I Remember Them Sports Quiz 28

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1.  This center out of Tennessee helped the early Bulls teams with his rebounding and passing ability.   (3 points)


2.  One of the better shooters in NBA history, this guard out of Minnesota had some excellent years for the Hawks.  (3 points)


3.  This cornerback out of Nebraska started his NFL career with the St. Louis Cardinals and finished it with the Washington Redskins.  In all, he played 17 seasons in the NFL during the 60s and 70s.   (3 points)


4.  An early San Diego Padre, this power hitting first baseman once hit five homers during a doubleheader.   (2 points)


5.  When George Allen was the head coach of the Washington Redskins, this man became the Redskins starting QB over Sonny Jurgensen.   (3 points)


6.  After playing TE for the Bengals, this man when on to have an outstanding career in broadcasting.   (2 points)


7.  During the 60s, this SS teamed with Bill Mazeroski to give the Pirates the best DP combo in baseball.   (4 points)

8.  This left-handed guard out of UCLA had along NBA career highlighted by numerous seasons where he averaged more than 20 ppg with the Lakers for four seasons.   (2 points)


9.  The Houston Rockets traded Elvin Hayes to Baltimore for this man.    ( 4 points)


10.  In 1968, this Tigers third baseman was named to the AL All Star team despite hitting .200 for the year.  (4 points)



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1.  Tom Boerwinkle.  Tom started his career with the Bulls at the start of the 1968-69 season and played 10 seasons with the team, averaging nine rebounds and 3.2 assists.  He was a solid, functional NBA center, though not a scorer.  


2.  Lou Hudson.  In an11 year run with the St. Louis/ Atlanta Hawks Lou averaged 22 ppg.  He could shoot the rock.  


3.  Pat Fischer:  Pat played corner in the NFL for 17 seasons despite standing 5/9” and weighing 170 and lacking great speed.  The dude was feisty.   


4.  Nate Colbert.  Nate gave the early Padre fans something to cheer about.  They certainly needed it.  


5.  Bill Kilmer.  Though he wasn’t the passer Jurgensen was, Billy’s style was more to George Allen’s liking.  


6.  Bob Trumpy.  Bob was kind of forerunner of Chris Collinsworth.  


7.  Gene Alley.  Gene spent 11 seasons with the Pirates and was perhaps the best SS in the NL during the mid 60s.  Alley won two Gold Gloves and was a two-time all star.  


8.  Gail Goodrich.  “Stumpy” was named to the NBA All Star team five times, once with the Suns and four times with the Lakers. 


9.  Jack Marin.  Jack was a well traveled NBA played who spent 11 seasons in the league.    While doesn’t have the name recognition of Elvin Hayes, he did average 14.8 ppg for his career.  He had a sweet left-handed jumper. 


10.  Don Wert.  Don was a decent player who relied on his glove more than his bat, but his being named an all star seems a stretch, even in, “The Year of the Pitcher”.


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