I Remember Them Sports Quiz 42

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1. This QB began his NFL career with the Packers in 1950, but led the Chargers to an AFL championship in 1963. (3 points)

2. After beginning his career with the Twins, this third baseman went on to have a couple of nice seasons with the White Sox in the late 70s. (4 points)

3. During the Joe Namath’s time with the Jets, he had a lot of receivers from the state of Texas, including this TE who made the Pro Bowl in 1967. (3 points)

4. After playing his college ball at Notre Dame this standout small forward scored a ton of points with a number of NBA teams, most notably the Jazz. He twice led the NBA in scoring. (2 points)

5. This speedy outfielder actually began playing ball in prison before having some good years as the Tigers center fielder in the 70s. (2 points)

6. After fracturing his ankle, this Leafs defenseman scored the game winning goal in overtime in Game 6 of the 1964 Stanley Cup Finals against the Red Wings. (4 points)

7. Though he had a journeyman career as an NFL QB from 1963-72, this man was 10-2 as the Vikings starter in 1970. (3 points)

8. Everybody knows the Cubs stole Ryne Sandberg from the Phillies, but do you remember the shortstop that came with Ryne? (2 points)

9. After losing coin flip in the 1979 NBA draft, the Bulls selected this man as the second overall pick after the Lakers drafted Magic Johnson with the first pick. (4 points)

10. Not nearly the player his brother was, this left-handed pitcher wasn’t a bad hitter himself. He pitched 14 years in the majors, twice winning 13 games for the Phillies. (3 points)

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1. Tobin Rote. Tobin played on some really bad packers teams in the 50s.

2. Eric Soderholm. Eric was especially good with the White Sox in 1977 and 1978. He played pretty good defense and hit 20 and 25 home runs in those two seasons.

3. Pete Lammons. Lammons, Maynard and George Sauer Jr. all had a connection with Texas. Lammons was good enough to be named to the Pro Bowl in 1967.

4. Adrian Dantley. Adrian was an efficient scorer who excelled at getting to the free throw line. For his career he averaged 24.3 ppg, but while with the Jazz that average jumped to 29.6.

5. Ron Leflore. Ron had some nice years with the Tigers, three times scoring 100 runs or more runs. He led the AL in that category in 1978 with 126. He also led the AL in stolen bases twice.

6. Bobby Baun. Bobby was a solid stay at home defenseman. He actually didn’t score a single goal in the 1963-64 regular season but came up big in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals.

7. Gary Cuozzo. Amazingly, Gary threw for only 10 TDs that season.

8. Larry Bowa. Larry was like the ultimate good field/no hit shortstop.

9. David Greenwood. David was a solid player, but obviously no Magic Johnson. Greenwood averaged 16.3 ppg in his rookie season, but never reached that mark again.

10. Ken Brett. Ken’s brother, George, was one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game, but Ken carved out a nice career himself. Ken hit .262 with 10 home runs in addition to winning 83 games with an ERA of 3.93. All in all, not a bad run.

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