I Remember Them Sports Quiz 29

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1.  ‘The Flea “played SS for the early Houston Colt 45s.  ( 5 points)


2.  This 1962 NL Rookie of the Year died in a play crash before the 1964 season.  (3 points)


3.  In the first game in the history of the new Orleans Saints franchise, this man returned the opening kickoff for a TD.  He was later an outstanding WR for the Vikings.  (2 points)


4.  This former Broncos QB had a son who became a prominent player for the Detroit Pistons.  (3 points)


5.  In 1972 White Sox manager, Chuck Tanner, broke precedent by going with a three man starting rotation headed up by Wilbur Wood.  Who were the other two guys?   (2 points each)


6.  This great NHL goalie became one of Ralph Nader’s Raiders.  (2 points)


7.  A former QB in the CFL, this man came down and QBed the Vikings to a Super Bowl.  (2 points)


8.  When the Washington Senators obtained Denny McLain from the Tigers, they shipped these two guys to Detroit.  They subsequently formed the left side of the Tigers infield for years.   (2 points each)


9.  This man was a RB out of UCLA during the 60s.  He was in the same backfield with Gary Beban before having a nice NFL career with the Detroit Lions.  (3 points)


10.  The NFL’s all time interception leader, this man played for the Redskins and Vikings.  (2 points)



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1.  Bob Lillis.  As you might suspect from his nickname, Bob wasn’t much of a hitter.  Lillis’ OPS for his 10 year career was .546.


2.  Kenny Hubbs.  Kenny’s calling card was his defense.  He won a Gold Glove for his work during the 1962 season.


3.  John Gilliam.  John got the Saints franchise off to a rousing start, but things went downhill after that.  In four years with the Vikings, John averaged 20 yards per catch and was named to the Pro Bowl all four years.


4.  Frank Tripucka.  Frank QBed the Broncos from 1960-63.  His son Kelly, started his NBA career with the Pistons averaging 16.5 ppg in his five seasons in Detroit.


5.  Stan Bahnsen and Tom Bradley.  Stan won 21 games for the Sox in 1972.  He then lost 21 games in 1973.  Bradley had a nice two year run for the White Sox going 39-29 with a 2.97 ERA during 1971-72.


6.  Ken Dryden.  I don’t think I know of any other athlete with that on his resume.


7.  Joe Kapp.  After a nice season in 1969 where he led the Vikings to the Super Bowl, Joe quickly reverted to mediocrity.


8.  Eddie Brinkman and Aurelio Rodriguez.   Not a lot of offense there, but some really good defense.


9.  Mel Farr.  Mel spent seven seasons with the Lions and went to two Pro Bowls.  His best season was his rookie year of 1967 when rushed for 860 yards and caught 39 passes for another 317 yards.


10.  Paul Krause.  It’s amazing what a safety can do when he can actually catch a football.



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