A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

FiveThreeEight · Post by **FiveThreeEight** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:49 pm

The Hall of Famer is probably Reggie White.

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:52 pm

Ill give this to Spurg because he got two of the three, they beat the Pats and the Kick Returner and former Heisman winner Desmond Howard got the MVP. And yes, I was reffering to the Packers, whose hall of Fame player was Reggie White, RIP.

Go right ahead, you Patriot-loving bastard :twisted:

FiveThreeEight · Post by **FiveThreeEight** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:06 pm

And you're right, Spurg. Soundout does give you guys a bad rep. Damn bandwagoneers.

djt5483 · Post by **djt5483** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:21 pm

im rooting for the patriots now that the cowboys are out, i really dont want the packers to win it

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:44 pm

Attaboy djt, we'll take any sort of support we can get with most of the country against us. Not that we need it, or anything. [scoffs]. But yeah, those late 90's teams were fun. "Mrs." Terry Glenn, the great (but immobile as hell) Drew Bledsoe, Pete Carrol before he realized how easy to cheat it is in college. Ahh, memories.

Anyways, time for a bit more homestate pride. Feel free to shoot this down if no likee, I'm not feeling that tuned in today.

Who was ranked by Sports Illustrated as the greatest athlete born in the state of Massachusetts?

FiveThreeEight · Post by **FiveThreeEight** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:43 pm

Was Ray Bourque born in Massachusetts? I guess Ray Bourque.

Curmudgeonx · Post by **Curmudgeonx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:01 pm

Wow, great thread, I have never looked in this part of the forums before.

Massachusetts eh?

Julius Erving went to Umass, but I don't know if he was born there

Marvin Hagler was born in Massachusetts, so I would guess him.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:11 am

Good guesses, but Dr. J is from New York, and Hagler is not #1. I think Bourque's Canadian, too.

FiveThreeEight · Post by **FiveThreeEight** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:44 pm

Yes. I checked. Bourque was born in Canada.

djt5483 · Post by **djt5483** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:01 am

there are athletes in massachusetts? jk, and im rooting for the patriots cuz i wanna see someone run the table in my lifetime, and ive always been a brady and moss fan

got tonkaed · Post by **got tonkaed** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:02 am

spurgistan wrote:Good guesses, but Dr. J is from New York, and Hagler is not #1. I think Bourque's Canadian, too.

whoever it is, it is going to have to be some pretty serious business to be better than marvelous marvin.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:15 am

It goes downhill pretty fast after the top 6 or so, but there are some decent sports figures from MA, relative to its size. The question should read "Sports Figures", by the way. And the list was released in 2000, if it makes a difference, although I can't think of any amazing figures to come out of Massachusetts in the last eight years.

Curmudgeonx · Post by **Curmudgeonx** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:37 am

I really cannot think of anyone else from Massachusetts. Naismith (inventor of basketball) maybe? I have been to Springfield to the Basketball Hall of Fame, so if it is sports figures . . .

Edit:

Oh, hell. I broke down and looked up Naismith, he is f'in canadian.

And I looked up the answer, geez I had no idea!!!

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:32 am

teddy ballgame?

Blitzaholic · Post by **Blitzaholic** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:56 am

i like brady, moss and favre

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:48 pm

Nothing? And to re-emphasize, we're talking born in Mass. here. No way Favre's from these parts :wink:

Gold Knight · Post by **Gold Knight** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:23 am

Yeah, Favre was born from Heaven, sent to Earth to do Jesus' will... and prevent the perfect season...

As for greatest athlete from MA, I have no idea, but im gonna say old school basketball...

Pete Maravich, why not?

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:30 am

maravich from NC.....i looked it up, good one spurgy, time for a hint, methinks......

happy2seeyou · Post by **happy2seeyou** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:00 am

I think Neph missed this sports thread!

Nephilim · Post by **Nephilim** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:09 am

you're officially stalking me now

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:14 am

All right: a gimme, sorry about lasting so damn long without giving one (I'm a wee bit inebriated, sorry about everything) but the answer is the only boxer to retire undefeated.

got tonkaed · Post by **got tonkaed** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:18 am

Rocky Marciano.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:29 am

Thank you. Straight outta Brockton, Rocky Marciano. GT, your go.

got tonkaed · Post by **got tonkaed** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:36 am

ill go with another easy one cause i cant be bothered to come up with one....

The player who holds the record and the number of goals that is the record for one world cup tournament.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:08 am

Michael Ballack - 7?