>>> Vernon Butler, the father of Drexel forward James Butler, is second on Navy’s career rebound list. Who is first?
(Answer Below)
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>>> BASEBALL
On the morning of Sept. 10 last year, the Giants' Bruce Bochy had been managing in the major leagues from 1995 to 2019. His career record at that point:
1995-2019.
(Our thanks to Kenny from Chick’s Deli in Cherry Hill, N.J., for bringing that to our attention. We’ll have another tidbit from the bored-out-of-his-skull Kenny in Tuesday’s Vintage Digits.)
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>>> SIXERS
The Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers franchise has played 443 playoff games in its history.
Nearly one-fourth of them (105) have been against the Boston Celtics.
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>>> COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Michigan has lost in the NCAA Championship Game six times. The opposing coaches were:
> John Wooden
> Bobby Knight
> Mike Krzyzewski
> Dean Smith
> Rick Pitino
> Jay Wright
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>>> FLYERS
The Flyers were 19-0 with six ties in their first 25 games against the Washington Capitals.
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>>> NBA
In their inaugural season (1970-71), the Portland Trail Blazers player 17 of their first 20 games at home.
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>>> EAGLES
Eagles rookie fullback Ted Dean’s 1960 rushing statistics:
0 TD on 113 carries . . . Regular Season
1 TD on 13 carries . . . . NFL Title Game
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>>> Vernon Butler (1,115), the father of Drexel forward James Butler, is second on Navy’s career rebound list. Who is first?
Answer:
David Robinson (1,314)