I Remember Them Sports Quiz 19

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1.    After being a key member of the St Louis Cardinals championship teams of the 60s, he went on to become Steve Carlton’s personal catcher with the Phillies.  (3 points)

2.    This right-handed starting pitcher began his career with the Cubs but threw two no-hitters or the Expos.  Name him.  (3 points)

3.    After starting his NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals, this outstanding TE made the most famous drop in Super Bowl history with the Cowboys.  (2 points)

4.    Nicknamed “Casper”, this RB led the Rams in rushing in 1967 and 1970.  He was also a pretty good receiver out of the backfield.  (5 points)

5.    This NBA great was the last NBA player to shoot his free throws underhanded.  (2 point)

6.    A former 20 game winner for the Yankees, this pitcher was more famous as an author.  (2 points)

7.    This 6’7” center out of Louisville was the NBA’s MVP in his rookie season.  (2points)

8.    In addition to having a 19 year career in MLB, this pitcher also played a couple of seasons with the Detroit Pistons.  Most of his MLB career was with the Braves and Phillies.  (4 points)

9.    The Boston Celtics had two defensive specialists in their line up in the early 60s.  One was a guard and the other was a forward.  Who were they?  (1 points each)

10. This defensive back started his NFL career in 1958 with the Lions, was part of the Bears 1963 championship team and then went on to lead the NFL in interceptions with the New Orleans Saints.   (5 points)

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1.    Tim McCarver.  The first 12 of Tim’s 21 big league seasons were spent with the Cardinals.  As an oddity, he led the NL in triples with 13 in 1966.

2.    Bill Stoneman.  Bill had a couple of nice seasons with the Expos.

3.    Jackie Smith.  It’s a shame a dropped pass was the biggest play in his career because Jackie really was an outstanding TE.

4.    Les Josephson.  Les had what you might call a fair complexion.

5.    Rick Barry.  Rick was more interested in scoring than he was style points.  If that was the current mind set in the NBA you’d probably see more guys shooting free throws that way.

6.    Jim Bouton.  Jim was a good pitcher, but his book, “Ball Four”, made a huge impact on sports journalism.

7.    Wes Unseld.  Wes was a beast on the boards and threw a mean outlet pass.

8.    Ron Reed.  Ron had an underrated MLB career, mostly as a relief pitcher.

9.    K. C. Jones and Tom Sanders.  Throw Bill Russell into the mix and you can see     what a tough defense the Celtics had during the 60s.  No wonder they won so many championships.

10. Dave Whitsell.  In all, Dave picked of 46 passes in his 12 year career

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