Sports Stars: Their Alma Maters Quiz

Answer: Syracuse

Art Monk set the standard for wide receivers during his lengthy career in the NFL, catching 940 passes, gaining over 12,700 yards and playing in three of the four Super Bowl appearances the Washington Redskins made under Joe Gibbs. His best season as a pro came in 1984, when he caught 106 passes for 1,372 yards and 7 touchdowns. Unlike modern stars like Keyshawn Johnson and Terrell Owens, Monk let his play on the field speak for him, something some pundits feel has kept him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Thanks to the Washington Post and pro-football-reference.com for additional information.)

Answer: Santa Clara

Chastain began her career at Cal in 1986, earning Freshman Player of the Year honors from Soccer America. But after sitting out two seasons due to knee injuries, she transferred to Santa Clara and finished her career there. Chastain, of course, is best known for kicking the game-winning goal in the 1999 World Cup against China and the celebration that followed. (Thanks to womensoccer.com for additional information.)

Answer: Wake Forest

A fixture on the PGA Tour since 1976, Haas has won 9 tour tournaments during his career, including the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1981 and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1988. In 2003, he boasted eight Top-10 finishes, including a 2nd-place finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and a 4th-place finish at the Buick Classic. (Thanks to golfweb.com for additional information.)

Answer: Wisconsin

A three-time winner of the Norris Trophy, given to the NHL's most outstanding defenseman, Chelios had 22 goals and 75 assists as a Wisconsin Badger. Stops during his career include Montreal, Chicago and Detroit. (Thanks to the Internet Hockey Database for additional information.)

Answer: Cal Poly Pomona

On the verge of surpassing the late Earl Anthony as the winningest bowler in PBA history, Williams got his degree in, appropriately enough, physics. In 1997, the College of Science at Cal Poly Pomona honored Williams as a Distinguished Alumnus. (Thanks to the Cal Poly Pomona website for additional information.)

Answer: Old Dominion

One of the most successful and decorated athletes in history, Anne Donovan helped lead Old Dominion to the AIAW national championship in 1980, played on two US Olympic basketball teams (1984 and 1988) and two Pan American Games teams (1983 and 1987). After playing professionally in Japan and Italy, Donovan returned to ODU as an assistant for six years, then became head coach at East Carolina.

In 2001, after the Charlotte Sting started the season 1-10, Donovan oversaw the team's amazing 17-4 run, which propelled them to their first WNBA Eastern Conference championship.

In 2003, she became head coach of the Seattle Storm. (Thanks to WNBA.com for additional information.)

Answer: Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Alan Kulwicki was proud of his success as an engineer, and even prouder of the fact that he could make it in a sport where stardom is often based on family bloodlines. On top of all that, he was also a Northerner, a native of Wisconsin who turned a Southern tradition on its ear.

In 1994, the William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC-Charlotte began awarding the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Scholarship to a deserving student coming to the school to study motorsports engineering. (Thanks to the UNC-Charlotte website for additional information.)

Answer: Arizona State

One of baseball's all-time great hitters, Bonds played football, baseball and basketball at Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He hit .404 during his career there, including .467 his senior year. As a sophomore at Arizona State, he tied a College World Series record by recording 7 consecutive hits.

He hit .347 with 45 homers and 175 RBI, and was named to the All Pac-10 team during his three seasons as a Sun Devil. (Thanks to mlb.com for additional information.)

Answer: UCLA

Touted as "The World's Fastest Woman" after setting records in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes in the 1988 Olympics, Flo-Jo, as she came to be known, was also a gifted fashion designer. Her one-legger suits, which she first wore at the Olympic trials in Indianapolis in 1988, and her long painted fingernails captured the attention of people everywhere.

In 1989, she designed new uniforms for the Indiana Pacers, and in 1993 she was tapped by President Clinton to serve as a co-chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. (Thanks to florencegriffithjoyner.com and the National Women's History Project for additional information.)

Answer: Guilford College

A prolific scorer in high school in Brooklyn, New York, Free decided to forego playing for a high-profile national college program and went to tiny Guilford College in Greensboro. He led the team to the 1973 NAIA championship and was named the tournament's MVP. During his NBA career, he scored over 17,000 points during several stops, including Philadelphia, Cleveland, San Diego and Houston. Today, Free works in community relations for the 76ers. (Thanks to NBA.com for additional information.)