I Remember Them Sports Quiz 17

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1.    This standout NFL center was a stalwart for the Vikings in the early days of the franchise.  (3 points)

2.    While not particularly successful with the Cubs in the 70s, this lefty went on to win 111 games for the Royals during the 70s and 80s.  (3 points)

3.    This outfielder/first baseman was fired by A’s owner, Charlie Finley and then signed with the Boston Red Sox.  The Red Sox went on to win the pennant and this player went on to have a long career as a big league broadcaster.(2 points)

4.    This Detroit Tigers center fielder gained notoriety when he played shortstop for the 1968 Tigers in the World Series to give the lineup more thump.  (3 points)

5.    After coming out of the University of Houston, this WR played for the Kansas City Chiefs and gained more attention for his dance and spike routines than he did for his production.   (4 points)

6.    The “Mad Stork” excelled for the Colts, Packers and Raiders.  Who was he?  (2 points)

7.    After being the first overall selection in the 1977 NBA draft, this Milwaukee Bucks center elbowed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the stomach in his first NBA game.  Jabbar promptly broke his jaw with a retaliatory punch.  (3 points)

8.    This promising TE out of Colorado died during the St. Louis Cardinals training camp of 1978.  (4 points)

9.    A former Chicago Cubs all star, he became a player-manager with another team. 

10. This NBA “Tree” was planted in Atlanta for the better part of his career.

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1.    Mick Tingelhoff.  Mick was the Vikings starting center from 1962-78 and was generally considered the best center in the NFL for a good period of that time.  He was named to the Pro Bowl six times and All Pro five times.

2.    Larry Gura.  Gura relied on finesse rather than power.  It seems like during this time frame lots of guys blossomed after leaving the Cubs.

3.    Hawk Harrelson.  Hawk went on to have his best season in 1968.  He is better known as the recently retired play by play man of the Chicago White Sox.

4.    Mickey Stanley.  Mickey played short either to get Jim Northrup’s bat in the Tigers lineup, or take Ray Oyler’s out, depending on your viewpoint.

5.    Elmo Wright.  While Elmo had some great moves after he scored, the fact he scored only six TDs in the NFL didn’t provide him with much of a showcase for them.

6.    Ted Hendricks.  At 6’7” and 220 pounds, Ted didn’t look like the prototypical NFL linebacker, but his production was exceptional.

7.     Kent Benson.  After an interesting start to his NBA career, Kent went on to have a long run as an NBA journeyman.

8.    J. V. Cain.  Cain died of congenital heart failure while working out in extreme heat.  Such a shame.  

9.     Don Kessinger.  Don actually went on to be the player-manager for the White Sox.  It didn’t much matter.  The Sox were bad back then too.  

10.  Wayne Rollins.  Wayne was a productive, shot blocking center for the Hawks for     a number of years.  Tree actually led the NBA in blocked shots during the 1982-83 season with 4.3 per game.