
| BIG SIX | CHRISTIE MATHEWSON |
| BAD HENRY | HANK AARON |
| GEORGIA PEACH | TY COBB |
| THE BRONX BOMBERS | NY YANKEES |
| GASHOUSE GANG | 1930S ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| THE MICK | MICKEY MANTLE |
| SAY HEY KID | WILLIE MAYS |
| MANASSA MAULER | JACK DEMPSEY |
| SWEETNESS | WALTER PAYTON |
| BOSTON STRONG BOY | JOHN L. SULLIVAN |
| MERRY MEX | LEE TREVINO |
| BROWN BOMBER | JOE LOUIS |
| MR. CUB | ERNIE BANKS |
| "THE ROCKET" WON 7 CY YOUNG AWARDS | ROGER CLEMENS |
| BIG PAPI | DAVID ORTIZ |
| THE IRON MAN | CAL RIPKEN, JR. |
| A-ROD | ALEX RODRIGUEZ |
| HAMMERIN' HANK | HANK AARON |
| CATFISH | JAMES "CATFISH" HUNTER |
| CY YOUNG'S REAL FIRST NAME | DENTON |
| YAZ | CARL YASTRZEMSKI |
| TOM TERRIFIC | TOM SEAVER |
| THE RYAN EXPRESS HAD 7 NO-HITTERS AND OVER 5,000 STRIKEOUTS | NOLAN RYAN |
| THE SULTAN OF SWAT | BABE RUTH |
| THE MAN | STAN "THE MAN" MUSIAL (CARDINALS) |
| MR. OCTOBER | REGGIE JACKSON |
| THE IRON HORSE | LOU GEHRIG |
| PUDGE | CARLTON FISK (HIT GAME-WINNING HOME RUN IN 1975) |
| LAST BASEBALL PLAYER TO WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN (BATTING AVG., RBI, AND HR) | CARL YASTREZEMSKI "YAZ" |
| 714 HOME RUNS | BABE RUTH |
| JOLTIN' JOE | JOE DIMAGGIO |
| THE WHITE SOX' OLD BALLPARK IS NAMED FOR HIM | CHARLES COMISKEY |
| SHOELESS JOE | JOE JACKSON (1919 BLACK SOX SCANDAL) |
| BULLET | BOB FELLER (HOF CLEVELAND INDIANS PITCHER) |
| THE MOST WINS/LOSSES IN MLB HISTORY...HAS AN AWARD NAMED FOR HIM | CY YOUNG |
| TY COBB PLAYED FOR THIS TEAM | DETROIT TIGERS |
| PINE TAR INCIDENT | GEORGE BRETT |
| ALL-TIME STOLEN BASE LEADER | RICKY HENDERSON |
| THE BIG UNIT | RANDY JOHNSON |
| JAPANESE HITTER WHO SET MLB RECORD FOR SINGLE SEASON HITS | ICHIRO SUZUKI |
| FIRST PLAYER ALPHABETICALLY IN BASEBALL'S HOF | HANK AARON |
| BASEBALL PLAYER WHO WON THE NAACP'S SPINGARN MEDAL | HANK AARON |
| SENATOR FROM KENTUCKY WHO PITCHED A PERFECT GAME | JIM BUNNING |
| PLAYED IN TENNIS' "BATTLE OF THE SEXES" | BILLIE JEAN KING & BOBBIE RIGGS |
| FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER WHO WAS STABBED | MONICA SELES |
| FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER'S CLOTHING LINE IS CALLED "ANERES" | SERENA WILLIAMS |
| TOP MALE TENNIS PLAYER FROM SWEDEN | ROGER FEDERER |
| HISTORIC BLACK FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER | ALTHEA GIBSON |
| FEMALE OLYMPIC GYMNAST WHO WON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" | SHAWN JOHNSON |
| MOST GOLD MEDALS IN A SINGLE OLYMPICS; MOST GOLD MEDALS OF ANY OLYMPIAN | MICHAEL PHELPS |
| MALE FIGURE SKATER WHO WAS ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" | EVAN LYSACEK |
| JAMAICAN RUNNER | USAIN BOLT |
| RED-HAIRED SNOW BOARDER | SHAUN WHITE |
| JOCKEY WHO HAS WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY 3 OF THE LAST 4 YEARS | CALVIN BOREL |
| BRITISH SOCCER PLAYER WHO NOW PLAYS FOR THE LA GALAXY | DAVID BECKHAM |
| FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO LEGALLY CHANGED HIS NAME TO HIS JERSEY # | CHAD OCHOCINCO |
| "FLYING FINN" ...OLYMPIC RUNNER | PAAVO NURMI |
| POKER PLAYER WITH "APPROPRIATE" NAME | CHRIS MONEYMAKER |
| FEMALE POKER PLAYER | ANNIE DUKE |
| FEMALE CELEBRITY POKER PLAYER | JENNIFER TILLY |
| LOCATION OF THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES OF BASEBALL | OMAHA, NE |
| "THE CRIME DOG" | FRED MCGRIFF |
| CHARLIE HUSTLE | PETE ROSE |
| THE FLYING DUTCHMAN | HONUS WAGNER |
| PENNY | ANFERNEE HARDAWAY |
| "BOOM BOOM" | RAY MANCINI |
| CINDERELLA MAN | JAMES BRADDOCK |
| THE RAGING BULL | JAKE LAMOTTA |
| "THE ADMIRAL" (BASKETBALL) | DAVID ROBINSON |
| THE GOLDEN BEAR | JACK NICKLAUS |
| THE GREAT WHITE SHARK | GREG NORMAN |
| THE KING | ARNOLD PALMER, RICHARD PETTY |
| "LEFTY" (GOLFER) | PHIL MIKELSON |
| BASKETBALL JESUS | LARRY BIRD |
| "THE WALRUS" (GOLFER) | CRAIG STADLER |
| "DIESEL" (BASKETBALL) | SHAQUILLE O'NEAL |
| "IRON MIKE" | MIKE TYSON |
| "SMOKIN' JOE" | JOE FRAZIER |
| "THE BUS" | JEROME BETTIS |
| "THE JUICE" | O.J. SIMPSON |
| MR. HOCKEY | GORDIE HOWE |
| "THE ROCKET" (HOCKEY) | MAURICE RICHARD |
| "THE INTIMIDATOR" (NASCAR) | DALE EARNHARDT, JR |
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