I Remember Them Sports Quiz 27

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1.  Despite his name, this Phillies and Expos shortstop’s bat didn’t get better with age.

2.  The Raiders had two fullbacks from Colgate, who were they?  (1 point each)


3.  This former Iowa guard turned Seattle Sonic was nicknamed, “Downtown”.  (2 points)


4.  During Vince Lombardi’s coaching stint with the Redskins, this RB emerged as a star.  (2 points)


5.  During the Pacers ABA days, they dominated, in part, because of the play of this center out of New Mexico.  (3 points)


6.  This infielder played for a number of team, most notably the Yankees and was nicknamed, “Chicken”.  (5 points)


7.  This Raiders QB was noted for throwing the long ball but had the decidedly politically incorrect nickname, “The Mad Bomber”.  (2 points)


8.  The Oakland A’s of the mid 60’s and early 70s had three guys in their lineup who played college baseball at Arizona State.  (1 point each)



9.  This outstanding RB succeeded Walter Payton has the featured back in the Bears offense.  (3 points)


10.  “The Hammer” was a defensive back for the Chiefs in Super Bowl.  (4 points)



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1.  Bobby Wine.  Bobby played eight seasons for the Phillies and four for the Expos.  Bobby was a career .215 hitter, but did win a Gold Glove in 1963.


2.  Marv Hubbard and Mark Van Egan.  Marv gained 1100 yards in 1972 and was named to the Pro Bowl three times while Van Egan had three seasons of over 1000 yards rushing.


3.  Freddie Brown.  Fred played 13 seasons for the Sonics and was a key member of the team’s 1979 championship.


4.  Larry Brown.  Larry was a talented, tough back who burned out fairly quickly under a heavy workload.  He did make four Pro Bowls and was named All Pro twice.


5.  Mel Daniels.  In eight seasons in the ABA, Mel was an All Star seven times.  He played all of 11 games in the NBA.


6.  Fred Stanley.  Fred got his unusual nickname because of the way he ran.  He was on two Yankees World Series winners.


7.  Darryl Lamonica.  Darryl goes back to the days when the Raiders went vertical.  He started out his career with the Buffalo Bills.


8.  Rick Monday, Sal Bando and Reggie Jackson.  That’s a pretty good core to build around.  Jackson is the big name, but Bando had some great season for the A’s, including 1969 when he had a WAR of 8.3.  Monday was traded before the A’s started going to the World Series, but he was traded for Ken Holtzman, who was a key member of those championship teams.


9.  Neal Anderson.  Neil was an outstanding back in his own right.


10.  Fred Williamson.  Fred was actually a pretty good cornerback, but getting carried off the field after catching a knee to the head in Super Bowl 1 wasn’t his finest moment.

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