Sports Quiz – February 14, 2025

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Questions

1. This relief pitcher won World Series titles with the 1969 New York Mets and the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies. His son is a country music star. Who is he?
2. Who did Muhammad Ali defeat in a hard-fought unanimous decision to retain the undisputed heavyweight championship at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sept. 29, 1977?
3. Name the motorsports driver, engineer, designer and businessman from New Zealand who was killed in 1970 while testing a new racecar in England.
4. Center Will Perdue won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991-93 and won his fourth title with what team in 1999?
5. Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who played for the Detroit Lions from 2007-15, was nicknamed after what “Transformers” character?
6. Atlanta Drive GC, Boston Common Golf, Jupiter Links GC and The Bay Golf Club are among the teams in what indoor/virtual golf league?
7. Name the Hall of Fame jockey who won the Kentucky Derby riding Sea Hero in 1993 and Grindstone in 1996.

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1. Tug McGraw (his son is Tim McGraw).
2. Earnie Shavers.
3. Bruce McLaren.
4. The San Antonio Spurs.
5. Megatron.
6. TGL Golf.
7. Jerry D. Bailey.

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