I Remeber Them Sports Quiz 24

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1.  This Cowboys DE took a year off from football to pursue boxing.  (2 points)

2.  “Stretch” has a cove named after him.  (1 point)

3.  This RB from an Ivy League school finished seconds in the Heisman Trophy race before spending time with the Vikings.  After his football career, he went into acting.  (3 points)

4.  The Cubs received Jerry Martin, Ted Sizemore and Barry Foote in exchange for this all star second baseman.  (3 points)

5.  Between the time Bill Russell and Dave Cowens played center for the Celtics, this man played the post for them.  (4 points)

6.  When the Twins traded Rod Carew to the Angles, the key player they received in return was this man.  (4 points)

7.  A tremendous jump shooting guard during his collegiate career at Purdue, this man never really caught fire with ABA Indiana Pacers.  He did have a couple of decent seasons in the ABA while bouncing around with various teams.  (3 points)

8.  During the 60s and early 70s this member of the Minnesota Twins was the best utility man in baseball.  (3 points)

9.  This center/power forward out of Kentucky started his professional career with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA.  He went on to score close to 20 ppg with the Denver Nuggets.  (3 points)

10. This Cowboys RB once called coach, Tom Landry, a “plastic man”.  (4 points)

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1.  Ed “Too Tall” Jones.  Jones actually had done some boxing in his youth.  When he came back from boxing he was subsequently named to three Pro Bowls and three All Pro teams.

2.  Willie McCovey.  Willis Mays and McCovey formed a potent duo in the 3-4 slots of the Giants lineup for years.  

3.  Ed Mariaro.  Ed scored 11 TDs in four seasons with the Vikings but found more success as an actor, most notably as Joe Coffey in Hill Street Blues.

4.  Manny Trillo.  Manny was a six time all star, but in 17 seasons in the majors his total WAR was 11.3.  Those numbers don’t seem to go together.


5.  Between the time Bill Russell and Dave Cowens played center for the Celtics, this man played the post for them.  (4 points)

6.  Ken Landreaux.  Ken had a decent three years for the Twins, but overall, the return for Rod Carew was pretty light.

7.  Rick Mount.  Rick had a sweet jump shot, but that was pretty much it.

8.  Cesar Tovar.  Actually, Cesar was really more than a utility man.  He was more like a regular that started in a lot of different positions.

9.    Dan Issel.  While Issel was a capable player in the NBA he was a six time all star in the ABA.  Issel was a member of the 1975 ABA champion Kentucky Colonels.  In addition to Issel, that team featured Artis Gilmore and Louie Dampier.

10.  Duane Thomas.  Duane was immensely talented but various issues limited the duration of his career.  He took to not talking long before Marshawn Lynch did.

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