They Had Careers After Sports Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alan Page

Alan Page graduated in 1967 with a BA in Political Science from Notre Dame. He was the 15th pick of the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 NFL draft. Page was a 9-time Pro-Bowler and 6-time first team All-Pro. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of fame in 1988. Alan received a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1978.

He became an associate justice to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1993.

Answer: Jerry Lucas

Jerry Lucas played 11 seasons in the NBA with the Royals, Warriors, and Knicks. His teammates noted that he was more fond of doing math problems to relax, than going out on the town. After basketball, Lucas has written books and produced educational programs on memory and mathematics.

Answer: Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Jim is the second pitcher to win 100 games and strike out 1000 hitters in both Major Leagues (the first being Cy Young). His career was mainly with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies.

After baseball, Senator Bunning held local and state political offices in his native Kentucky state. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. House or Representatives. Jim Bunning was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998, and re-elected in 2004.

Answer: Bill Bradley

William Warren Bradley was a Rhodes Scholar, basketball player at Princeton University, and for 11 years played with the New York Knicks. He was part of the Gold Medal winning U.S. basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. From 1979-1997, he was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.

He was unsuccessful in an attempt to run for President as a Democrat, losing the nomination to Al Gore. He later hosted a radio talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Answer: Rolf Benirschke

Rolf Benirschke was the 334th pick of the 1977 draft by the Oakland Raiders. He never played a regular season game for the Raiders, but played his entire career with the San Diego Chargers. He was second in scoring in 1982 and made the Pro Bowl. After his pro football career, he had a brief stint as host of the daytime version of "Wheel Of Fortune".

After Wheel, he published his book, "Alive and Kicking", about his battles with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.

Answer: Fred Dryer

Fred Dryer was drafted by the Giants out of San Diego state as the 13th overall pick in the 1969 NFL draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1975 and led the NFL in safeties (2) in 1973. Dryer starred with Stepfanie Kramer in the long running television series, "Hunter", from 1984-1991. Dryer and Kramer again were together in 4 new episodes of "Hunter" in 2002 and again in 2003. Dryer last acted in, "Suits on the Loose", in 2005.

Answer: Frank Mahovlich

Nicknamed "The Big M", Frank Mahovlich was joined the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1956 season. He played with the Leafs until 1968 when he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. In 1971, he was traded by Detroit to the Montreal Canadians. He left the Canadians until jumping to the WHA in the 1974-75 season.

He was inducted into the hockey Hall of Fame in 1981, the Canadian Hall of fame in 1990, and became a member of the Order of Canada in 1994. He represented Province of Ontario and the Senate District of Toronto in the Canadian Senate.

Answer: Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie received her first pair of ice skates when she was six years old. She competed in the 1924 Olympics at 11 years of age but did not medal. In 1928, the 15-year old skater won her first Olympic Gold. She won again in 1932 and 1936. She signed with 20th Century Fox in 1936 and her movie was, "One in a Million", made that same year.

She made 13 movies in all. Her last was, "The Countess of Monte Cristo", made in 1948. She had her own popular, "Sonja Henie Ice Review", which began touring the U.S. in 1940.

She retired from skating in 1960.

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller was voted the greatest swimmer of the first half century, and is the founding chairman of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and was inducted into the American Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983. He won 5 Olympic Golds, set 67 World Records and won 52 national titles.

He is probably remembered for portraying Tarzan, and the distinctive Tarzan yell in the movies. His first Tarzan movie was, "Tarzan the Ape Man", in 1932. His last was "Tarzan and the Mermaids" in 1948. From 1948-1955, he made several movies playing the role of Jungle Jim and 26 television episodes in 1955-56.

Answer: Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors played one game for the Dodgers in 1949 and 66 games for the Cubs in 1951. He played in 53 total games with the Celtics from 1946-1948. Connors' acting career began in 1952 in the movie "Pat and Mike". He is mostly noted for playing Lucas McCain in, "The Rifleman", from 1958-1963 (168 episodes).

He made guest appearances on "Gunsmoke" and "Fantasy Island". He was in "The Big Country" with Gregory Peck, "Soylent Green" with Charlton Heston, and "Support your local Gunfighter" with James Garner.