Your Momma Didn't Name You This Quiz

Answer: Glenn

Glenn (Doc) Rivers played basketball at Marquette University in Milwaukee. While attending a basketball camp there, he was wearing a Dr J (Julius Erving) tee shirt and coach Rick Majerus called him Doc, which stuck. Rivers had a 14 year career in the NBA, primarily with Atlanta with later stops in Los Angeles, New York, and San Antonio.

He later became a successful coach, starting in 2003 with Orlando with later stops in Boston and Los Angeles.

Answer: Harold

Red Grange was one of the most famous stars in what has the been called the golden decade of American sports (the 1920s). He was a three-time All American football player at Illinois and later starred for the Chicago Bears professional team. He had a legendary game against the powerful University of Michigan team, in which he scored six touchdowns - the shortest being a 44 yard run. Four of those touchdowns occurred in the first 12 minutes of the game.

When he graduated from college, he signed the largest contract at that time with Chicago and helped draw record crowds to his games - perhaps saving the struggling league.

Answer: Arnold

Auerbach was the son of Russian immigrants, who was one of the most successful coaches in basketball history with the Boston Celtics. His teams won nine NBA championships, including a string of eight consecutive ones before he retired. He is responsible for many landmark social changes in the league (first African American player drafted, first all African American starting lineup, and hiring the first African American coach in the league). Auerbach is also famous for his practice of lighting a celebratory cigar before the conclusion of a game when he considered the game already won.

Answer: Thomas

Tip O'Neill was the long-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, serving the third longest stint in its history behind Sam Rayburn and Henry Clay. He represented a district in the state of Massachussetts and was elected to the seat formerly held by John Kennedy, after Kennedy was elected to the US Senate. O'Neill's nickname supposed came from from young friends after a baseball player James "Tip" O'Neill.

Answer: Byron

Byron White was given the nickname of Whizzer (something fast or a wizard) by a local sportswriter while playing for the University of Colorado football team. White also played basketball and baseball for Colorado, won a Rhodes scholarship, and was the fourth player selected in the NFL draft.

He deferred playing in the NFL until attending Oxford on his scholarship. While in England, he became friends with John Kennedy. Their paths would converge again later when White wrote an intelligence report of the sinking of Kennedy's boat the PT-109 and when White was the state chairman support Kennedy's election. White served many years on the US Supreme Court, where he was well regarded.

Answer: Roscoe

Fatty Arbuckle was a popular star in the silent film era, who mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was surprisingly agile for his 300 pound weight and possessed a superb singing voice. He probably would have transitioned well into "talkies"; however he was involved in one of the first Hollywood scandals. He was accused of rape and manslaughter in the death of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. The first two trials ended in hung juries and the third with his acquittal. However, his career was finished due to the unfavorable publicity and copies of many of his movies were destroyed.

The actress had a medical condition that was aggravated by her overuse of alcohol. Many think that Hearst and the yellow press inflamed the incident and an ambitious DA attempted to use it as a springboard to higher office. Arbuckle died of a heart attack while attempting tp produce some films under a pseudonym.

Answer: Reece

Goose Tatum was the Clown Prince of the Harlem Globetrotters, known for his comedic routines - many of which were based on his extraordinary arm span of seven feet. Tatum was actually discovered by Abe Saperstein, the founder of the Globetrotters, while playing baseball in the Negro leagues. Tatum was a rather ordinary baseball player, but had developed a number of entertaining comedy routines while playing. Tatum served in World War II and resumed his career with the Globetrotters, regarded as the ambassadors of basketball. Tatum was also enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Answer: Hoagland

Hoagland Hoagland Carmichael wrote the music for such classic songs as Stardust, Georgia on My Mind, The Nearness of You, and Heart and Soul. His unusual name and basis for his nickname comes from the name of a circus troupe who stayed with Carmichael's family while his mother was pregnant with him.

Answer: Robert

Bleier was nicknamed by his father while he was still a baby. After starring for Notre Dame, he was drafted by the US army and severely wounded in Vietnam. He was wounded in his left leg by a bullet and his lower right leg by shrapnel. He lost part of his right foot and was told he would never be able to play football again.

He was able to recover and played an integral role in the Pittsburgh Steelers' championship teams in the 1970s.

Answer: James

Catfish Hunter was one of the stars for the Oakland baseball tesam during its championship years. The owner of the team, Charlie Finley, had a predilection for giving nicknames to his players (e.g. John Blue Moon Odom). Hunter had many successful years for Oakland before becoming one of the first big-money free agents, signing with the New York Yankees.

He won five world championshios in his career and was later selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.