USA Sports Figures Trivia

1. Babe Ruth is famous for playing with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, but in his final season on what team did he suit up for?

From Quiz That Was Really The Last Team They Played For

Answer: Boston Braves

He played for the Red Sox from 1914 to 1919 and the Yankees from 1920 to 1934. He was then traded to the Braves in February of 1935. He would retire in June of 1935 having batted only .181 with 6 home runs.

From Quiz City Folk (Part 10) The Sports Edition

Answer: Tracy Austin

All those players are in that Hall of Fame and all of their surnames are cities, but Tracy Austin was the youngest inductee. Born in Rolling Hills, California, Ms. Austin also became the youngest U.S. Open Women's Singles Champion in history when she won in 1979. She was 16 years and 9 months old. Austin won the U.S. Open again in 1981. She was a Wimbledon Mixed doubles Champion in 1980 with her brother John. Austin, Texas is the most populous city in the U.S. without a pro sports team in any of the four major U.S. sports: football, baseball, basketball, hockey. It used to be San Jose, California, but now they have a pro hockey team. Austin is the 11th most populous city in the United States with 932,000. Interestingly, Fort Worth another Texas city would be the next most populous without a pro sports team. Fort Worth is the 16th most populous city.

From Quiz You Are Banned From Playing!

Answer: Virginia Tech

The ban was finally lifted after serving jail time and in 2013 Vick was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.

From Quiz Lolo Jones -- Grace on Ice and Track

Answer: August 5, 1982

Lolo Jones met many obstacles growing up in Des Moines, Iowa. She came from a family of five kids with an often absent father and a mother who moved her kids often as she sought the means to support her family. Lolo Jones attended eight schools in eight years before breaking from her family and staying with four families who allowed her to attend one high school and develop her athletic talents.

From Quiz Why Did They Draft Him?

Answer: Michael Jordan

The first pick in the 1984 draft actually went to the Houston Rockets who selected Hakeen Olajuwon; the Nigerian center would go on to lead them to two NBA titles. The Blazers then selected Bowie, whose career would be ruined by injuries. The Bulls picked Jordan with the next selection, and the rest is history.

From Quiz Sticks, Bats, Balls and Nets

Answer: Basketball

Remembered for his trademark jump shots, Baylor was drafted #1 in 1958 by the Minneapolis Lakers, and was named Rookie of the Year after his first season. Baylor played 13 full seasons (all with the Lakers organization) and was named a First Team-All Star in 11 of them. He retired nine games into the 1971-72 season due to nagging knee problems. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977.

From Quiz Jailbird Athletes: Their Sports Achievements

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

Michael Vick was released from the Atlanta Falcons after six seasons. He apologized for his dog fighting ring and educated kids against it. Legal struggles and bad publicity hounded him for a year, then he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2010, he was named National Football Conference (NFC) Offensive Player of the Week, and his game jersey was displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was first among quarterbacks for rushing yards per game.

From Quiz You Give Me the Willies

Answer: Willie Mays

April 30, 1961, Mays hit four home runs on behalf of the Giants during a 14-4 rout of the Milwaukee Braves. Willie finished his MLB career with a total of 660 round-trippers. That helped him get into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

From Quiz USA Mixed Draft Picks

Answer: LeBron James

LeBron James was proclaimed by the media as a future NBA superstar before he had even played an NBA game. The arrival of LeBron James coincided with a change in the Cleveland Cavalier's general logo and team colours.

From Quiz Changing Sports

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

Ainge played Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1979 through 1981. In 1981, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics and played for them for just over 8 years.

From Quiz Not Just Your Average Joe

Answer: Joe Louis

While he is best known as Joe Louis, he was born Joseph Louis Barrow. There are several suppositions about the dropping of his last name, but the most popular explanation is that he wished to keep his boxing ambitions a secret from his mother. In a professional career that lasted from 1934 until 1951, Joe Louis had 68 fights, won 65 times, 51 of those wins by knockouts. He had 27 championship fights and defended his title successfully 25 times. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 as a private, and served until 1945 when he was awarded a Legion of Merit medal and left the service with the rank of sergeant.

From Quiz Jewish American Sports Heroes

Answer: Marty Glickman

Marty Glickman was born in New York in 1917. He attended Syracuse University and was a member of their track team in 1936, when the Summer Olympic Games were to be held in Berlin. Glickman was selected to go to Germany as part of the team, but was replaced by Jesse Owens in the 4x100 relay team just one day before the scheduled event. At the time, the reason cited was that Owens would give the U.S. a better chance at victory, but the circumstances and his subsequent replacement on the team seemed to be thinly veiled evidence of anti-semitism. Glickman claims seem like they could be backed up. Avery Brundage, chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, was a supporter of Adolf Hitler and denied that the Nazis followed anti-semitic policies. Brundage and assistant U. S. Olympic track coach Dean Cromwell, belonged to an organization called America First, which attracted American Nazi sympathizers. Although the Americans did win the gold, Glickman watched from the sidelines. Owens was apologetic and protested the maneuver, even though he was one of the replacements. In 1998, William J. Hybl, President of the United States Olympic Committee, presented Glickman with a special plaque which was to honor Glickman even though he missed out on competing and winning any medals at the 1936 Olympics. In his post college days, Glickman went on to become an award winning announcer/sportscaster starting off narrating newsreels in the 1940s. He eventually winded up as the play-by-play voice of both the New York Giants football team and the New York Knicks basketball team. Glickman passed away in 2001.

