I Remember Them Sports Quiz 61

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1. This right-handed starter began his career with the Cubs but won 20 games for the Brewers in 1973. (4 points)

2. After beginning his NFL career with the Cowboys, this QB went on to the Giants and then the Broncos where he led Denver to a Super Bowl against the Cowboys. (3 points)

3. After coming out of Illinois, this guard was an all star for both the Detroit Pistons and Washington Bullets in the 60s. (4 points)

4. After coming out of Syracuse, this TE became a dominant force for the Baltimore Colts in the 60s. (2 points)

5. This man anchored the Packers defense from his middle linebacker slot during the 60s. (2 points)

6. He started his career with the White Sox in the 50s but was a four time all star with the Twins in the 70s. (4 points)

7. The Bulls selected this hard-nosed guard from the Washington Bullets in the 1966 expansion draft. It proved to be a shrewd move. (3 points)

8. Great reflexes and a quick glove hand were trademarks of this goalie who started with the Canadians and went on to play with the Kings. (3 points)

9. Displaying remarkable longevity and production, this slugger’s career spanned 1954-75. This Twins great was the AL’s MVP in 1969. (1 point)

10. After playing his college ball at Providence, this power forward began his NBA career with the Kansas City Kings and then went on to Houston Rockets. He began his NBA career in 1984 and finished after the 2000-01 season. For his career he averaged 14 ppg, peaking in the 1997-98 season, scoring 20.8 for the Sacramento Kings. (4 points)

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1. Jim Colborn.  Jim generally had a journeyman type career aside from 1972 but did have another good year with the Royals in 1977 when he won 18 games for the Royals.

2. Craig Morton. At one time the Cowboys were torn between Roger Staubach and Craig. No offense to Craig, but the Cowboys made the right choice.

3. Don Ohl. From the early to mid 60s Don was one of the best guards in the NBA.

4. John Mackey. After John caught a pass he was like a freight train.

5. Ray Nitschke. There was a time in the 60s when there was a debate about who was the best middle linebacker, Nitschke, Butkus of Nobis.

6. Earl Battey. At his peak, Earl was a gold glove defender who swung a good bat.

7. Jerry Sloan. Jerry was a decent scorer, but a tremendous defender who was also strong on the boards. Behind Michael Jordan, he’s probably my second favorite basketball player of all time.

8. Rogie Vachon. Rogie closed out his career with the Bruins.

9. Harmon Killebrew. Stats don’t really tell the full story with Harmon, but he did lead the AL in homers six times. Harmon also drew more than 100 walks seven times, leading he AL in that category four times.

10. Otis Thorpe. Otis was one of the best power forwards in NBA for a number of years.