Baseball
Slang for a player who listens to what fans or opposing players shout at him while he is playing.
What are Rabbit ears?
Moving the ball down the field by kicking it gently or nudging it from one foot to the other.
What is dribbling?
Boston Celtics player who scored 1,000 points or more in a single season 15 different times from 1963-1971.
Who is John "Hondo" Havlicek?
This game is ALWAYS played on January 1, New Years Day, in Miami Florida.
What is the Orange Bowl?
Player who was named "The Crown Prince of Hockey"
Who is Jean Beliveau?
(Montreal Canadiens' Center. 500 goals in his career)
A catch that is made when a fielder bends very low to snare a ball on the fly before it touches the ground.
What is a Shoe-string catch?
How many players make up a soccer team?
11
(5 forwards, 3 halfbacks, two fullbacks, and 1 goalie)
When a player leaps above the rim of the hoop with the ball in his hand and slams or stuffs it into the basket for a score.
What is a dunk shot/slam dunk?
A back for the US Naval Academy who became the first Heisman Trophy winner for the Navy in 1960.
Who is Joe Bellino?
Montreal Canadien nick-named "The Road Runner" because of his dazzling speed on the ice.
Who is Yvan Cournoyer?
The youngest player to put on a major league uniform, joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1944.
Who is Joe Nuxhall?
(15 years, 10 months, an 11 days old)
The only player to have led his Brazilian team to victory for 3 World Cup Champions.
Who is Pele?
(1958,1962,1970)
Named coach of the year in 1969-70 after leading the New York Knicks to the NBA championship.
Who is Red Holzman?
Green Bay Packer who established an NFL record for throwing 294 consecutive passes without interception in 1964-65.
Who is Bart Starr?
Trophy awarded to the NHL top defenseman. The trophy was named after the man who purchased the Detroit Falcons in 1933 and changed their name to the Red Wings
What is the James Norris Trophy
Left-handed, New York Yankee pitcher that holds the record for the most victories.
Who is Edward C. "Whitey" Ford?
(10 World Series Victories!!!)
English soccer player that reportedly headed a ball 12,100 times without missing in 54 mins and 22 seconds. Simply to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.
Who is Michael Helliwell?
(December 14,1973. 17 years old)
Basketball player who played for the Globetrotters in 1958-59 before joining the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA in 1960. Nick-named for his extreme height of 7 feet!
Who is Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain?
Actor and sports announcer who was quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-1968.
Who is Don Meredith?
Trophy awarded to the leading scorer in the NHL at the end of the season.
Slogan of the New York Mets after being last place in their division in mid-July 1973.
What is "Ya' gotta believe!"
(Coined by Tug Mcgraw)
Named NASL's Coach of the Year in 1977. Coach of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
Who is Ron Newman?
This franchise now in Oakland won the fisrt NBA championship while based in Philadelphia in 1947
What are the Golden State Warriors?
In 1969, this person was named Pro Athlete of the Year by the Sportswriters of America after leading the New York Jets to victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.
Who is Joe Namath?
Received by the winners of the WHA finals. Named after a commercial television sponsor.
What is the Avco World Trophy?