Detroit Sports
Olympic Sports
College Related
Award Winners
Dynasties
100

This Detroit Tigers pitcher won both the AL MVP and Cy Young Award in 2011

Justin Verlander

100

This American Olympian won 8 gold medals at a single Olympics

Micahel Phelps


100

What College did the head coach of the Central Michigan Football Team attend?

Iowa Hawkeyes - Matt Drinkall


100

This quarterback leads the NFL with 5 MVP awards

Peyton Manning

100

This NFL franchise is won 5 Super Bowls in the 1960s.

Green Bay Packers

200

The Detroit Pistons’ infamous, tying 28-game losing streak in the 2023–24 season was snapped against this team

Toronto Raptors

200

This country has won the second most total Olympic medals of all time

Russia/Soviet Union


200

What College did the head coach of the Central Michigan Womens Basketball Team attend?

Michigan State - Kristin Haynie

200

This Pitcher started 707 career games, and won 7 Cy Young awards. 

Roger Clemons

200

Prior to Alabamas 6 National Championships in the 2000s, this coach won 6 National titles form 1961-1979. 

Bear Bryant

300

During the Lions 2008 0-16 who was the Quaterback?

Dan Orlovsky (7 games)

300

In Olympic track cycling, what is the event where riders start on opposite sides and try to catch each other?

Individual pursuit

300

The only MAC school to have a Super bowl winning quarterback is

Miami RedHawks

300

This Tour de France award is given to the best overall rider based on lowest cumulative time

Yellow Jersey

300

This National Basketball Association franchise won 4 championships in 9 years from 98-99 to 06-07.

San Antonio Spurs

400

Detroit Sports teams have had 5 Rookie of the Year winners ever. Name 2

Detroit Lions - Barry Sanders 1989
Detroit Tigers - Justin Verlander 2006 &
                       Mark Fidrych 1976
Detroit Red Wings - Moritz Seider 2022
Detroit Pistons - Grant Hill 1995

400

This track and field event combines ten events over two days

Decathlon

400

This quarterback holds the NCAA FBS single-season record for passing yards

Joe Burrow 5,671 yards 2019

400

How many wide receivers in NFL history have won the receiving Triple Crown, and name 3 of them

Don Hutson
Jerry Rice
Sterling Sharpe
Steve Smith Sr.
Cooper Kupp

400

This NHL franchise won five straight titles from 1956-1960

Montreal Canadiens

500

This Detroit coach/manager holds the record for most wins by a coach/manager in Detroit professional sports history

Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson - 1331 

500

This country beat Team USA in the 2004 Olympics, ending their gold medal streak

Argentina

500

This school has won the most NCAA national championships across all sports combined

Stanford - 134 NCAA national championships

500

This award is given annually to the most outstanding player in women’s college lacrosse

Tewaaraton Award

500

This WNBA team won 4 titles in 7 years in the 2010s

Minnesota Lynx

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