Sports Quiz – January 22, 2021

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Questions

1. Doak Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1948 playing multiple positions for what college team?
2. In 1973, what Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher had such a severe case of the yips that the “condition” was colloquially named after him?
3. What team drafted Purdue quarterback Jim Everett with the third overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, then traded his rights to the Los Angeles Rams?
4. In December 2004, who was hired as head coach of the USC Trojans men’s basketball team only to resign five days later?
5. What baseball team won the 2020 KBO League championship with a 4-2 Korean Series win over the Doosan Bears?
6. What three-time winner of the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix?
7. What San Diego Chargers player set the NFL record for longest play by returning a missed field goal 109 yards for a touchdown in a 2007 game against the Minnesota Vikings?

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1. The Southern Methodist University Mustangs.
2. Steve Blass.
3. Houston Oilers.
4. Rick Majerus.
5. The NC Dinos.
6. Ayrton Senna.
7. Antonio Cromartie.

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