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Professional Athletes in the Military

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Introduction:
"This quiz will help you learn about some professional athletes who also answered their nation's call to service."


1. This New York Giants end earned the Medal Of Honor for his actions on Iwo Jima in 1945.
    Jack Lummus
    Ward Cuff
    Alfred C. "Al" Blozis
    Chet Gladchuk


2. Which baseball great was a pilot in the WWII, as well as the Korean War, and flew as Senator (and astronaut) John Glenn's wingman?
    Yogi Berra
    Ted WIlliams
    Joe DiMaggio
    Mickey Mantle


3. This Marine was the Dallas Cowboys first starting quarterback in 1960.
    Don Heinrich
    Roger Staubach
    Eddie LeBaron
    Don Meredith


4. Dallas Cowboys defensive great Chad Hennings was an A-10 pilot. From which university did he graduate?
    United States Air Force Academy
    University of Colorado
    Penn State University
    Colorado State University


5. Which of the following athletes did not graduate from a service academy?
    Bryce Fisher
    Roger Staubach
    Pat Tillman
    David Robinson


6. Which Marine won the 1964 British Open?
    Lee Trevino
    Ken Venturi
    Tony Lema
    Jack Nicklaus


7. USNA alum David Robinson played for which professional basketball team?
    Denver Nuggets
    Detroit Pistons
    Seattle Supersonics
    San Antonio Spurs


8. Which of these boxing greats was not in the Marine Corps?
    Riddick Bowe
    Ken Norton Sr.
    George Foreman
    Gene Tunney


9. Which Pittsburgh Steelers great served in the Army during Vietnam?
    Rocky Bleier
    Jack Ham
    Franco Harris
    Jack Lambert


10. Bob Feller enlisted in the Navy two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served on the battleship Alabama in the Pacific. Despite serving for four years, he went on to an impressive Major League career. For which team was he a pitcher when he enlisted?
    Chicago Cubs
    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Cleveland Indians
    Boston Red Sox


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