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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - terry - 10-03-2023

Rugby in New Zealand?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Mick - 10-03-2023

Curling or hockey in Canada.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-04-2023

While awaiting BC’s answer back to Francis. What was his non football record ?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - skip75 - 10-04-2023

(10-04-2023, 10:28 AM)BobK Wrote:  While awaiting BC’s answer back to Francis. What was his non football record ?

He went to Oregon, so I'm thinking maybe he was a dual sport guy - football and track & field - doing a throwing event - shot put, discus, javelin, hammer????

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-04-2023

Francis set the National HS record for the Javelin. Who held the previous Record?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Giants - 10-04-2023

BobK dateline='[url=tel:1696442572' Wrote:  1696442572[/url]']
Francis set the National HS record for the Javelin.    Who held the previous Record?

Bob Mathias?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-04-2023

Well right sport of you know Mathis history

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Mick - 10-04-2023

In the early 1960s, the Ferrari motor car company was really hitting its stride. A customer purchased a new Ferrari sports car, and loved every bit of it...except for the clutch. He asked for a meeting with Papa Enzo Ferrari, and after numerous attempts, was granted an audience. They proceeded to have a very animated discussion about the clutch, which Enzo finally concluded by saying "the problem isn't the clutch, the problem is the driver."

Who was the unhappy customer -- and what did he do next?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Leftcoast - 10-04-2023

(10-04-2023, 03:17 PM)Mick Wrote:  In the early 1960s, the Ferrari motor car company was really hitting its stride. A customer purchased a new Ferrari sports car, and loved every bit of it...except for the clutch. He asked for a meeting with Papa Enzo Ferrari, and after numerous attempts, was granted an audience. They proceeded to have a very animated discussion about the clutch, which Enzo finally concluded by saying "the problem isn't the clutch, the problem is the driver."

Who was the unhappy customer -- and what did he do next?

Easy, peasey! But I thought it was, "Stick to making tractors and let me make sportscars", or words to that effect.  The target? Ferruccio Lamborghini, of course.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - PAsportsfan - 10-04-2023

Lambo was my guess too.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Mick - 10-04-2023

Both correct. Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini was the not-so-happy customer.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-05-2023

Trying again. Russ Francis held the HS record for the Javelin. Who’s record did he break ?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - gailtate - 10-05-2023

(10-05-2023, 08:13 AM)BobK Wrote:  Trying again.  Russ Francis held the HS record for the Javelin.  Who’s record did he break ?

Burt Lancaster. Jim Thorpe.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - 82lsju - 10-05-2023

(10-04-2023, 04:44 PM)Leftcoast Wrote:  

(10-04-2023, 03:17 PM)Mick Wrote:  In the early 1960s, the Ferrari motor car company was really hitting its stride. A customer purchased a new Ferrari sports car, and loved every bit of it...except for the clutch. He asked for a meeting with Papa Enzo Ferrari, and after numerous attempts, was granted an audience. They proceeded to have a very animated discussion about the clutch, which Enzo finally concluded by saying "the problem isn't the clutch, the problem is the driver."

Who was the unhappy customer -- and what did he do next?

Easy, peasey! But I thought it was, "Stick to making tractors and let me make sportscars", or words to that effect.  The target? Ferruccio Lamborghini, of course.

there's a niche market for Lamborghini tractors with nice examples going for $20k-$30k

https://bringatrailer.com/lamborghini/tractor/

a similar market exists for Porsche tractors...

https://bringatrailer.com/porsche/tractor/

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-05-2023

A point for Gail, Not the answer However

BobK Wrote:
Trying again. Russ Francis held the HS record for the Javelin. Who’s record did he break ?

Burt Lancaster. Jim Thorpe.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BostonCard - 10-05-2023

(10-03-2023, 07:06 AM)terry Wrote:  Rugby in New Zealand?

This was the closest.  The correct answer (at least according to the Economist) is Australian Rules Football.  Total attendance of just over 8 million (List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues - Wikipedia) in a country of 27 million people... pretty impressive (a ratio of 0.3).  To compare, MLB has the highest total attendance (68.5 million or so), in a country with a population of 330 million, a ratio of about 0.2.

And, for fun, enjoy this clip of the top 50 marks in the AFL.

Top 50 AFL Marks of All Time - YouTube

BC

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Giants - 10-06-2023

BostonCard dateline='[url=tel:1696574502' Wrote:  1696574502[/url]']

terry dateline='[url=tel:1696341978' Wrote:  1696341978[/url]']
Rugby in New Zealand?

This was the closest.  The correct answer (at least according to the Economist) is Australian Rules Football.  Total attendance of just over 8 million (List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues - Wikipedia) in a country of 27 million people... pretty impressive (a ratio of 0.3).  To compare, MLB has the highest total attendance (68.5 million or so), in a country with a population of 330 million, a ratio of about 0.2.

And, for fun, enjoy this clip of the top 50 marks in the AFL.

Top 50 AFL Marks of All Time - YouTube

BC

That was one of my answers (in my second message).  Who-hoo! Please transfer my cash prize to my new favorite charity - the State of Utah Truck Dealers Association. Thank you.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - Mick - 10-06-2023

And speaking of alternative leagues...  Five Stanford players were drafted in the initial World Football League draft. Only one actually signed with the WFL team.

Who was it, and which NFL team did he later play for?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - 82lsju - 10-06-2023

(10-06-2023, 12:15 PM)Mick Wrote:  And speaking of alternative leagues...  Five Stanford players were drafted in the initial World Football League draft. Only one actually signed with the WFL team.

Who was it, and which NFL team did he later play for?

from this month's Stanford Magazine

Bill Reid '77 with the 49ers

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/fumble-world-football-league

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2023 - BobK - 10-07-2023

Working this in
Russ Francis set the national HS record in the Javelin breaking the record set by
….Terry Bradshaw

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