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RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BostonCard - 01-11-2023

Kevin Love (31, 11/12/2010), Enes Freedom (30, 4/10/2021), Dwight Howard (30, 3/31/2018), and Andrew Bynum (30, 4/11/2012).

OK, Phogge's mention of Dikembe Mutombo, makes me curious about blocks. Only three guys have ever blocked 14 or more shots in a game (Mutombo was not one of them). Who were they?

BC

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-11-2023

14 blocks got to start with Wikt and Russell

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BostonCard - 01-11-2023

(01-11-2023, 08:33 PM)BobK Wrote: 14 blocks got to start with Wikt and Russell

No and no.

I made a mistake with the question, though, as the dataset I was looking at only went back to 1983, so there are actually four players with 14 or more shot blocks. But neither Wilt nor Russell ever broke 10.

None of the games occurred after Y2K. But only one of the four players is in the HoF.

BC

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-12-2023

Manure Bol.

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BostonCard - 01-12-2023

(01-12-2023, 07:57 AM)BobK Wrote: Manure Bol.

Yes, Bol was a monster, with two 15 block games and a 13 block game.

BC

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - Mick - 01-12-2023

(01-11-2023, 06:51 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:22 PM)BobK Wrote: NBA: Russell and KC Jones
NFL : Pete Rozelle, Ollie Matson, Gino Marchetti, Bob St Clair, Burl Tolar as a ref?
MLB: Really?
Soccer: no clue
Johnny Mathis High Jump

Great knowledge on Johnny Mathis. Apparently, at 5' 7", he made the Olympic team, but gave up on Melbourne for his singing career. . . .Methinks he could have still accomplished both.

How about Suzanne Somers? Isn't she in a HOF somewhere?

Johnny Mathis encouraged Bill Russell to do the high jump as well and 66 years later, Russell still holds the USF high jump record at 6'9.25". Track and Field News ranked Russell the #7 high jumper in the world in 1956.

There aren't any baseball hall of famers from USF. Adam Cimber had a 3.5 career WAR as a relief pitcher, which was the highest from USF. He was quite a good set up man, led the league with 77 appearances last year. Probably not headed for the HoF. He's a very good pitcher, though, career 1.188 WHIP.

Dick Stanfel is in the NFL HoF. He was elected in 2016.

Suzanne Somers is in the Direct Marketing (infomercial) Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-12-2023

Oh boy. Phogge is a camera or something of yours in the baseball Hall of Fame ?
John Lynch has iirc his uniform in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Blocks. Hakeem O

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BostonCard - 01-12-2023

Olajuwon had 12 blocks twice, but never more.

One of the four is a hall of famer.

BC

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - cardcrimson - 01-12-2023

(01-12-2023, 07:57 AM)BobK Wrote: Manure Bol.

Unfortunate autocorrect, I presume. . . .

(01-12-2023, 08:29 AM)Mick Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:51 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:22 PM)BobK Wrote: NBA: Russell and KC Jones
NFL : Pete Rozelle, Ollie Matson, Gino Marchetti, Bob St Clair, Burl Tolar as a ref?
MLB: Really?
Soccer: no clue
Johnny Mathis High Jump

Great knowledge on Johnny Mathis. Apparently, at 5' 7", he made the Olympic team, but gave up on Melbourne for his singing career. . . .Methinks he could have still accomplished both.

How about Suzanne Somers? Isn't she in a HOF somewhere?

Johnny Mathis encouraged Bill Russell to do the high jump as well and 66 years later, Russell still holds the USF high jump record at 6'9.25". Track and Field News ranked Russell the #7 high jumper in the world in 1956.

There aren't any baseball hall of famers from USF. Adam Cimber had a 3.5 career WAR as a relief pitcher, which was the highest from USF. He was quite a good set up man, led the league with 77 appearances last year. Probably not headed for the HoF. He's a very good pitcher, though, career 1.188 WHIP.

Dick Stanfel is in the NFL HoF. He was elected in 2016.

Suzanne Somers is in the Direct Marketing (infomercial) Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Thank you Thigh Master. . . .

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-12-2023

Autocorrect for sure/Manute Manute

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - Mick - 01-12-2023

(01-12-2023, 11:51 AM)BobK Wrote: Autocorrect for sure/Manute Manute

Hate it when the Dinka dialect is not present in the auto-correct...

(01-12-2023, 11:02 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:
(01-12-2023, 07:57 AM)BobK Wrote: Manure Bol.

Unfortunate autocorrect, I presume. . . .