From Quiz Suit Up

Answer: Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards

Michael Jordan was drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago Bulls in 1984. He remained with the Bulls until the end of the 1998 season. He played for the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003. In 1994 he played minor league baseball for Birmingham in the Southern Association an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

From Quiz I Finished My Career Where?

Answer: Los Angeles Rams

Namath played for the Jets from 1965-1976, but finished up his career with the LA Rams in 1977. He started the first four games, but did not play again. Namath is a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.

From Quiz USA Legends

Answer: Don Gay

The Mesquite, Texas-born cowboy won his eight titles in a span from 1974-1984. During his career, Gay won virtually every rodeo throughout the country to show his greatness. The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame inducted Don in 2007.

From Quiz The Cat's Meow

Answer: Andres Galarraga

Andres Galarraga started his MLB career with the Montreal Expos in 1985. He moved around to various clubs before playing his last game as an Anaheim Angel in 2004. Even though he was a big man, he was an extremely quick first baseman, thus nicknamed "The Big Cat". In 2000, he won the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award after sitting out the entire 1999 season for cancer treatment.

From Quiz Blacks Athletes: Beyond Any Barriers

Answer: Sign a professional football contract

He signed with the Shelby Blues of the American Professional Football Association, which was formed by cities who had felt slighted by not getting a professional team.

From Quiz Multi-Sport Stars

Answer: Rafer Johnson

Johnson, who won the Olympic decathalon in 1960, was coached by two of the most famous college coaches in their respective sports, basketball's Wooden, and track and field's Duffy Drake.

From Quiz Whose Stats are These?

Answer: Henry Aaron

Hammerin' Hank was one of the first great black baseball players. He played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, and Milwaukee Brewers. When he retired, Aaron had more home runs in his career than any other player.

From Quiz Getting Their Careers In Order

Answer: Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys

Bill Parcells reputation has been crafted on taking woeful football teams and turning them around, usually quickly. Coaching the Giants from 1983-1990, he took them to two Super Bowl titles. His Patriots, which he coached from 1993-1996, went to Super Bowl XXXI, where they lost to Green Bay. The New York Jets, who he coached for three seasons, lost the 1998 AFC title game. Parcells also coached the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-06.

From Quiz Which Sport Did I Play? #2

Answer: Hockey

Turek won a World Championship in 1996 as the Czech Republic's goaltender. He went to the Stanley Cup finals in 2004 with the Calgary Flames, though at this point in his career he had been relegated to the role of backup goalie.

From Quiz Which Sport Did I Play? #1

Answer: Tennis

The hard-serving Krajicek won Wimbledon in 1996, and was one of the few pros to have a winning career record (6-4) versus the great Pete Sampras.

From Quiz Which Sport is Mine?

Answer: NFL Football

Csonka spent eight of his 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He was part of the 1972 undefeated Dolphins season, and rushed for over 1000 yards from 1971-1973 in each season. Larry was a five-time Pro Bowler. He retired in 1979.

From Quiz Which Hall of Fame?

Answer: NFL

Blanda played professional football for 26 seasons, mostly with the Oakland Raiders. He was a quarterback and kicker. At almost 49 years of age, he finally retired in 1976.

From Quiz The Greats in U.S. Sports

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky played for four different teams in his career. They were the New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and the Los Angeles Kings. Now that shows just how good he really was. He set or tied over 50 records. He finished with career totals of 894 goals 1,962 assists, and 2,856 points.

From Quiz Pro Sports MVPs

Answer: Jim Brown

Brown won the 1965 MVP award in his final season before moving on to his film career.

From Quiz What Position Did I Play?

Answer: Center

Drafted out of Notre Dame by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the third round of the NBA Draft in 1979, Bill Laimbeer played in four NBA All-Star Games and won league titles with the "Bad Boy" Pistons in 1989 and 1990. He became head coach of the Shock midway through the 2002 WNBA season, and was named 2003 WNBA Coach of the Year for helping turn the franchise into a big winner.

From Quiz Which Sport

Answer: Basketball

He played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

From Quiz Sensational Sports Figures

Answer: 10

Wayne led the league from 1981 to 1987, and in the years 1990, 1991, and 1994. He was also the named the leagues MVP 9 times.

From Quiz Michael Jordan vs Jerry Rice

Answer: 1,072

The 1,072 games comprised of 930 matches for the Bulls, and 142 for the Wizards.

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