FOOTBALL
THIS COLLEGE COACH LENT HIS NAME TO A YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WHO IS POP WARNER
HE HELPED SHAPE THE MODERN GAME OF FOOTBALL, CREATING SUCH INNOVATIONS AS THE HUDDLE, THE SPIRAL, SCREEN PASS AND DOUBLE-WING FORMATIONS DURING HIS 43-YEAR COACHING CAREER.
BASKETBALL RULES MADE JUST TO HAMPER THIS 100 POINT SCORER INCLUDE YOU CAN'T THROW AN INBOUNDS PASS OVER THE RIM.
WHO IS WILT CHAMBERLAIN
THE NBA INSTITUTED A NUMBER OF RULES TO COMPENSATE FOR THE 7-FOOT-1 "BIG DIPPER'S" DOMINANCE, INCLUDING WIDENING THE PAINT, GOALTENDING, AND BANNING FREE-THROW SHOOTERS FROM CROSSING THE FOUL LINE SINCE WILT WOULD THROW THE BALL OFF THE BACKBOARD AND DUNK IT.
TO EVERYONE'S "RELIEF" IN 2019 THIS YANKEE PITCHER BECAME THE FIRST UNANIMOUS SELECTION TO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.
WHO IS MARIANO RIVERA
HE FINISHED HIS CAREER WITH THE MOST SAVES IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY AND 13 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS.
WHO WAS THE 1ST MLB PLAYER TO PITCH A BALL OVER 100 MPH?
WHO IS NOLAN RYAN
CLOSE BASKETBALL SHOT FROM THE TIP OF THE HAND INTO THE BASKET
WHAT IS A FINGER ROLL
GEORGE "ICEMAN" GERVIN MADE THE FINGER ROLL POPULAR, USING THE MODIFIED LAYUP TO WIN FOUR SCORING TITLES IN FIVE YEARS.
BEAR BRYANT LED MARYLAND AND TWO OTHER SCHOOLS BEFORE ROLLING TO 232 WINS AT THIS UNIVERSITY.
WHAT IS ALABAMA
BRYANT LED THE CRIMSON TIDE TO 232 VICTORIES DURING 25 STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS FROM 1958-82, AND HIS SIX NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS STOOD ALONE UNTIL HIS FELLOW ALABAMA COACH ,NICK SABAN SURPASSED HIM WITH SEVEN.
ARGUABLY THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIME. HE LED THE CHICAGO BULLS TO SIX NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WHO IS MICHAEL JORDAN
HE WAS THE MVP IN ALL SIX OF THOSE CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE RETIRED WITH A NUMBER OF NBA RECORDS, INCLUDING THE OLDEST TO LEAD IN SCORING AT AGE 35.
BASEBALL'S "STAN THE MAN" WHO PLAYED IN A RECORD 24 ALL-STAR GAMES
WHO IS STAN MUSIAL
HE PLAYED 1ST BASE AND OUTFIELD FOR THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FROM 1941-63, HITTING 475 CAREER HOMERUNS AND WINNING THREE WORLD SERIES TITLES. HE MISSED THE ENTIRE 1945 SEASON AFTER ENLISTING IN THE NAVY AND FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II.
WHAT TEAM HAS THE RECORD OF SCORING THE MOST POINTS (55) IN A SINGLE SUPER BOWL GAME?
WHO ARE THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
THEY DEFEATED THE DENVER BRONCOS 55-10 IN SUPER BOWL XXIV
IN THE NFL EACH OF THESE MEASURES 10 YARDS BY 53 1/3 YARDS
WHAT IS AN END ZONE
UNTIL 1974, THE GOAL POSTS WERE PLACED AT THE FRONT OF THE END ZONE, INTERFERING WITH PASSES AND PLAYERS ON THE FIELD. "BOING"
WHAT TEAM WON THREE SUPER BOWLS IN THE 1990'S (1993,1994 AND 1996)
WHO ARE THE DALLAS COWBOYS
IN 2002 THIS PHILADELPHIA 76er WON HIS THIRD NBA SCORING TITLE WITH AN AVERAGE OF 31.4 POINTS PER GAME.