(01-12-2023, 08:29 AM)Mick Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:51 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:22 PM)BobK Wrote: NBA: Russell and KC Jones
NFL : Pete Rozelle, Ollie Matson, Gino Marchetti, Bob St Clair, Burl Tolar as a ref?
MLB: Really?
Soccer: no clue
Johnny Mathis High Jump

Great knowledge on Johnny Mathis. Apparently, at 5' 7", he made the Olympic team, but gave up on Melbourne for his singing career. . . .Methinks he could have still accomplished both.

How about Suzanne Somers? Isn't she in a HOF somewhere?

Johnny Mathis encouraged Bill Russell to do the high jump as well and 66 years later, Russell still holds the USF high jump record at 6'9.25". Track and Field News ranked Russell the #7 high jumper in the world in 1956.

There aren't any baseball hall of famers from USF. Adam Cimber had a 3.5 career WAR as a relief pitcher, which was the highest from USF. He was quite a good set up man, led the league with 77 appearances last year. Probably not headed for the HoF. He's a very good pitcher, though, career 1.188 WHIP.

Dick Stanfel is in the NFL HoF. He was elected in 2016.

Suzanne Somers is in the Direct Marketing (infomercial) Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Thank you Thigh Master. . . .

More of a Thigh journeyman. Not quite a master yet...

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - 82lsju - 01-12-2023

(01-12-2023, 08:29 AM)Mick Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:51 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 06:22 PM)BobK Wrote: NBA: Russell and KC Jones
NFL : Pete Rozelle, Ollie Matson, Gino Marchetti, Bob St Clair, Burl Tolar as a ref?
MLB: Really?
Soccer: no clue
Johnny Mathis High Jump

Great knowledge on Johnny Mathis. Apparently, at 5' 7", he made the Olympic team, but gave up on Melbourne for his singing career. . . .Methinks he could have still accomplished both.

How about Suzanne Somers? Isn't she in a HOF somewhere?

Johnny Mathis encouraged Bill Russell to do the high jump as well and 66 years later, Russell still holds the USF high jump record at 6'9.25". Track and Field News ranked Russell the #7 high jumper in the world in 1956.

There aren't any baseball hall of famers from USF. Adam Cimber had a 3.5 career WAR as a relief pitcher, which was the highest from USF. He was quite a good set up man, led the league with 77 appearances last year. Probably not headed for the HoF. He's a very good pitcher, though, career 1.188 WHIP.

Dick Stanfel is in the NFL HoF. He was elected in 2016.

Suzanne Somers is in the Direct Marketing (infomercial) Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Art Larsen is in the international tennis HoF

https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/art-larsen

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - Phogge - 01-12-2023

Mick, au contraire but on a technicality.

Jerry Coleman played a year at USF after graduating from Lowell. He is in the Ford Frick Wing, (broadcasters).

And Johnny Mathis didn't go to USF!!!!!!! He was a Gator!!!! Give me a break.

And Bobbbbbbbbbb, my dad's Aekely tripod is in the Smithsonian.

Finally, who was the assistant PR man at USF during the undefeated/uninvited 1951 year?

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-12-2023

Pete Rozelle

Plus Phogge’s uncle has star on the Walk in Hollywood

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - Phogge - 01-12-2023

Two stars actually. One for writing, one for directing.

Rozelle was the PR guy but who was his Number 2?

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BostonCard - 01-12-2023

(01-11-2023, 08:50 PM)BostonCard Wrote:
(01-11-2023, 08:33 PM)BobK Wrote: 14 blocks got to start with Wikt and Russell

No and no.

I made a mistake with the question, though, as the dataset I was looking at only went back to 1983, so there are actually four players with 14 or more shot blocks. But neither Wilt nor Russell ever broke 10.

None of the games occurred after Y2K. But only one of the four players is in the HoF.

BC

Top block games:
Elmore Smith (17: 10/28/1973; 14: 10/26/1973 and 11/4/1973)
Minute Bol (15: 1/25/1986 and 2/26/1987)
Shaquille O'Neil 15: 11/20/1993)
Mark Eaton (14: 1/18/1985 and 2/18/1989)

BC

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - BobK - 01-12-2023

Bol’s first name is very hard to spell on an iPhone

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - Phogge - 01-12-2023

Rozelle #2 was Pierre Salinger. Became JFK’s press sec and then US Senator from CA.

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - CompSci87 - 01-12-2023

(01-12-2023, 08:25 PM)BobK Wrote: Bol’s first name is very hard to spell on an iPhone

At 7'7", he was far from minute!

RE: Sports Trivia 2023 - lex24 - 01-14-2023

(01-12-2023, 11:28 PM)CompSci87 Wrote:
(01-12-2023, 08:25 PM)BobK Wrote: Bol’s first name is very hard to spell on an iPhone

At 7'7", he was far from minute!

There are 8 players in MLB history with OPS over 1.000. Name them. Xtra points if you get in order.