48'ers: The Athletes Quiz | USA

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1. This 48er was born in San Francisco. She reached two US Open tennis championship finals, losing both times, once to the partner with whom she won 7 of her 9 Grand Slam women's doubles titles. Who is this International Tennis HOF member who also won 3 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles?

Answer: Rosemary Casals

Rosemary and Billie Jean King teamed up for 14 Grand Slam finals doubles matches between 1966 and 1975. The pair won five Wimbledon titles and two US titles. Her other two doubles championship partners were Judy Tegart Dalton for the 1971 US Open title and Wendy Turnbull for the 1982 US Open title.

Her mixed doubles partners were Ilie Nastase for the 1970 and 1972 Wimbledon titles and Dick Stockton for the 1975 US Open title.

2. This 48er won four Super Bowls (IX, X, XIII, and XIV) with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the first NFL quarterback to win a third and a fourth Super Bowl. Who is this good old boy from Louisiana?

Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Montana was the second to win four and Brady was the third. Bradshaw is in both the college and NFL Halls of Fame, as well as the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame and the Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bradshaw is also the author of five books and has recorded six country and/or gospel music albums.

3. Although not often recognized as an athlete, this 48er won Olympic Gold in Munich in 1972 in the equestrian team three-day event. He had previously also won gold in 1970 on Britain's team at the World Eventing Championship and at the 1971 European Eventing Championship. Who is this horseman who is still a columnist for "Horse and Hound" magazine?

Answer: Captain Mark Phillips

Phillips is probably better known as former husband of Princess Anne, only daughter and the second child of Queen Elizabeth II. The couple were married from 1973 to 1992. The couple had met through Phillips' association with the British equestrian team, with which Phillips also won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

Richard Meade won three Gold Medals in Munich and was the first British rider to win an individual gold. He has also won five other gold medals in World and European Championship competition.

4. These FOUR men, all born in 1948, were teammates on the 1981 World Series championship team that defeated the New York Yankees in six games after losing the first two in New York. For which team did Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Steve Yeager, and Bill Russell make up three-fourths of the infield and the catcher spot?

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers

Three of the Dodgers were named co-MVP of the Series: Cey (known as "the Penguin") at third base, Yeager behind the plate, and outfielder Pedro Guerrero, who was eight years younger than the other two. Of the other two 48ers, Garvey was the first baseman and Russell was the shortstop.

5. Ironically, this 48er was born in July, but achieved her fame on ice. In addition to five US titles and three world titles, she claimed the 1968 Olympic Gold Medal in Ladies Singles at Grenoble, France. Who is she?

Answer: Peggy Fleming

Fleming's gold in Grenoble was the only Gold Medal won by the American team in that Olympiad.

After finishing second in the US Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956, Heiss won the next four titles ('57-'60). Hamill finished second in '73 before winning the next three US titles and then the World Title and Olympic Gold in 1976. Fratianne won four consecutive US titles ('77-'80), two World golds ('77 and '79), and a Silver at Lake Placid in 1980.

6. At 5' 9", this 48er was the shortest member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 1993. Who is this Connecticut native whose number 23 has been retired by the Houston Rockets?

Answer: Calvin Murphy

Murphy was a two-time first-team All-American at Niagara in 1969 and 1970, and was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

All three incorrect answers are also members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Lew Alcindor is the birth name of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is 7' 2". Elvin Hayes, known as "the Big E", played collegiately at Houston and is 6' 9". Unseld is the shortest of the three incorrect answers, at 6' 7". Another 48er in the Hall of Fame, whose nickname was "Tiny", is Nate Archibald, but he is 6' 1".

7. Stepping outside the USA for this 48er, whose fame came on ice, we go to an Ontario native who was one of the greatest NHL players of all time. In 1975 this Boston Bruin defenseman was voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in a "Boston Globe" poll, beating out such baseball and basketball icons as Ted Williams of the Red Sox and Bob Cousy of the Celtics. Which of these is he?

Answer: Bobby Orr

Orr was the first NHL defenseman to score nine hat tricks (3 goals in one game), to score 30 goals in a season and 40 goals in a season, to make over 100 assists in a season, and to lead the league in scoring (he did it twice). He played 10 of his 12 NHL seasons with the Bruins. In 1998 he was second on the list of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" published by "The Hockey News".

8. This 48er may be better known as a country singer than an athlete, but he has also been a championship rodeo performer. As a bareback bronc rider he won two state high school titles, a national collegiate title, and the 1976 World Championship at the PRCA National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Who was this singing cowboy who released over 40 albums, but passed away in 2005?

Answer: Chris LeDoux

Chris LeDoux's biggest hit was his 1992 single release on Liberty Records called "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy", which reached number 9 on the US Country charts and became a gold record. A 1994 album called "Best of Chris LeDoux" was also a gold record and his 1999 album, "20 Greatest Hits" went platinum.

Larry Mahan was a six-time PRCA All-Around World Champion, but never recorded a record album. Garth Brooks mentions LeDoux in his hit, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", which helped bring LeDoux's music to national attention.

9. Considered by many the greatest athlete ever produced by the state of Iowa, this 48er won two NCAA individual national wrestling titles at Iowa State and an Olympic gold medal in Munich in 1972. He then coached the University of Iowa to 15 NCAA national titles from 1976 to 1997. Who is he?

Answer: Dan Gable

In high school and college competition, Dan Gable won 181 consecutive matches, only to lose in his final match at Iowa State in the NCAA national finals. In the 1972 Olympics he did not allow an opponent to score on him, winning the Gold Medal match by a 1-0 score.

Nile Kinnick was the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner after his football career at Iowa. Iowa's football stadium is named for him.

Dick Gibbs, also a 48er, graduated from Ames High and played basketball at UTEP before a six-year career in the NBA.

Fred Hoiberg also graduated from Ames High. He played basketball at ISU before 11 seasons in the NBA. He coached the Cyclones for five years, leading them to four NCAA Tournament appearances and two Big Eight Tournament titles.

10. Two fearsome NFL defenders, both named Jack -- One, a safety, made the hit on "Frenchy" Fuqua that resulted in the famous 1972 "Immaculate Reception" play that enabled Pittsburgh to beat Oakland in the AFC Championship game. The other, a linebacker, played for the winning Steelers and ended up in the Hall of Fame in Canton. Who were these two 48ers?

Answer: Jack Tatum and Jack Ham

Ham is in both the NFL and College Football Halls of Fame, while Tatum is in the College Hall as a result of his play at Ohio State. Other 48'ers on Ham's Steelers, who won their first Super Bowl in 1975, were quarterbacks Terry Bradshaw and Terry Hanratty, defensive back Mel Blount, and defensive tackle Ernie Holmes.

Jack Lambert was a Steeler teammate of Ham's and is in the NFL Hall as a linebacker, as well as in the college hall. He was born in 1952. Jack Jones is a singer. Jack Youngblood was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams and is also in Canton. He was born in 1950. Jack Chesbro is in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1899 to 1902 and for the New York Highlanders from 1903 to 1909.

Jack Cannon is in the College Hall of Fame and was an All-American for Notre Dame in 1929 at guard. Jack Pardee, born in Exira, Iowa, is also in the College Hall of Fame. He played six-man football in high school and was later an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M in 1956. He became the first man to be a head coach in college, the NFL, the United States Football League, the World Football League, and the Canadian Football League.

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