I Remember Them Sports Quiz 85

1. This man began his big league career with the Twins in 1963. He hit 33 homers in his rookie campaign and followed that with three more nice seasons, but then was it was downhill after he was traded to the Angels. (5 points)

2. A two time Pro Bowler and All Pro, this man was the New York Giants TE from 1985-90. (2 points)

3. After playing his college ball at NYU, this forward began his NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals in 1964. He subsequently played for the Pistons and Lakers. For his 11 year NBA career, he averaged 14.8 and 10.3 rebounds per game. (3 points)

4. A play making center, this man started his career with the Rangers but was traded to the Penguins where he starred during the 70s. In eight seasons in Pittsburgh, he scored 151 goals and added 349 assists. He finished his career with the Kings. (4 points)

5. This Pirates shortstop of the 60s and early 70s teamed with Bill Mazeroski to give the Bucs the best DP combo in the NL in the 60s. (3 points)

6. After playing his college ball at Oregon, this QB spent some time with the Vikings, but saw most of his playing time with the Falcons from the late 60s thru the early 70s. His record as the Falcons starting QB was 19-28-3. For his career he threw 64 TD passes and 64 picks. (4 points)

7. The San Diego Clippers made him the second overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft. After a couple of seasons in San Diego he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 23.2 ppg in San Diego and continued to be productive in Milwaukee. (2 points)

8. This center fielder who was built like a fire hydrant, covered center field for the Twins from 1984-95. He was a perennial all star and led the AL in hits four times. (1 point)

9. A big time receiver who played college ball at Ohio State, this receiver starred for both the Browns and Dolphins in the 60s and 70s. He twice led the NFL in TD receptions, once in Cleveland and once in Miami. (3 points)

10. One of the many rabbits Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog deployed during the 80s, this outfielder was the NL MVP in 1985. (3 points)

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1. Jimmie Hall. Jimmy was a two time all star in Minnesota, but fell off a cliff after he was traded to the Angels. He later bounced around with a number of teams.

2. Mark Bravaro. In six seasons with the Giants Mark caught 266 passes good for 3,722 yards and 28 TDs. He later played for the Browns and Eagles.

3. Happy Hairston. Based on the quality of the team Hariston was probably Happiest with the Lakers.

4. Syl Apps. Syl’s best season was the 1975-76 season which saw him score 32 goals and pick up 67 assists for 99 points.

5. Gene Alley. From 1965-68 Gene’s WARs were 4.4, 5.3, 4.8 and 5.2.

6. Bob Berry. Bob was actually named to the Pro Bowl in 1969.

7. Terry Cummings. Terry was the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 1982-82 season. Cummings had seven seasons of averaging more than 20 ppg. He also scored more than 20 ppg for three teams, the Clippers, Bucks and Spurs.

8. Kirby Puckett. Kirby was a great player and was just a lot of fun to watch.

9. Paul Warfield. For 13 seasons in the NFL, Warfield averaged 20.1 yards per catch. He was also part of the Dolphins perfect season.

10.Willie McGee. During Willie’s MVP season of 1985, his WAR was 8.2. The second highest WAR of his career was 4.5 in 1990.