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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

Who was the first African American to finish Top 5 in the Voldemort Trophy competition?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - terry - 10-09-2025

Jim Brown?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

No before Jim Brown

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 10-09-2025

(10-09-2025, 03:02 PM)BobK Wrote:  No before Jim Brown

Marion Motley? Dick Night Train Lane?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

Lane one year JC then military.
Not Motley
Timing close however
Hint. You came up short

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 10-09-2025

(10-09-2025, 03:50 PM)BobK Wrote:  Lane one year JC then military.
Not Motley
Timing close  however
Hint. You came up short

LOL - the only other guy I can think of from that far back was maybe Ollie Matson and only because he played at USF ~ then and IIRC also participated in T&F as an Olympian (52 or 56).  I don't think he was very short though.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

Well in 1944 he was 5th. He stood 5-4.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

The answer is Buddy Young

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Young

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9 Stanford players have placed in the top 5 of the Voldemort balloting. Two twice Who are the 9?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BostonCard - 10-09-2025

BobK dateline='[url=tel:1760060186' Wrote:  1760060186[/url]']
The answer is Buddy Young

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Young

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9 Stanford players have placed in the top 5 of the Voldemort balloting.  Two twice  Who are the 9?

Well, there was the raft of second placer finishers: Gerhart, Luck, McCaffrrey, and Love.  Add to that list Plunket (who won), Elway (another second place finisher) and we’re at six.

BC

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-09-2025

That’s 6 yes. Luck twice
3 more back in the day

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 10-09-2025

(10-09-2025, 08:30 PM)BobK Wrote:  That’s 6 yes.  Luck twice
3 more back in the day

Benjamin, Brodie, Garrett, McColl (Papa Bill), Albert?

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(10-09-2025, 10:36 PM)PalmTree Wrote:  

(10-09-2025, 08:30 PM)BobK Wrote:  That’s 6 yes.  Luck twice
3 more back in the day

Benjamin, Brodie, Garrett, McColl (Papa Bill), Albert?

Oops - scratch Benjamin - not in top 5, per article on other site

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 10-10-2025

I know Garrett and McColl. I'd add Frankie Albert.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-10-2025

Bill McColl
Bobby Garrett
Frankie Albert twice

Benjamin and Nelson 6th. Brodie 7th
Thank you Phogge some great trivia

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 10-10-2025

What famous literary figure from the 16th/17th century was nominated for the Voldemort trophy?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 10-10-2025

William Shakespeare was a great running back for the U of England
In the 30s. Notre Dame ??

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 10-10-2025

(10-10-2025, 09:00 AM)BobK Wrote:  William Shakespeare was a great running back for the U of England
In the 30s. Notre Dame ??

Pretty good halfback and punter for Notre Dame, too. Still holds the ND record for longest punt at 86 yards (70 in the air). Third overall selection in 1936 NFL draft. 

At the same time, Northwestern had a player named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The press had a lot of fun when NU and ND played each other.

The two WS's don't quite look identical, though the family claimed to be descendants of the playwright...and of course, his football nickname was "The Merchant of Menace" or "The Bard of Staten Island."

William Shakespeare (American football) - Wikipedia

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BostonCard - 10-14-2025

I don’t know if this is trivia, but after last night’s bizarre Milwaukee 8-6-2U bases loaded double play that consisted of force outs at home and third base, I was curious if there were more bizarre double play combinations out there.

https://youtu.be/9OPzReBH-5c

Anyone have some good ones?

BC

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 10-14-2025

(10-14-2025, 05:44 PM)BostonCard Wrote:  I don’t know if this is trivia, but after last night’s bizarre Milwaukee 8-6-2U bases loaded double play that consisted of force outs at home and third base, I was curious if there were more bizarre double play combinations out there.

https://youtu.be/9OPzReBH-5c

Anyone have some good ones?

BC

A's vs. Angels, 2017. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. An A's pitcher (Graveman?) fielded a comebacker, but instead of going to first, he runs at the 3B runner who had broken for home. He tags him out, hops over him, then runs to tag out the runner from second base now sliding into third base, thereby completing an unassisted double play by the pitcher. And the Giants had a 3-1-4-2 DP, 1B (Davis) fielded the ball at the mound, tossed it to the pitcher, who threw it tothe second baseman at 1B (first out), who then threw the ball to Bailey to get the runner at home. Since they started recording DP sequences in 1961, there has never been another one of these.

Here's a 1-6-4-3...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DYwCLn_rIQs?feature=share

And this might be my favorite, Game 7, 2014 World Series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJco37_tNk

Here's a good one with the Giants' future manager, Nick Hundley as the A's catcher. A's CF robs batter of HR, airmails it past 1st base, Hundley backing up, throws out runner at second.
https://youtu.be/iIL6__5QK4s?t=343

Angel Pagan to Craw to Belt...
Pagan's unbelievable catch starts double play

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Giants - 10-14-2025

Mick dateline='[url=tel:1760495832' Wrote:  1760495832[/url]']

BostonCard dateline='[url=tel:1760489088' Wrote:  1760489088[/url]']
I don’t know if this is trivia, but after last night’s bizarre Milwaukee 8-6-2U bases loaded double play that consisted of force outs at home and third base, I was curious if there were more bizarre double play combinations out there.

https://youtu.be/9OPzReBH-5c

Anyone have some good ones?

BC

A's vs. Angels, 2017. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. An A's pitcher (Graveman?) fielded a comebacker, but instead of going to first, he runs at the 3B runner who had broken for home. He tags him out, hops over him, then runs to tag out the runner from second base now sliding into third base, thereby completing an unassisted double play by the pitcher. And the Giants had a 3-1-4-2 DP, 1B (Davis) fielded the ball at the mound, tossed it to the pitcher, who threw it tothe second baseman at 1B (first out), who then threw the ball to Bailey to get the runner at home. Since they started recording DP sequences in 1961, there has never been another one of these.

Here's a 1-6-4-3...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DYwCLn_rIQs?feature=share

And this might be my favorite, Game 7, 2014 World Series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJco37_tNk

Here's a good one with the Giants' future manager, Nick Hundley as the A's catcher. A's CF robs batter of HR, airmails it past 1st base, Hundley backing up, throws out runner at second.
https://youtu.be/iIL6__5QK4s?t=343

Angel Pagan to Craw to Belt...
Pagan's unbelievable catch starts double play

Not so trivial (pertaining to the Giants)….

As the great Lee Corso often said, “Not so fast, my friend.”

With the SD managerial position opening up, Hundley may become their top candidate.  Given he lives in SD, he may be inclined to accept, if offered.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BostonCard - 10-14-2025

If we are talking about Giant double plays, how about this 3-1-4-2 double play.

https://youtu.be/iIL6__5QK4s?t=229

BC

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