Friday Quickie Quiz & Vintage Digits - Bobby Knight, Yogi Berra, Andy Reid, Ron Hextall, Denver Nuggets, Super Bowl Champions
QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Who were the NCAA Championship Game starters for Bobby Knight’s undefeated 1976 Indiana Hoosiers?
(Answer Below)
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VINTAGE DIGITS
>>> MLB
Yogi Berra’s career World Series batting average:
.188 . . . First 27 Games (19-101)
.384 . . . Next 28 Games (38-99)
.237 . . . Last 20 Games (14-59)
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>>> EAGLES
In his 14 seasons with the Eagles, Andy Reid was 7-7 in his first NFC East game each season and 45-31 in NFC East games after that.
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>>> COLLEGE BASKETBALL
There have been five triple-overtime games in NCAA Tournament history. North Carolina played two of those five on back-to-back days (March 22 & 23) at the 1957 Final Four.
The Tar Heels won both.
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>>> NBA
After coming over from the ABA in the 1976 merger, the Denver Nuggets won their first eight games in the NBA.
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>>> FLYERS
Career regular season penalty minutes for Flyers goaltenders:
476 . . . Ron Hextall
687 . . . All Other Goalies (58)
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>>> NFL
Eight consecutive Super Bowl Champions (starting with the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers) failed to win a playoff game the following season.
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> Who were the NCAA Championship Game starters for Bobby Knight’s undefeated 1976 Indiana Hoosiers?
Answer:
> Kent Benson
> Quinn Buckner
> Scott May
> Bob Wilkerson
> Tom Abernathy