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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Pittsburgh

Where was University of Pittsburgh basketball star Don Hennon from?

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Wampum. Hennon, a Pitt basketball star, was an All-American alongside Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor and Guy Rodgers in 1958. He left Pitt in fourth as their all-time leading scorer. However, he decided to become a doctor rather than play NBA basketball.



Where was former New York Jets' quarterback Joe "Broadway Joe" Namath from?

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Beaver Falls. Namath grew up in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, which is about twenty miles away from Pittsburgh. Namath turned down offers to play Major League Baseball in order to play college ball at the University of Alabama. Broadway Joe went on to fame by quarterbacking the New York Jets to the AFL-NFL World Championship in 1969.



Where is Olympic Gold Medalist and WNBA Champion Swin Cash from?

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McKeesport. Cash is an Olympic Gold Medalist, a WNBA Champion with the Detroit Shock, and an NCAA National Champion with the UConn Huskies. The forward was the Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year for 2007.



Where did golfing legend Arnold Palmer hail from?

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Latrobe. Arnold Palmer was born and raised in Latrobe, Pa. before winning seven PGA Major Championships. He also won a PIAA gold medals in 1946 and 1947.



What section of the Burgh did MLB first baseman Sean Casey inhabit?

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Upper St. Clair. Although born in Willingboro, New Jersey, Sean Casey led the Upper St. Clair HS baseball team to a WPIAL Championship during his senior year of high school. Casey has played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers.



What high school did NFL legend Joe Montana, MLB legend Stan Musial, and MLB star Ken Griffey, Sr. attend?

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Ringgold High School. Musial, "The Donora Greyhound," is a three-time National League Most Valuable Player, and the 1957 Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year." Ken Griffey, Jr., like his father, was born in Donora, but grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, before going on to MLB stardom. Montana, perhaps the NFLs most storied quarterback, played football at Notre Dame and led the San Francisco 49ers tofive Super Bowl titles.



What high school did NFL coaches Marty Schottenheimer and Marvin Lewis attend?

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Fort Cherry High School. Schottenheimer coached the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers. He had the best winning percentage for a coach in the Super Bowl Era. Lewis' first head coaching job was with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003. Both played college football with Schottenheimer playing professionally as well.



The Philadelphia Flyer center R.J. Umberger went to which Pittsburgh area high school?

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Plum High School. Umberger, a former Plum Mustang, was a 2001 first round draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks. He has netted 36 goals in two NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.



Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle was born and raised in which Pittsburgh suburb?

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Mt. Lebanon. Kurt Angle, a PIAA Wrestling Champion, won the Olympic Gold Medal in heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He defeated Iranian Abbas Jadidi in the final.



All-Pro cornerback Ty Law hailed from which city in the Pittsburgh metro area?

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Aliquippa. Ty Law was born in Aliquippa, and played college ball at Michigan before NFL stardom. Law, Chuck Fisher, Josh Lay, and Darrelle Revis were all cornerbacks from Aliquippa who have been drafted by NFL teams.

• Why was the 1972 AFC Championship played in Pittsburgh? ( goto )



• What museum can be found at 117 Sandusky Street, Pittsburgh? ( goto )



• 'It's Uptown' released in 1965 featured the work of what Pittsburgh-born jazz guitarist? ( goto )



• Has Pittsburgh ever had a proffesional basketball team, and what was their name? ( goto )



• In what year did the O'Brien twins play for the Pittsburgh Pirates? ( goto )



• Why do the Pittsburgh Steelers only have a logo on the right side of their helmets? ( goto )



• Why do the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL sport their logo only on the right side of their helmets? ( goto )



• Who were the members of Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain" and which one wore the gold shoes? ( goto )



• Why do the Pittsburgh Steelers only have the Steeler symbol on one side of their helmet? ( goto )



• Why are the Pittsburgh Pirates often called the Bucs, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are never called the Pirates? ( goto )



• Who is the all-time home run leader for the Pittsburgh Pirates and how many home runs did he have? ( goto )



• Who was paid $500 to play in a game in 1892 in an intense competition between two Pittsburgh-area clubs, becoming the first person to be paid to play American football? ( goto )



• On March 4, 2006, Erik Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes was hit from behind by a certain player, from the Pittsburgh Penguins, and got injured. Who hit him, and how injured is Cole? ( goto )



• This member of Major League Baseball's 3,000 Hit Club hit a key Game 7 World Series home run against Baltimore on his way to leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to their fourth World Series championship and earning Series MVP honors. Who was this Pirates superstar? Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, Roberto Clemente or Honus Wagner? ( goto )