WHO IS ALLEN IVERSON
ALSO KNOWN AS "THE ANSWER" HIS SIGNATURE MOVE WAS THE CROSSOVER DRIBBLE.
THIS WEST COAST TEAM IS THE ONLY ONE WHOSE TEAM CITY AND NAME ARE BOTH IN SPANISH.
WHO ARE THE SAN DIEGO PADRES
THE SAN DIEGO PADRES JOINED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR THE 1969 SEASON, WINNING THEIR FIRST GAME OVER THE HOUSTON ASTROS
WHAT TEAM WON 8 STRAIGHT NBA TITLES (1959-66)
WHO ARE THE BOSTON CELTICS
A SLOW TRICKY PITCH ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. PHIL NIEKRO WON OVER 300 GAMES USING IT AS HIS PRIMARY PITCH.
WHAT IS A KNUCKLEBALL
THE KNUCKLEBALL IS A SPECIALIZED PITCH, THROWN WITH VERY LITTLE SPIN, AND MUCH SLOWER THAN MOST PITCHES, WHICH CREATES THE RANDOM MOVEMENT OF THE BALL AS IT CROSSES THE PLATE.
NAME TWO OF THE FOUR TEAMS THAT HAVE NEVER PLAYED IN THE SUPER BOWL?
CLEVELAND BROWNS
JACKSONVILLE JAQUARS
DETROIT LIONS
HOUSTON TEXANS
WHO WAS THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO SCORE 10,00 POINTS IN THE NBA?
WHO IS LeBRON JAMES
WHAT MLB TEAM HAD THE LONGEST-LASTING INTACT INFIELD COMPRISED OF STEVE GARVEY, DAVEY LOPES, BILL RUSSELL AND RON CEY. THEY PATROLLED THE INFIELD TOGETHER FOR NEARLY NINE SEASONS FROM 1973-81.
WHO ARE THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS.
THEY WON THE 1981 WORLD SERIES TITLE OVER THE YANKEES, AS WELL AS FOUR NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANTS DURING THEIR TIME TOGETHER.
WHO IS THE NBA's ALL-TIME SCORER (38,387)?
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
BACKWARDS, OR A DOUBLE HANDOFF FOOTBALL PLAY
WHAT IS A REVERSE?
A REVERSE HAPPENS WHEN THE QUARTERBACK TAKES THE SNAP AND HANDS OFF TO A RUNNING BACK, WHO THEN HANDS OFF TO A WIDE RECEIVER RUNNING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THAT PLAYER CAN HAND OFF TO ANOTHER RECEIVER-THE DOUBLE REVERSE-CONTINUE RUNNING, OR THROW A PASS
WHAT WIDE RECEIVER CAUSED A SENSATION DURING HIS ROOKIE SEASON WITH A ONE-HANDED CATCH.
BE CAREFUL ON THIS ONE YOUR ANSWER MUST BE EXACT
WHO IS ODELL BECKHAM JR.
WHAT FAMOUS LOS ANGELES LAKER IS FEATURED ON THE NBA LOGO?
WHO IS JERRY WEST
IN THE BASEBALL THEMED MOVIE "FIELD OF DREAMS" A QUESTION IS ASKED "IS THIS HEAVEN?" NO, IT'S THIS MIDWESTERN STATE ALSO KNOWN AS 'THE CORN STATE'
WHAT IS IOWA
WHAT NFL TEAM HAS MORE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS THAN ANY OTHER FRANCHISE?
WHO ARE THE CHICAGO BEARS
A PLAYER WHO CAN LEGALLY CATCH A PASS IS THIS TYPE OF RECEIVER; SOME ARE BACHELORS TOO.
WHAT IS ELIGIBLE
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT DETERMINE A RECEIVER'S ELIGIBILITY, INCLUDING WHAT NUMBER THEY WEAR AND THE FORMATION IN WHICH THEY LINE UP. AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN CAN BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE IF HE TAKES OFF UPFIELD BEFORE A PASS IS THROWN.